Watch Big News Episode 316: “The iO’Reilly Factor”

Saturday, June 13, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: Barack Obama, Tyra Banks, Joe Biden, Kanye West, Lindsay Lohan, Kevin Federline, K-Fed, Peeps, Ringo Starr, Artemis Pebdani, Gregg Lopez, earthquake, Anthony Michael Hall, VH1, jesus, turkey, Jason Kelley, Michael Hughes, Jimmy Guidish, Sean Cowhig, Scott Garner, Neil Garguilo, Julia Gaudette, Kipleigh Brown, Tom Repetto, George Caleodis, Bailee DesRocher, Italy, Ally Sheedy, Pookie, Kal Penn, Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston, Rahm Emanuel, Somalia, pirates, piracy, John Hallmann, Tommy Bechtold, Joaquin Phoenix, Watchmen, Stevie Nicks, Leon Panetta, Matthew Harris, Neil Garguilo in his underwear, Neil Garguilo in his underpants, Shashi Bhatia, White House Easter egg hunt, Young Turks, Armenia, genocide, Armenian genocide, Easter Bunny, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, David Doyle, Bosley, Charlie's Angels, Abdullah Gul, Musicians Roundtable, Billy Bob Thorton, Flavor Flav, The Breakfast Club, Don't You Forget About Me, Simple Minds, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, John Hughes, Brian Johnson, Andrew Clark, Allison Reynolds, Claire Standish, John Bender, Somali pirates, Easter, L'Aquila, Italian earthquake, marshmallow Peeps, Amy Scott, VH1 Classic

BIG NEWS EPISODE 316: “The iO’Reilly Factor”
Starring Kipleigh Brown, George Caleodis, Sean Cowhig, Bailee DesRocher, Neil Garguilo, Jimmy Guidish, Matthew Harris, Jason Kelley, Gregg Lopez and Artemis Pebdani
Special Guest: Shashi Bhatia
Directed by Michael Hughes

Watch Big News Episode 315: The Skituation Room: “G20, Blagojevich 16″

Saturday, June 13, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: Artemis Pebdani, Bailee DesRocher, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bennie Arthur, Bert the Chimney Sweep, Big Stan, Brian Vestal, Buckingham Palace, Carl Showalter, Chicago White Sox, college admissions, Daphne Moon, David Cook, Dick Van Dyke, Donald Trump, Dora the Explorer, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, ER, Erich Eilenberger, Fargo, flooding, Frances McDormand, Frasier, Frasier Crane, Friends, G20, Gaear Grimsrud, General Motors, George Caleodis, GM, Gordon Brown, Gregg Lopez, Hamburgler, Hillary Clinton, Jane Leeves, Jason Alexander, Jerry Lundegaard, Jim Nieb, John Hallmann, Kelsey Grammer, Kim Jong-il, Kipleigh Brown, Kristina Adelmeyer, Lisa Kudrow, Marge Gunderson, Matt Manser, Matthew Harris, McDonald's, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Michael Vick, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama touches the Queen, Mike Funt, Nicolas Sarkozy, Noah Wyle, Ozzie Guillen, Peter Soby Jr., Peter Stormare, Phillip Wilburn, Phoebe Buffay, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Rahm Emanuel, Rick Wagoner, Rocket Man, Rod Blagojevich, Ron West, Rush Limbaugh, seinfeld, Steve Buscemi, Steve Stone, The Apprentice, The Skituation Room, Tim Geithner, Timothy Geithner, UCSD, University of California at San Diego

BIG NEWS EPISODE 315: THE SKITUATION ROOM: “G20, BLAGOJEVICH 16″
Starring Kipleigh Brown, George Caleodis, Bailee DesRocher, Matthew Harris, Michael Hughes, Jim Nieb, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, Brian Vestal and Phillip Wilburn
Special Guest: Mike Funt
Directed by Ron West

Watch Big News Episode 313: “Town Hall of Presidents”

