Not Necessarily the News
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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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Cast
21 people
Rich Hall
Known for
Elliott from Earth
Brave New World
Lucy Webb
Helen St. Thomas
Known for
Corrina, Corrina
The Chaperone
Jan Hooks
Known for
Batman Returns
3rd Rock from the Sun
Matthew Perry
Bob
Known for
Friends
The Whole Nine Yards
Michael Bailey Smith
Known for
Men in Black II
The Hills Have Eyes 2
Annabelle Gurwitch
Known for
MouseHunt
The Shaggy Dog
Stuart Pankin
Known for
Dinosaurs
Fatal Attraction
Anne Bloom
Known for
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
The Dirt Bike Kid
Mitchell Laurance
Known for
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Stepfather 2
Alan K. Simpson
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Omoiyari
Dick Gephardt
Self (archive footage)
Fritz Hollings
Self (archive footage)
Also in
City Hall
John Moffitt Director · Greg Daniels Director Lane Sarasohn Writer
Total runtime 55h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Country United States
Show info
Premiered
August 8, 1983
Final episode
August 6, 2019
Status
Ended
Network
HBO
Country
United States
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
55h 30m
Original language
English
Production
HBO
Production
Not the Network Company, Inc
Production
Moffitt-Lee Productions
Production
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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