Not Necessarily the News
Starring
Anne BloomDanny BreenLucy WebbMitchell LauranceRich HallStuart Pankin
Starring
Anne BloomDanny BreenLucy WebbMitchell LauranceRich HallStuart Pankin
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About
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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Season 11983
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Season 21984
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Season 31985
—011
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Season 41985
—013
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Season 5
—04
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Season 6
—0546m
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Season 7
—09
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Season 8
—031h 39m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Anne Bloom Frosty Kimelman
Danny Breen Steve Casper
Lucy Webb Helen St. Thomas, Various Characters
Mitchell Laurance Pete Kimelman
Rich Hall Rich Hall
Stuart Pankin Bob Charles
Audrie Neenan Jacqueline Pennell
Bill Martin Announcer
Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch
Tom Parks Tom Parks
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