
Not Necessarily the News
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Overview
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.
Genres
NewsComedy
Production Companies

Not the Network Company, Inc
Moffitt-Lee Productions
Additional Information
Original Name:Not Necessarily the News
Status:Ended
First Air Date:1983-08-08
Last Air Date:1987-11-07
Number of Episodes100
Duration:30 min
Original Language:EN
Seasons
Season 1
14 Episodes
Season 2
10 Episodes
Season 3
11 Episodes
Season 4
13 Episodes
Season 5
13 Episodes
Season 6
13 Episodes
Season 7
13 Episodes
Season 8
13 Episodes
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