Not the Nine O'Clock News (Variety, English)
Genres: Comedy
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1979-10-16
Ended: 1982-03-08
Network: BBC Two
Country: GB
Airs on: Monday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 25 minutes
Not the Nine O'Clock News is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1. It featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. The show featured Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, and Griff Rhys Jones, as well as Chris Langham in the first series.