Not Necessarily the News 40 years old
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.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Matthew Perry He was 13 , now 54 years old | as Bob |
| Stuart Pankin He was 37 , now 78 years old | |
| Jan Hooks She was 26 , 57 years old when she died | |
| Anne Bloom She was 36 , now 77 years old | |
| Annabelle Gurwitch She was 21 , now 62 years old | |
| Michael Bailey Smith He was 25 , now 66 years old | |
| Mitchell Laurance He was 33 , now 74 years old | |
| Rich Hall He was 29 , now 69 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Mike Reiss Writing He was 23 , now 64 years old | Writer |
| John Moffitt Directing He was 2 , now 43 years old | Director |
| Lane Sarasohn Writing | Writer |
| Conan O'Brien Writing He was 20 , now 61 years old | Writer |
| Annabelle Gurwitch Writing She was 21 , now 62 years old | Writer |
| Al Jean Writing He was 22 , now 63 years old | Writer |
| Rich Hall Writing He was 29 , now 69 years old | Writer |
Not Necessarily the News (40 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1983-08-08
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 48
