Not Necessarily the News

1983-1987, comedy

30 minutes

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...

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Cast

Rich Hall

Rich Hall

(52 episodes)

Lucy Webb

Helen St. Thomas (47 episodes)

Jan Hooks

Jan Hooks

(47 episodes)

Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

Bob (47 episodes)

Michael Bailey Smith

Michael Bailey Smith

(47 episodes)

Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch

(47 episodes)

Stuart Pankin

Stuart Pankin

(47 episodes)

Anne Bloom

(47 episodes)

Mitchell Laurance

(47 episodes)

Alan K. Simpson

Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

Crew

Writing

Billy Kimball

Writer (47 episodes)

Lane Sarasohn

Writer (47 episodes)

Steve Barker

Writer (47 episodes)

Larry Arnstein

Writer (47 episodes)

David Hurwitz

Writer (47 episodes)

Mike Reiss

Writer (6 episodes)

Al Jean

Al Jean

Writer (6 episodes)

Rich Hall

Rich Hall

Writer (6 episodes)

George Meyer

Writer (6 episodes)

Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

Writer (5 episodes)

Ian Maxtone-Graham

Writer (5 episodes)

Greg Daniels

Greg Daniels

Writer (4 episodes)

Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch

Writer (1 episode)

Directing

John Moffitt

Director (6 episodes)

Greg Daniels

Greg Daniels

Director (1 episode)

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