Watch Big News Episode 288: “Shoulda Gone To”

Saturday, November 29, 2008 in Big News Episodes
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Nick Kroll is one of the stars of HBO’s “The Life and Times of Tim” – but the night that show premiered, Big News audiences got to enjoy his comedy live!

In this episode:

- The attendees at the White House economic summit sing a familiar tune!
- Jim Lehrer leads Barack Obama and John McCain to debate!
- A group of Claymates face the music about Mr. Aiken!
- Joe Biden tries to prove he’s crazier than Cloris Leachman!
- The wall on the US-Mexico border works the other way!
- Larry King juggles Sarah Palin, Corey Haim and Miss Teen South Carolina!
- Wolf Blitzer learns from a panel of experts that the economy is a scream!
- “30 Rock”’s Emmy win gets surprised by a crasher!
- FDR debates whether to suspend his re-election campaign!
- And the comedy of Nick Kroll!

BIG NEWS EPISODE 288: “Shoulda Gone To”

Starring Christopher Biewer, Kipleigh Brown, Bailee Desrocher, Neil Garguilo, Michael Hughes, Jason Kelley, Matt Moore, Jim Nieb, Artemis Pebdani, Tammie Smalls and Phillip Wilburn

Special Guest: Nick Kroll

Directed by Ron West

1. WHITE HOUSE by Scott Farrar and Ron West
Bush (Jim), Pelosi (Bailee), McCain (Phillip), Reid (Christopher), McConnell (Mike), Obama (Jason), Boehner (Neil), Reporters (Matt, Artemis, Kipleigh, Tammie)

2. VIDEO: DEBATE by Jason Kelley, Matt Manser, Tom Repetto and Phillip Wilburn
Barack Obama (Jason), John McCain (Phillip), Jim Lehrer (Jim Lehrer)

3. AIKEN BREAKIN’ HEART by Michael Hughes
Sharon (Kipleigh), Debbie (Tammie), Brenda (Artemis), Judy (Bailee), Derek (Christopher), Glen (Mike)

4. JOE BIDEN’S CRAZY TRAIN by Tom Repetto
Joe Biden (Matt), Cloris Leachman (Artemis), Announcer (Phillip)

5. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION by Erich Eilenberger
Harvey (Neil), Tim (Chris), Emily (Tammie), Bert (Mike), Children (Bailee and Kipleigh), Mexican (Jason)

6. SARAH’S INTERVIEW by Gregg Lopez
Larry (Phillip), Sarah (Kipleigh), Lauren (Bailee), Corey (Matt)

7. VIDEO: WOLF BLITZER AND FRIENDS by Phillip Wilburn
Blitzer (Phillip), Charles Rigney (Neil), Alice Cooper (Artemis), John McCain (Phillip), George Bush (Phillip)

8. AND THE WINNER IS…by Tony Goldmark
Woman (Bailee), Sarah (Kipleigh), Tina (Artemis), Scott (Christopher), Judah (Neil), Alec (Phillip), Tracy (Jason), Jane (Tammie), Jack (Mike), Announcer (Matt)

9. GREAT MOMENTS IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS by Michael Hughes and Rosanne Hughes
C-Span Announcer (Matt), FDR (Neil), Eleanor Roosevelt (Bailee), Jimmy Byrnes (Jason), Harry Hopkins (Phillip) and Henry Stimson (Jim)

10. SPECIAL GUEST: Nick Kroll
Intro (Mike)

11. BIG NEWS REPORT by Ayers, Becker, Bleichman, Burkhart, Caleodis, Compton, Dorsey, Eilenberger, Gaudette, Glassberg, Hughes, Judy, Kalkin, King, Manser, Mondlock, Nordvall, Paulas, Perlmutter, Reber, Repetto, Rigney, Weitz and West
Mike/Tammie/Artemis/Matt et al.