Overview - Not Necessarily the News
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Genres
- News
- Comedy
Spoken Languages
- English
Production companies
Name: HBO
Production country
Name: Not the Network Company, Inc
Production country
Name: Moffitt-Lee Productions
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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.
Seasons
Name: Season 1
Episode: 14
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Name: Season 2
Episode: 10
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Name: Season 3
Episode: 11
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Name: Season 4
Episode: 13
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Name: Season 5
Episode: 13
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Name: Season 6
Episode: 13
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Name: Season 7
Episode: 13
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Name: Season 8
Episode: 13
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