Watch Big News Episode 304: “Michael, Row the Plane Ashore”

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Video
Tags: "George Bush", American Idol, Andrew Orvedahl, Antonio Villaraigosa, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Billy Joel, Brian Vestal, Carole Pankau, Chris Dodd, Christine Radogno, Deal or No Deal, Dick Cheney, Donne Trotter, Dwayne Colbert, El Alcalde de la Pasion, Eric Garcetti, George Caleodis, Greg Shouse, Haliburton, Helen Thomas, Hillary Clinton, Howie Mandel, Illinois, James Meeks, Jay Starr, Jim Nieb, Joe Biden, John Cullerton, John Hallmann, John Kerry, Kipleigh Brown, Laura Diaz, Matt Blitz, Matthew Harris, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Neil Garguilo, Neil Garguilo in his underwear, peanut butter, Phillip Wilburn, Prince Harry, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Lugar, Rod Blagojevich, Ron West, salmonella, Scott Garner, Shanon Muir, Susan Deming, Tom Repetto, torture, virginity, virginity auction, We Didn't Start the Fire

BIG NEWS EPISODE 304: “Michael, Row the Plane Ashore”
Starring Kipleigh Brown, George Caleodis, Susan Deming, Neil Garguilo, Matthew Harris, Michael Hughes, Jim Nieb, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, Brian Vestal and Phillip Wilburn
Directed by Ron West

The Skituation Room Report for the Week Ending Sunday, April 5, 2009

Thursday, April 9, 2009 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: American Idol, Hillary Clinton, Michael Vick, Billy Joel, Nike, post office, Simpsons, Pamela Anderson, Iowa, Nicolas Cage, robots, Cocaine, FDA, circumcision, CBS, Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, NBC, David Cook, Yoko Ono, ER, gay marriage, stamps, autism, The Simpsons, General Motors, GM, Chrysler, economic crisis, United States Postal Service, Tom Braden, Washington Post, Eight Is Enough, World Autism Day, Central Park, Domino's, Domino's Pizza, robot scientists, pole vault, naked pole vaulter, Romain Mesnil, Katie Lee Joel, Hollywood Wax Museum, Family Matters, Urkel, Urkel-bot, Autism Awareness Day, Guiding Light, Guiding Light cancellation, Simpsons stamps, phone sex line, tobacco, tobacco regulation, Food and Drug Administration, gay marriage in Iowa

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that marriage should not be limited to one man and one woman, paving the way for the legalization of gay marriage. Iowans expect the ruling to have a big impact, just as soon as the state gets its first gay resident.
On Monday, President Obama reassured American [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, February 22, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: ABC, ABC News, Abraham Lincoln, American Idol, Australia, best presidents, Bill Clinton, Bridges TV, chihuahuas, chimpanzee, chimpanzee attack, coffee, David Archuleta, dentist, Dick Clark, drug-sniffing dog, economic crisis, Gaza Strip, historical ranking of presidents, Japan, John Lennon, Kate Winslet, Kath & Kim, Kenny G, Kim Jong-il, Loki, marijuana, Michael Jackson, Mickey Rourke, Muslims, Nadya Suleman, New York Post, New York Post cartoon, North Korea, Octo-Mom, octuplet mom, octuplets, R. Allen Stanford, Sam Donaldson, Snausages, Socks, Socks Clinton, Socks the Cat, Stephen King, The Strokes, vegetables

Last week, U.N. officials announced that five tons of bombs stored in the Gaza Strip had been stolen. As a precautionary measure, from now on the U.N. will only store bombs anywhere but the Gaza Strip.
Japan’s economy is shrinking at its fastest rate in 35 years. On the bright side, the Japanese economy is [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, January 25, 2009

