Series
Not Necessarily the News
1983 · 8 seasons · News · Comedy
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Overview
Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not Necessarily the News was also the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets.
Cast
Media
Details
- First aired
- August 8, 1983
- Last aired
- November 7, 1987
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 100
- Genres
- News, Comedy
Seasons
- Season 114 episodes · 1983
- Season 210 episodes · 1984
- Season 311 episodes · 1985
- Season 413 episodes · 1985
- Season 513 episodes
- Season 613 episodes
- Season 713 episodes
- Season 813 episodes
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