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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.
Political SatireSketch ComedyNews ParodySharp Wit80s TelevisionTopical HumorInnovative FormatPop Culture CommentaryObservational Comedy
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How long does it take to watch Not Necessarily the News?
50 h
About 50 hours: 100 episodes in 8 seasons of about 30 minutes each, aired from 1983 to 1987.
Will Not Necessarily the News make me laugh?
Very funny
Yes, a lot: the humor is mostly satire (10 of 10) and sharp wit (9 of 10).