Sunday, January 25, 2009 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: American Idol, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Al Gore, Microsoft, Barack Obama, Home Depot, Apple, baseball, steroids, "George Bush", Sanjaya, battlefield earth, Heath Ledger, Oscars, Bill Gates, Academy Awards, Brett Favre, Missouri, New York Times, John Travolta, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, The Dark Knight, Detroit Lions, economic crisis, Caroline Kennedy, Rod Blagojevich, Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler, inauguration, Thomas Jefferson, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gene Robinson, Messiah, The One, New York Senate, Carlos Slim, Shamwow, The Changeling, Jett Travolta, Shia LaBeouf, Sanjaya Malakar, Mark McGwire, Jay McGwire, Nashville, English-only, Melinda Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, polio, Adopt-a-Highway, Al Gore ice sculpture, Kansas City Chiefs, Herm Edwards, Beatrice Farve, world's oldest person

On Tuesday, two million people packed Washington DC as Barack Obama became the forty-fourth President of the United States. As it turns out, the two million people were not there to watch the inauguration, but were in line to apply for three open positions at a Home Depot.
Outgoing president George Bush left a note [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, January 18, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", Adolf Hitler Campbell, American Idol, Arizona, Australia, bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Benedict, Black Eyed Peas, Bush farewell, Circuit City, Concert for Kids, dingos, Dos Equis, economic crisis, extended warranty, Facebook, Fantasy Island, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Fergie, firefighters, Flight 1529, gay superhero, George Bush farewell, Golden Globes, Herve Villechaize, Hudson River airline crash, Indie 103, Jews, Jimmy Carter, Jonas Brothers, Josh Duhamel, Metallica, Mickey Rourke, Miley Cyrus, Mississippi, Nazis, New Jersey, New Zealand, Paula Abdul, Pope Benedict, Red Bull, Ricardo Montalban, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Secret Service, sex, Showtime, Silverlake, Snuggie, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Tattoo, The L Word, The Wrestler, US Airways, Vatican, VI, wildfires

A US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday after striking a flock of geese that disabled two engines. Remarkably, all the passengers survived the crash, but sustained severe trauma after being exposed to New Jersey.
President Bush gave a farewell speech to the nation Thursday night where he listed all his administration’s [...]

Watch Big News Episode 298: “Recession Proof”

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 in Big News Episodes, Video
Tags: 2010 Election, 3 am phone call, Adam Fisher, Alan Thicke, Alec Baldwin, American Idol, Andrew Orvedahl, Andy Williams, Artemis Pebdani, auto bailout, Barack Obama, Barbara Walters, Bill Clinton, Captain Jack Sparrow, Charo, Chris Matthews, Christmas, Christopher Biewer, Chrysler, Clay Aiken, Danny Ricker, Dreamgirls, Dwayne Colbert, Eric Holder, Ford, Four Christmases, General Motors, George Caleodis, GM, Gregg Lopez, H.R. Haldeman, Hardball, Hillary Clinton, James Jones, Janet Napolitano, Jason Kelley, Jeff Hawkins, Jennifer Hudson, Jimmy Guidish, John Hallmann, Jon Voight, Journey, Kipleigh Brown, Liza Minnelli, Matt Blitz, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Michelle Obama, Mr. T, Nixon tapes, Paul Malewitz, Pennsylvania, Peter Soby, Phillip Wilburn, piracy, pirates, Pirates of the Caribbean, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Nixon, Robert Gates, Rosie O'Donnell, Sean Cowhig, Susan Rice, Tammie Smalls, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Tom Repetto, Tommy Bechtold, Vince Vaughn, Wal-Mart, Wunnaweeks

It was the week the government officially declared the US to be in a recession – but there’s no shortage of laughs in episode 298 of Big News!

In this episode:
- Rosie O’Donnell bursts into Barack Obama’s national security press conference!
- New Line Cinema announces the sequel to “Four Christmases!”
- Chris Matthews interviews the top candidate [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, December 21, 2008

