Watch Big News Episode 303: “Oh! Drama, Obama!”

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: "George Bush", Amy Winehouse, Ann Coulter, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Barbara Bush, Betty Ford, Beyonce, Bill Clinton, Blake Fielder-Civil, Brian Vestal, Christopher Biewer, Dan Dominguez, Debbie Stabenow, Dianne Feinstein, Dick Durbin, Dr. House, Dr. Mario, Dr. Phil, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, economic stimulus package, Erich Eilenberger, First Ladies, Gaza Strip, George Bush Sr., George Caleodis, Gregg Lopez, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, House, Jesse James, Jill Biden, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Guidish, Joe Biden, Joe Francis, Joe Lieberman, John Hallmann, Julia Gaudette, Kipleigh Brown, KJ Middlebrooks, Larry Flynt, Laura Bush, Matt Blitz, Matt Lauer, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Michelle Obama, Mike Carona, My Sharona, Nancy Reagan, Orange County Sheriff, Phillip Wilburn, porn stimulus, pornography, Ray Stakenas, Roland Burris, Rosalynn Carter, Sanjay Gupta, Single Ladies, stimulus, The Knack, Tom Cruise, Tom Repetto

BIG NEWS EPISODE 303: “Oh! Drama, Obama!”
Starring Christopher Biewer, Kipleigh Brown, George Caleodis, Jimmy Guidish, Gregg Lopez, KJ Middlebrooks, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, Brian Vestal and Phillip Wilburn
Directed by Michael Hughes

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, March 29, 2009

Thursday, April 9, 2009 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: AIG, Amy Winehouse, autism, Barack Obama, bonuses, breast cancer, Calista Flockhart, China, Chris Brown, circumcision, colonoscopies, drugs, economic crisis, esophageal cancer, Facebook, floods, gerbils, harrison ford, India, ipod, Italy, Jake DeSantis, Jennifer Aniston, John Mayer, Kobe Bryant, Mexico, Miami, minor league baseball, Nano, New England Journal of Medicine, New York Times, Nicholas Hughes, North Dakota, pizza, post office, Rhianna, Richard Gere, Robin Williams, Shamwow, soy, Spider-Man, Spiderman, Sylvia Plath, synaptic pruning, Tata Motors, Tata Nano, Twitter, United States Postal Service, Vince Shlomi, West Michigan Whitecaps

On Thursday, President Obama held an online press conference in which he took questions from internet users. Obama spend the entire press conference reassuring Americans that the country will survive the new design of Facebook.
Volunteers in North Dakota scrambled this week to pile sandbags to protect the area from floodwaters. North Dakota [...]

Watch Big News Episode 296: “H8″

Thursday, November 27, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: "George Bush", Amy Winehouse, Artemis Pebdani, Bailee DesRocher, Barney Frank, Brian Vestal, Charles Nelson Reilly, Cindy McCain, Clay Aiken, Debbie Stabenow, earthquake, economic bailout, Ellen DeGeneres, Erich Eilenberger, gay marriage, George Caleodis, Gertrude Stein, Great Shakeout, Gregg Lopez, Harry Reid, Henry Paulson, Hillary Clinton, Jim Nieb, Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, John McCain, Johnny Pemberton, K-Fed, Kevin Federline, Larry King, Laura Bush, Lindsay Lohan, Matt Manser, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris Hilton, Phillip Wilburn, Prop 8, Proposition 8, Rachael Drummond, Ron West, Ryan Seacrest, Sarah Palin, Scott Garner, Sean Cowhig, Shanon Muir, Ted Kennedy

We’re taking the Thanksgiving weekend off from live shows, but if you have a hankerin’ for some Big News we’ve got a lot of our recent episodes available online, and we’ll be posting them here on our website. And to start, here’s Big News Episode 296 – “H8″

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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, June 29, 2008 – Entertainment and Lifestyle News!!

Friday, July 4, 2008 in Editorial, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: abortion, alligator attacks, alligators, Amy Winehouse, Angelina Jolie, architecture, Beatles, Brad Pitt, Brooklyn Cyclones, Cambodia, chicken, David Fisher, David Spade, Def Leppard, Delaware, Dody Goodman, dolphins, Dubai, evolution, exotic dancers, Grease, Guitar Hero, Heather Locklear, images of Jesus, Jennifer Aniston, John Travolta, Larry King, Latvia, Madonna, New Jersey, Olafur Eliasson, ovarian cancer, Penthouse Forum, puffer fish, Rock Band, Ruben Studdard, Shawn Southwick King, sonogram, Sports Illustrated, Staten Island Yankees, steriods, switch hitters, teen drinking, Terry Bradshaw, Tom Cruise, waterfalls, Yoko Ono

Heather Locklear has sought treatment in an Arizona medical facility for depression and anxiety. Locklear became depressed and anxious when she remembered she had dated David Spade.

