Not Necessarily the News
- 1983 – 1987
- Ended
- News · Comedy
- ~30m / ep
- 8 seasons
- 6.8/10
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.
Latest: Season 5
View all seasonsE1. Episode 1
E2. Not Necessarily the Year in Review
Dec 20, 1986
E3. March Edition
Mar 7, 1987
Shake off those winter doldrums with "the fastest and sometimes funniest half-hours on television.
E4. Episode 4
E5. Not Necessarily the Media
E6. Episode 6
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