Not Necessarily the News

Season 2

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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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10 Episodes
  • Blood Not Simple
    E1
    Blood Not SimpleEpisode 1
  • Levity
    E2
    LevityEpisode 2
  • Shotgun
    E3
    ShotgunEpisode 3
  • Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Coarse Light
    E4
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Coarse LightEpisode 4
  • Sex at 10 Feet
    E5
    Sex at 10 FeetEpisode 5
  • A Little Sex with Breakfast
    E6
    A Little Sex with BreakfastEpisode 6
  • The Kick
    E7
    The KickEpisode 7
  • The Real Kick
    E8
    The Real KickEpisode 8
  • Clip Show
    E9
    Clip ShowEpisode 9
  • There is no Regan
    E10
    There is no ReganEpisode 10
Cast of Season 2
  • Lucy WebbHelen St. Thomas
  • Jan Hooks
  • Matthew PerryBob
  • Michael Bailey Smith
  • Rich Hall
  • Annabelle Gurwitch
  • Stuart Pankin
  • Anne Bloom
  • Mitchell Laurance

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