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Not Necessarily the News Format Satire Country of origin 
United StatesProduction Running time 30 minutes Broadcast Original channel HBO Original run January 8, 1983 – August 26, 1990 Not Necessarily the News was a satirical sketch comedy series that ran on HBO 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 (1983–1990), as Frosty Kimelman
- Danny Breen (1983–1990), as Steve Casper
- Rich Hall (1983–1990), who did a regular feature on "sniglets".
- Mitchell Laurance (1983–1990), as news reporter Pete Kimelman.
- Audrie J. Neenan (1983–1985), as Jacqueline Pennell
- Stuart Pankin (1983–1985), as anchorman Bob Charles.
- Lucy Webb (1983–1990), as Helen St. Thomas
- Jan Hooks (1983–1984)
- Annabelle Gurwitch (1985–1990)
- Tom Parks (1989–1990)
NNTN was Conan O'Brien and Greg Daniels' first professional television writing gig.
The show's theme song was the instrumental bridge of Eric Clapton's cover of "Motherless Children".
The series also spawned two specialized episodes that aired as occasional specials: Not Necessarily the Year in Review, and Not Necessarily the Sniglets.
The series spawned a number of Sniglet books.
External links
Conan O'Brien Television hosting Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009) (episodes · sketches) · 54th Primetime Emmy Awards (2002) · 58th Primetime Emmy Awards (2006) · The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010) (episodes · sketches) · Conan (2010–) (episodes · sketches)Major appearances "Bart Gets Famous" (The Simpsons, 1994) · "Xmas Story" (Futurama, 1999) · "The Denial Twist" (The White Stripes 2005 music video) · "Valentine's Day" (The Office, 2006) · "Tracy Does Conan" (30 Rock, 2006) · Who Made Huckabee? (2008)Other television work Not Necessarily the News (writer, 1985–1987) · The Wilton North Report (writer, 1987–1988) · Saturday Night Live (writer, 1988–1991) · Lookwell (writer, 1991) · The Simpsons (writer, producer, 1991–1993) · Andy Barker, P.I. (creator, 2007) · Operating Instructions (executive producer, 2010) · Outlaw (executive co-producer, 2010) · Eagleheart (executive producer, 2011–)Other work Harvard Lampoon (writer, editor, president, 1981–1985) · Happy Happy Good Show (cast, 1988) · The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour (2010) · Live at Third Man (live album, 2010) · Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (documentary, 2011)Collaborators The Basic Cable Band · Pierre Bernard · Joel Godard · Steven Ho · Brian McCann · Mike Mitchell · Jimmy Pardo · Andy Richter · Robert Smigel · Brian Stack · Abe Vigoda · Reggie Watts · Max Weinberg · Jack White · Will ForteRelated articles Conaco · Pale Force · Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog · Finnish presidential election, 2006 · 2010 Tonight Show conflict · The War for Late Night · Conan blimp · The Flaming C DC Comics characterCategories:- HBO network shows
- American sketch comedy television shows
- Satirical television programmes
- Television series about television
- 1980s American television series
- 1983 television series debuts
- 1990 television series endings
- American television series based on British television series
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