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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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- verified Status: Ended
- person By: Unknown
- calendar_month Release Date: 1983-08-08
- update Lastly Aired: 1987-11-07
- video_camera_front Companies HBO, Not the Network Company, Inc, Moffitt-Lee Productions
- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 8 Seasons, 100 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: 30 Mins/Episode
- star Rating: 6.2 / 10
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