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Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 48
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Networks: HBO
Status: Ended
First Air Date: Aug 8, 1983
Recent Air Date: Nov 7, 1987
Run Time: m
In Production: No
Original Language: English
Age Rating: NR
Website: Link
Production Companies: HBO
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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.
Main Cast
Jan Hooks
Age : 57 | Popularity : 5%
Michael Bailey Smith
Age : 66 | Popularity : 12%
Rich Hall
Age : 69 | Popularity : 5%
Annabelle Gurwitch
Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%
Stuart Pankin
Age : 77 | Popularity : 6%
Anne Bloom
Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%
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