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Not Necessarily the News: Created by John Moffitt. With Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Lucy Webb, Mitchell Laurance. An offbeat look at current events, often by dubbing over news video with farcical commentary.
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- 1982
- Comedy
- Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Lucy Webb
Not Necessarily the News (shortened as NNTN) is an American satirical sketch comedy series first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then as a series from 1983 to 1990.
Nov 23, 2020 · Not Necessarily the News is an early HBO program combining skits performed by an SNL-like repertory company of players, with real-life news footage that was frequently altered for comedic effect. Inspired by the British series " Not the Nine O'Clock News ," the show was a staple of HBO programming, with each new episode airing ...
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Nov 20, 2022 · While "Saturday Night Live" was one of the first mainstream American television shows to popularize the idea of a spoof news program with its Weekend Update segment, it was the acclaimed HBO...
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Zingers about the recent World Series, economic troubles in South Africa, the Stallone board game, a Cold War update, the Forbes 400, and much more are mocked in this week's edition of HBO's 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.