Representatives for The Beatles are reportedly in negotiations to bring songs from the band’s catalog to the videogames Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Unfortunately, as part of the deal, [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, June 29 2008

Thursday, July 3, 2008 in Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes
Tags: Amy Winehouse, Andy Dick, Antonin Scalia, art, Barack Obama, blind, botox, Captive Primate Safety Act, chemical castration, Chinatown, Christie's, Cosmo Lofts, Crusades, electric cars, Elizabeth II, Exxon, Fort Elizabeth, gas, gas prices, gay marriage, George Carlin, global warming, Gloucester, gravity bombs, gun control, hands-free cell phones, Hillary Clinton, Holland, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard car accident, Hollywood Boulevard car crash, Hollywood Boulevard June 26 car accident, Hollywood Boulevard June 26 car crash, home prices, hybrid cars, iO West, iO West accident, iO West car accident, iO West car crash, iO West crash, Iraq, Israel, John McCain, Louisiana, Love Guru, Madonna, Mike Myers, Monet, monkeys, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mormons, Netherlands, New York, Nicolas Sarkozy, oil spill, pet monkeys, pregnancy pact, Queen Elizabeth, real estate, Robert Mugabe, seven works you can't say on television, sex offenders, sex tape, Subway, Supreme Court, SUV, Tel Aviv, Trophy Wife, UCB, Upright Citizens Brigade, Valdez, Verne Troyer, Verne Troyer sex tape, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Zimbabwe

You think a little obstacle like an SUV crashing into iO West can thwart our noble Big News writers from their sworn duty of writing jokes about the week’s news?
Think again, bub!
Maybe we didn’t have a show this past week. And maybe we won’t be back on the iO West stage until Sunday, July [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, June 22, 2008

Monday, June 23, 2008 in Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: Aliens, Amy Winehouse, Austin Fire Department, autism, Boston Celtics, CNN, Cocaine, college admissions, Diablo Cody, Dick Cheney, Gay, hamburger phone, homosexuality, honest to blog, horses, Italy, Ivy League, Jamie Lynn Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Joan Rivers, Juno, Jurassic Park, Kobe Bryant, Loose Women, Los Angeles Lakers, Lou Dobbs, Lukasz Zbylut, Maddie Briann Spears, McDonald's, Mexico, National Zoo, NBA, NBA Finals, Nigeria, Phil Spector, Poland, pregnancy pact, reverse vasectomy, salmonella, Scott McClellan, Sex and the City, Shell Oil, Stan Winston, Staten Island, Subway, teen pregnancy, Terminator 2, tomatoes, Valerie Plame, visual effects, weight loss, Yahoo!

The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night to win the NBA championship. Kobe Bryant apologized for the loss by buying each of his teammates a four million dollar ring.
During his testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, former White House spokesman Scott McClellan suggested that Dick Cheney [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, June 15, 2008 – Entertainment and Lifestyle News!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: AC/DC, Amy Winehouse, Angelina Jolie, Apple, baby with two penises, Canada, China, Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Doritos, entertainment weekly, Father's Day, Frank Sinatra, genital herpes, guns, Heath Ledger, Heath Ledger scholarship, iPhone, marijuana, Mary-Kate Olsen, Mendocino County, New York, Paul Newman, Pink Floyd, porn, pornography, Prince Albert, Sam's Club, Strother Martin, supercomputer, tattoos, Vietnam, Visine, Wal-Mart

A friend of Paul Newman has confirmed that the actor has cancer. Commented Newman’s co-star from “Cool Hand Luke”: “What we got here is….a failure to not get cancer!”
Angelina Jolie told Entertainment Weekly that pregnancy is, quote, “great for the sex life.” Even better for the sex life: being Angelina Jolie.
The forthcoming CD by AC/DC [...]

Watch Big News Episode 278: “Hail, South Dakota!”

Monday, June 16, 2008 in Big News Episodes, Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, Video
Tags: "George Bush", 2001, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Amy Winehouse, Antonio Villaraigosa, Artemis Pebdani, Carrie Bradshaw, Christopher Biewer, El Alcalde de la Pasion, Fargo, gay marriage, Gregg Lopez, HAL, hecklers, heckling, Helen Thomas, Hillary Clinton, James Bond, Jason Kelley, John Fugelsang, John McCain, Kipleigh Brown, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Mike Hughes, Morgan Freeman, NASA, Neil Garguilo, New Zealand, Phillip Wilburn, planes, Quantum of Solace, Scott McClellan, Sean Cowhig, Sex and the City, Sex and the City parody, Straight Talk, Susan Deming, toilet, tornadoes, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Fire, Villaraigosa

If you didn’t get a chance to check out the Big News show at the Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival, with special guest John Fugelsang, or if reading the first “Recap Monday” recounting the show whetted your appetite to see it, you’re in luck – thanks to the good folks at Studio Fred, you can [...]

Recap Monday!

Monday, June 2, 2008 in Highlights, Press
Tags: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Amy Winehouse, Antonio Villaraigosa, Big News Recap, Clay Aiken, El Alcalde de la Pasion, Fargo, gay marriage, hecklers, Hillary Clinton, iO West Improv Festival, James Bond, John Fugelsang, John McCain, Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival, Michael J. Fox, Morgan Freeman, New Zealand, Scott McClellan, sean connery, Sex and the City, space station, Ted Kennedy, Tom Cruise, tornadoes, Universal Fire, Universal Studios, Vince Cramer

Episode #278: “Hail, South Dakota!”
6/01/2008

Like Doublemint Gum, Big News celebrated two(!), two(!), two(!) big events in one last night.
The 1st, being part of Opening Night for the 6th annual iO West’s LA Improv Comedy Fest (don’t think about the seeming contradiction that an all-scripted show is part of an “Improv Fest” unless you want to give [...]