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Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News

6.9 (7) ·1983 ·8 Seasons ·TV
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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Rich Hall
Rich Hall

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