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Not Necessarily the News

7.5 / 10 | United States
1982 | Comedy
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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Cast List (23)

Hoite C. Caston
Hoite C. Caston
Director
John Moffitt
John Moffitt
Director
David Grossman
David Grossman
Director
Tom Kramer
Tom Kramer
Director
Paul Miller
Paul Miller
Director
Anne Bloom
Anne Bloom
Frosty Kimelman
Danny Breen
Danny Breen
Steve Casper
Lucy Webb
Lucy Webb
Helen St. Thomas
Lucy Webb
Lucy Webb
Various Characters
Mitchell Laurance
Mitchell Laurance
Pete Kimelman
Rich Hall
Rich Hall
Rich Hall
Stuart Pankin
Stuart Pankin
Bob Charles
Audrie Neenan
Audrie Neenan
Jacqueline Pennell
Bill Martin
Bill Martin
Announcer
Annabelle Gurwitch
Annabelle Gurwitch
Annabelle Gurwitch
Tom Parks
Tom Parks
Tom Parks
Merrill Markoe
Merrill Markoe
Merrill Markoe
Will Durst
Will Durst
Commentator
Joe Guppy
Joe Guppy
Commentator
Erv Immeman
Erv Immeman
Announcer
Michael Hanks
Michael Hanks
Announcer
Richard Rosen
Richard Rosen
Commentator
John Moffitt
John Moffitt
Writer

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