Friday, June 12, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: abstinence, AIG, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bailee DesRocher, Barack Obama, Barney Frank, Ben Bernanke, Boots the Monkey, Bristol Palin, Chachi, Charles Nelson Reilly, Dan Reber, Dora the Explorer, Dr. John Casson, economic crisis, Ed Salazar, Erich Eilenberger, Facebook, Federal Reserve, Fonzie, George Caleodis, Gregg Lopez, Hannah Gansen, Happy Days, health care, I Love You Man, James Warfield, Jay Leno, Jim Nieb, Jimmy Guidish, Joanie Cunningham, Joe Biden, John Hallmann, Julia Gaudette, Kara DioGuardi, KJ Middlebrooks, March Madness, Marion Cunningham, Match Game, Matt Moore, medical marijuana, Melissa Okey, Mrs. C., myspace, NCAA Tournament, Neil Garguilo, Neil Garguilo in his underpants, Neil Garguilo in his underwear, new Facebook, Nickelodeon, Obama on Jay Leno, Obama town hall meeting, Paula Abdul, Peter Soby Jr., Phillip Wilburn, Ponzi scheme, Pope Benedict, Potsie, Rahm Emanuel, Ralph Malph, Randy Jackson, Richie Cunningham, Rick Paulas, Ron West, Ryan Seacrest, sexual frustration, Simon Cowell, Swiper, Taylor Swift, The Barney Frank Show, Tom from MySpace, Tom Repetto, town hall, town hall meeting, Twitter, VI, William Shakespeare

BIG NEWS EPISODE 313: “Town Hall of Presidents”
Starring George Caleodis, Bailee DesRocher, Neil Garguilo, Jimmy Guidish, Gregg Lopez, KJ Middlebrooks, Matt Moore, Jim Nieb, Melissa Okey and Phillip Wilburn
Special Guest: Hannah Gansen
Directed by Ron West

Watch Big News Episode 312: “7800 Weekends at Bernie’s” with Nick Bush!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: Phillip Wilburn, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Iceland, stem cells, Rush Limbaugh, Lindsay Lohan, Rush, Kevin Federline, K-Fed, Artemis Pebdani, Gregg Lopez, Nickelodeon, Glengarry Glen Ross, Rachael Drummond, Michael Hughes, Ray Stakenas, Sean Cowhig, Scott Garner, Neil Garguilo, Julia Gaudette, Kipleigh Brown, Matt Moore, Alec Baldwin, Tom Repetto, Bailee DesRocher, Pookie, economic crisis, Sesame Street, Bert, Ernie, Grover, the Count, Popozao, Matt Blitz, Bernie Madoff, Chris Brown, Rhianna, stem cell research, NCAA Tournament, March Madness, Watchmen, Peter Soby Jr., Matthew Harris, Nick Bush, Matt Champagne, Weekend at Bernie's, Joanna Quraishi, Jeff Cosgrove, Ben Boodman, Sesame Street layoffs, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Corey Hart, Anne Murray, Sunglasses at Night, Bo Vine, blue penis, Kids' Choice Awards, Viacom, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Dr. Manhattan

BIG NEWS EPISODE 312: “7800 Weekends at Bernie’s”
Starring Kipleigh Brown, Nick Bush, Sean Cowhig, Bailee DesRocher, Rachael Drummond, Neil Garguilo, Matthew Harris, Gregg Lopez, Artemis Pebdani, Ray Stakenas and Phillip Wilburn
Special Guest: Matt Champagne
Directed by Michael Hughes

Watch Big News Episode 308: “Go For Broke”

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: Phillip Wilburn, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Billy Joel, A-Rod, Alex Rodriguez, steroids, Antonio Villaraigosa, Australia, Grammys, Artemis Pebdani, economic stimulus package, taxes, Madonna, peanut butter, Paul Hogan, Bennie Arthur, Michael Hughes, Ray Stakenas, El Alcalde de la Pasion, Jimmy Guidish, Sean Cowhig, Scott Garner, Neil Garguilo, Matt Manser, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, salmonella, Helen Thomas, Erich Eilenberger, Rick Paulas, Tom Repetto, George Caleodis, Bailee DesRocher, An Inconvenient Truth, Howie Scheer, Joe the Plumber, economic crisis, Shanon Muir, Barney Frank, Charles Nelson Reilly, Joe Wurzelbacher, California budget crisis, Crocodile Dundee, Shamwow, Judd Gregg, Secretary of Commerce, Nadya Suleman, Octo-Mom, Octomom, Joaquin Phoenix, Chris Brown, Rhianna, Vince Shlomi, Stevie Nicks, Kayne West, Matthew Harris, Neil Garguilo in his underwear, At Last, Etta James, Barack Obama Press Conference, Chuck Todd, Sean Quinn, 538.com, fivethirtyeight.com, knitting, Australian fires, Neil Garguilo in his underpants, Maria Shriver, jelly, The Barney Frank Show, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Arlen Specter, economic stimulus, Pat Benatar, Rhiannon, Uptown Girl, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Vince Offer, Dr. Michael Kamrava

