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Here are a few important points about the HBO series. Originally premiering August 8th, 1983, "Not Necessarily the News" stars Lucy Webb, Jan Hooks, Matthew Perry, Michael Bailey Smith. The show spans 8 season(s) and currently holds a 62/100 rating on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 4 community users.
Curious about the story? Here’s the plot: "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."
