Not Necessarily the News
Not Necessarily the News

Information

First Air DateAugust 8, 1983
Last Air DateNovember 7, 1987
Seasons8
Episodes100
Runtime30m
StatusEnded
NetworkHBO
6.8
6 votes
Popularity5

Not Necessarily the News

Synopsis

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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Rich Hall

Rich Hall

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