Not Necessarily the News
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.
Cast (20)
Writers
Lane Sarasohn
Writer
Billy Kimball
Writer
Ages 24-28
Steve Barker
Writer
David Hurwitz
Writer
Larry Arnstein
Writer
Mike Reiss
Writer
Ages 23-28
Ian Maxtone-Graham
Writer
Ages 24-28
Al Jean
Writer
Ages 22-26
Rich Hall
Writer
Ages 29-33
George Meyer
Writer
Conan O'Brien
Writer
Ages 20-24
Greg Daniels
Writer
Ages 20-24
Annabelle Gurwitch
Writer
Ages 21-26
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Companies
HBO, Not the Network Company, Inc, Moffitt-Lee Productions