Not Necessarily the News

Season 3

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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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11 Episodes
  • Marathon
    E1
    MarathonEpisode 1
  • The Guy from Elecko
    E2
    The Guy from EleckoEpisode 2
  • Le Boob
    E3
    Le BoobEpisode 3
  • Le Boob Part 2
    E4
    Le Boob Part 2Episode 4
  • Annabelle and Rich Go Down Under
    E5
    Annabelle and Rich Go Down UnderEpisode 5
  • Tales of 3
    E6
    Tales of 3Episode 6
  • Brother and Mother
    E7
    Brother and MotherEpisode 7
  • The Pope
    E8
    The PopeEpisode 8
  • Fight Club
    E9
    Fight ClubEpisode 9
  • Not Necessarily the News: America
    E10
    Not Necessarily the News: AmericaEpisode 10
  • Hot Noise
    E11
    Hot NoiseEpisode 11
Cast of Season 3
  • 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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