Not Necessarily the News (1983)
Not Necessarily the News (1983)


Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Lucy Webb
Helen St. Thomas

Jan Hooks

Matthew Perry
Bob

Danny Breen
Steve Casper

Michael Bailey Smith

Rich Hall
Writer

Annabelle Gurwitch
Writer

Stuart Pankin

Anne Bloom

Mitchell Laurance

Audrie Neenan
Jacqueline Pennell

Bill Martin
Announcer

John Moffitt
Director

Tom Parks
Tom Parks

Greg Daniels
Director / Writer

Billy Kimball
Writer

David Hurwitz
Writer

Larry Arnstein
Writer

Steve Barker
Writer

Lane Sarasohn
Writer

Mike Reiss
Writer

George Meyer
Writer

Al Jean
Writer

Ian Maxtone-Graham
Writer
Media.

Details.
Release DateAugust 8, 1983
StatusEnded
Seasons8
Episodes100
Running Time30m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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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. 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 format and also included reports from many other correspondents including Will Durst, Merrill Markoe, Richard Rosen and Harry Shearer.
The series was the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets, which spawned a number of books. It also included early appearances from Jan Hooks, and, among the many writers the show employed, was the first credited professional television writing gig for Conan O'Brien, Greg Daniels, Al Jean and Mike Reiss. The show was considered an inspiration and a predecessor to future news satirical programs like The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and Last Week Tonight, among others.
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