Watch Big News Episode 314: “Hope Floats?”, with Nicholas D’Agosto and Aaron Krebs!!

Friday, June 12, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, The Biz
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Back in March, Nicholas D’Agosto, star of the hit film “Fired Up,” and Aaron Krebs, one of the great teachers at iO West (and one of the folks behind the new M.I.’s Westside Comedy Theater just off the Santa Monica Promenade), guested with our cast in a show that turned out to be one of our favorites – and one that you can now watch in the comfort of your own home!

In this episode:

- President Obama’s Internet press conference reaches new highs!
- Wolf Blitzer finds the Situation Room’s musical segues are “dead and gone!”
- A Florida school board deals with an explosive situation involving a student suspension!
- Current TV’s Laura Ling gets some big help to get out of a North Korean prison!
- Rod Blagojevich goes on Chicago radio and interviews Lady GaGa!
- The Octo-Mom meets her sperm donor!
- Bobby Jindal fights volcano monitoring in Alaska!
- George Foreman brings a struggling family a way to fight their financial woes!
- Kim Jong-Il tells George Bush why he loves North Korea!
- Plus the comedy of Ed Salazar!
- And Nick and Christopher debate deficit spending!

“Hope Floats?”

Starring Christopher Biewer, George Caleodis, Nicholas D’Agosto, Neil Garguilo, Jimmy Guidish, Jason Kelley, Aaron Krebs, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, and Phillip Wilburn

Directed by Michael Hughes

1. TOWN HALL by Ray Stakenas and Gregg Lopez
Obama (Jason), Stoner 1 (Artemis), Stoner 2 (Neil), Shawn (Nick), Nick (Christopher), Job Question Guy (Aaron), Health Care Question Guy (Melissa), Communications Question Guy (George), Chuck (Jimmy)

2. THE SITUATION ROOM IS DEAD AND GONE by Tom Repetto
Wolf (Phillip), Andy (Christopher), Chet (Neil), Justin (Nick)

3. AN EXPLOSIVE MEETING by Ray Stakenas
Super (Melissa), 2nd Chair (George), 3rd Chair (Neil), 4th Chair (Jimmy), 5th Chair (Christopher), John (Nick)

4. LET FREEDOM TWEET by Andy Nordvall
Laura (Melissa), Kim Jong Il (Artemis), Al (Phillip), Guard (George)

5. BLAGO GOES GA GA by Tom Repetto
Rod Blagojevich (Aaron), Lady GaGa (Melissa), Bob (Jimmy)

6. OCTO-DAD by Julia Gaudette
Nurse Albright (Christopher), Elijah (Jimmy), Nadia (Artemis), David (George)

7. BOBBY VERSUS THE VOLCANO by Michael Hughes
Ackerman (Aaron), Crick (Neil), Bobby (Phillip), Sarah (Artemis)

8. THE MONEY GRILL by Matt Blitz
Mother (Melissa), Father (Aaron), Billy (Nick), Teddy (Christopher), George (Jason), George Jr. (Jimmy)

9. TAKE ME OUT by Julia Gaudette
Bush (Phillip), Kim Jong Il (Artemis), Chorus (Christopher, George, Nick, Neil, Jimmy, Jason, Aaron, Melissa)

10. SPECIAL GUEST: Ed Salazar
Intro (Neil)

11. BIG NEWS REPORT by Allen, Biewer, Carlow, Faga, Hughes, Isao, King, Kublin, Manser, McClain, Nordvall, Paulas, Perlmutter, Reber, Saliman Reingold, Repetto, Simm, Starr, Tippler, and Weitz
Melissa/George/Artemis/Nick, Christopher and Neil et al.