Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Not Necessarily the News
- Release
- August 8, 1983
- Screen Time
- 8 seasons · 30min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- N/A
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Rich Hall
100 eps.
Lucy Webb
Helen St. Thomas
48 eps.
Jan Hooks
48 eps.
Matthew Perry
Bob
48 eps.
Michael Bailey Smith
48 eps.
Annabelle Gurwitch
48 eps.
Stuart Pankin
48 eps.
Anne Bloom
48 eps.
Mitchell Laurance
48 eps.
Alan K. Simpson
Self (archive footage)
1 ep.
Dick Gephardt
Self (archive footage)
1 ep.
Fritz Hollings
Self (archive footage)
1 ep.
