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

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

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

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

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 [...]