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Not Necessarily the News (1982–1990)
8 seasons100 episodes30 min per episode
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.
- First aired
- August 8, 1983
- Last episode
- November 7, 1987
- Network
- HBO
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Anne Bloom as Frosty Kimelman
- Danny Breen as Steve Casper
- Lucy Webb as Helen St. Thomas
- Lucy Webb as Various Characters
- Mitchell Laurance as Pete Kimelman
- Rich Hall as Rich Hall
- Stuart Pankin as Bob Charles
- Audrie Neenan as Jacqueline Pennell
- Bill Martin as Announcer
- Annabelle Gurwitch as Annabelle Gurwitch
- Tom Parks as Tom Parks