Monday, December 22, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", Adolf Hitler Campbell, American Idol, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson, asteroids, Barack Obama, Bristol Palin, Charlie Sheen, David Paterson, Deep Throat, Denise Richards, drugs, FBI, G-spot, Garfield, HBO, Heart, Hillary Clinton, Hometown Buffet, Iraq, Iraqi shoe thrower, Katie Holmes, Las Vegas, Las Vegas snow, Leonardo da Vinci, Levi Johnston, Louvre, Majel Barrett, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Mark Felt, Michigan, Nancy Wilson, New York, Nicole Kidman, Oprah Winfrey, Person of the Year, Peru, Pulp Fiction, Roger Avary, Sarah Palin, Saved by the Bell, Sherry Johnston, shoe thrower, Simon Cowell, Star Trek, Stripper Idol, Suri Cruise, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Time magazine, Time magazine Person of the Year, Tom Cruise, Watergate, weather, winter

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush began his trial Wednesday on charges of attacking a head of state. When asked to predict the outcome, the judge in the case said a guilty verdict is a virtual shoo-in.
Time magazine has named Barack Obama its “Person of the Year.” Hillary Clinton [...]

Watch Big News Episode 288: “Shoulda Gone To”

Saturday, November 29, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: Phillip Wilburn, American Idol, 30 Rock, Dancing with the Stars, Barack Obama, Larry King, Joe Biden, Iran, "George Bush", Mexico, John McCain, Artemis Pebdani, Gregg Lopez, CNN, Christopher Biewer, Clay Aiken, Nancy Pelosi, Tina Fey, debate, Jason Kelley, Michael Hughes, Neil Garguilo, Tammie Smalls, Ron West, Matt Manser, Kipleigh Brown, Matt Moore, Jim Nieb, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Alec Baldwin, Erich Eilenberger, Tom Repetto, Bailee DesRocher, Sarah Palin, economic crisis, Harry Reid, Wolf Blitzer, Tony Goldmark, Scott Farrar, presidential debate, Joe Biden's Crazy Train, John Boehner, Nick Kroll, The Life and Times of Tim, Mitch McConnell, Jim Lehrer, Claymates, Cloris Leachman, illegal immigration, Lauren Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina, Corey Haim, Emmys, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Tracy Jordan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jimmy Byrnes, Rosanne Hughes, Harry Hopkins, Henry Stimson

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!
- [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, October 12, 2008

Monday, October 13, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: a la carte pricing, Alaska, American Airlines, American Idol, Amish, Amish bus crash, Amy Winehouse, arm transplant, Austria, Barack Obama, Bjork, CBS, Chicago, Cindy McCain, circumcision, David Duchovny, David Lee Roth, double arm transplant, Eddie Van Halen, financial crisis, Flintstones, Florida, Fox, gay schools, homelessess, Iceland, Janie Liszewski, John McCain, Jorg Haider, Massachusetts, microwaves, NBC, Nick Nolte, Nick Nolte fire, Nickelback, Sarah Palin, sex addiction, Taylor Hicks, Tea Leoni, telegram, The Love Guru, Troopergate, Western Union

A report issued Friday by the Alaska Legislature found that Sarah Palin abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. The report also found that male Republicans abuse their power while fantasizing about Sarah Palin.
The global financial crisis has led Iceland to the brink [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, September 21, 2008

Monday, September 22, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: AIG, AIG bailout, American Idol, Another Brick in the Wall, bailout, Barack Obama, Benedict XVI, Bush doctrine, Canada, China, colonoscopies, Derek Jeter, economic collapse, gay marriage, Great Depression, hackers, hacking, Hilary Swank, John McCain, Lou Gehrig, MillerCoors, Mormons, MTV, New York Yankees, Nigerian Prince, Pink Floyd, poisoned milk, Pope, Proposition 8, Redmond O'Neal, Rick Wright, Ryan O'Neal, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin e-mail, Sarah Palin hairdo, Sarah Palin hairstyle, tainted milk, Tatum O'Neal, Taylor Hicks, Tivo, Total Request Live, TRL, updo, Wall Street, Wall Street bailout, Yankee Stadium, Yankees

The Bush administration will ask Congress to let the government buy seven hundred billion in mortgages in the largest financial bailout since the Great Depression. Sarah Palin commented that she doesn’t understand the bailout plan because she can’t see Wall Street from her house.
AIG, the insurance company bailed out this week by the federal [...]