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. It starred: ⁕Anne Bloom, as Frosty Kimelman ⁕Rich Hall, who did a regular feature on "sniglets". ⁕Tommy Koenig ⁕Sam McMurray ⁕Audrie J. Neenan, as Jacqueline Pennell ⁕Danny Breen, as Steve Casper ⁕Mitchell Laurance, as news reporter Pete Kimelman. ⁕Stuart Pankin, as anchorman Bob Charles. ⁕Lucy Webb, as Helen St. Thomas ⁕Jan Hooks ⁕Annabelle Gurwitch ⁕Tom Parks NNTN was Conan O'Brien and Greg Daniels' first professional television writing gig. The show's first theme song was the instrumental bridge of Eric Clapton's cover of "Motherless Children". It was switched to "Hooray For The City" by Jack Mack & The Heart Attack in 1985.
Not Necessarily the News (TV Series 1982–1990)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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Not Necessarily the NewsWelcome to the Not Necessarily the News guide at TV.com.This show {which ran from 1983-1990 on HBO} is in some ways, like a basic sitcom, but uses numerous sketches to tell its stories. Its ...
Not Necessarily The NewsHere's another classic episode of the HBO political sketch comedy show "Not Necessarily The News." This is the 5th episode of the series, first broadcast in May, 1983. This episode is probably one ...
Not Necessarily the News (TV Series 1982–1990)A now-forgotten series that was based on a British news parody, "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979). NNTN was a fierce reaction to the goofy Americanism founded by Ronald Reagan and the weird policies and attitudes of that time. When Reagan left office, they even made a "tribute" to him in a special.
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Not Necessarily the NewsNot Necessarily the News (shortened as NNTN) is an American 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. For most of the run, the series featured Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Rich Hall, Mitchell Laurance, Stuart Pankin and Lucy Webb.For the final season, the series switched to a live, up-to-the-minute ...
Stuart PankinStuart Pankin, Actor: Congo. A familiar face on both the big and small screen, comic character actor Stuart Pankin is a five-time nominated, CableAce Award winner for HBO's award-winning series "Not Necessarily The News." He is well-known for providing the voice of Earl Sinclair, the blustery father, on the Emmy award-winning "Dinosaurs." (He sang on, and composed two songs ...