Not Necessarily the News (1983)
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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.
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Lucy WebbHelen St. Thomas
Jan Hooks
Matthew PerryBob
Michael Bailey Smith
Rich Hall
Annabelle Gurwitch
Stuart PankinAnne Bloom
Mitchell Laurance
Alan K. SimpsonSelf (archive footage)
Dick GephardtSelf (archive footage)
Fritz HollingsSelf (archive footage)Movie DNA
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What is Not Necessarily the News about?
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.
How long is Not Necessarily the News?
Not Necessarily the News has a runtime of 30 minutes.