Not Necessarily the News

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1983

NewsComedy

30 minutes

Summary

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.

Episodes

Total of 100 episodes.

Season 114 Episodes
Season 210 Episodes
Season 311 Episodes
Season 413 Episodes
Season 513 Episodes
Season 613 Episodes
Season 713 Episodes
Season 813 Episodes

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StatusEnded at: November 7, 1987
1983-1987
37 years ago

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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