Jan Hooks
Not Necessarily the News (1983)
Season 7
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.
Released Jan. 3, 1983
Episode 30 min
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Keywords: imdb.1980s, imdb.1990s, imdb.satire, imdb.political-satire, imdb.news-satire, imdb.fake-news-report, imdb.based-on-british-tv-series + 5 more, imdb.remake, imdb.spoof, imdb.satire-comedy, imdb.parody-comedy, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Production Companies: HBO, Not the Network Company, Inc, Moffitt-Lee Productions
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S7E1 - Episode 1
S7E2 - Episode 2
S7E3 - Episode 3
S7E4 - Episode 4
S7E5 - Episode 5
S7E6 - Episode 6
S7E7 - Episode 7
S7E8 - Episode 8
S7E9 - Episode 9
S7E10 - Episode 10
S7E11 - Episode 11
S7E12 - Episode 12
S7E13 - Episode 13
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 3, 1983
Last Air Date: Nov. 7, 1987, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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