Not Necessarily the News
Not Necessarily the News (1983-1987)
Seasons: 8,
episodes: 100
Episode runtime: 30 min
Average rating:
7.5/10
653
Production
Status
Completed
Scenario
Lane Sarasohn
Actors
Lucy Webb
Helen St. Thomas
Alan K. Simpson
himself (archive footage)
Dick Gephardt
himself (archive footage)
Fritz Hollings
themself (archive footage)
Scoop Jackson
himself (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
himself (archive footage)
Alexander Haig
himself (archive footage)
Short description
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.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1983-08-08 | — | |
| 10 | 1984-05-03 | — | |
| 11 | 1985-01-01 | — | |
| 13 | 1985-07-02 | — | |
| 13 | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — |
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
