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Not Necessarily the News
Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News (1983)

News, Comedy

30 min / United States

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.

8 Seasons

Status

Ended

Rating

6.2 with 4 votes
Network

Casting

Seasons

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