Not Necessarily the News

TV series

Not Necessarily the News

  • 1983
  • 6.9
  • 8 seasons
  • 100 episodes
  • HBO
  • News
  • Comedy

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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Seasons

  • Stagione 114 episodes · 1983
  • Stagione 210 episodes · 1984
  • Stagione 311 episodes · 1985
  • Stagione 413 episodes · 1985
  • Stagione 513 episodes
  • Stagione 613 episodes
  • Stagione 713 episodes
  • Stagione 813 episodes

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Not Necessarily the News (1983): seasons, episodes and cast · Showlist