BIG NEWS EPISODE 308: “Go For Broke!”
Starring George Caleodis, Sean Cowhig, Bailee DesRocher, Neil Garguilo, Jimmy Guidish, Matthew Harris, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, Ray Stakenas and Phillip Wilburn
Special Guest: Bennie Arthur
Directed by Michael Hughes

Watch Big News Episode 301: “The One After 300″

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Chicago, "George Bush", Christmas, Kwanzaa, Santa Claus, Heath Ledger, Artemis Pebdani, Gregg Lopez, Patrick Swayze, Charlton Heston, jesus, Michael Hughes, Ray Stakenas, Sean Cowhig, Scott Garner, John Abbott, Erik Charles Nielsen, Jason McClain, Bailee DesRocher, Jesse Helms, bailout, Joe the Plumber, Aydrea ten Bosch, Estelle Getty, Ed Greer, Bettie Page, Eartha Kitt, Richard Nixon, Rod Blagojevich, Patti Blagojevich, Amazon, Amazon.com, Bed Bath and Beyond, Dan Reber, Isaac Robert Toussie, Jeff Bezos, Jeremy Piven, mercury poisoning, Peter Fluet, Peter Soby Jr., Speed-the-Plow, The Situation with Erik Charles Nielsen, travel agent

BIG NEWS EPISODE 301: “The One After 300″
Starring John Abbott, Sean Cowhig, Bailee DesRocher, Peter Fluet, Gregg Lopez, Artemis Pebdani, Dan Reber, Ray Stakenas, and Aydrea ten Bosch
Directed by Sean Cowhig, Gregg Lopez and Artemis Pebdani

Watch Big News Episode 300 – “I-Rod” with Emo Philips!!!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Video
Tags: "George Bush", 1995, AIG, Andrew Orvedahl, Antonio Villaraigosa, Artemis Pebdani, Back to the Future, Bailee DesRocher, Barack Obama, Barack Obama is not an American citizen, Barney Frank, Batman, Batman Forever, Britney Spears, Call in Gay Day, Chicago Tribune, Christopher Biewer, Conspiracy Theory Girl, Doc Brown, Dora the Explorer, economic crisis, Edward Liddy, Emo Philips, Erich Eilenberger, George Caleodis, GM, Guantanamo Bay, health care, Hillary Clinton, Jason Kelley, Jason McClain, John Hallmann, Kim Jong-il, Kipleigh Brown, Larry Craig, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Times, Marty McFly, Matt Blitz, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Michael McCarthy, Neil Garguilo, Oj Simpson, Oprah Winfrey, Pat O'Brien, Patti Blagojevich, Phillip Wilburn, Proposition 8, Ray Stakenas, Rent, Rick Wagoner, Rod Blagojevich, Ron West, Sally Struthers, Sam Zell, Sarah Palin, Seasons of Love, Shanon Muir, The Dark Knight, Tom Cruise, Tom Repetto, Tribune Company, Tropic Thunder, Valkyrie

Big News celebrates its sixth year anniversary and its 300th episode, with our very special guest Emo Philips!!! And what did we get for this auspicious occasion? Why, the news that the governor of Illinois tried to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat!
So if you weren’t among the 90 or so people who packed [...]

Watch Big News Episode 297: “Don’t Forget the Motor City”

Friday, December 12, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: "George Bush", AIG, Alaska, Antonio Villaraigosa, Artemis Pebdani, auto bailout, Bailee DesRocher, Beau Biden, Brian Vestal, Christian Slater, Christopher Dodd, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, Daniel Radcliffe, Dick Cheney, El Alcalde de la Pasion, Equus, Erich Eilenberger, General Motors, Gloria Gaynor, GM, Gregg Lopez, harry potter, Harry Reid, Helen Thomas, high school musical, I Will Survive, iO West, Jackson Browne, Jay Starr, Jeff Goldblum, Jimmy Guidish, Joe Biden, John McCain, Joseph Cassano, K-Fed, Kevin Federline, Kipleigh Brown, Kristina Adelmeyer, LA Times, Los Angeles fires, Los Angeles Times, Matt Blitz, Mayor Villaraigosa, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, My Own Worst Enemy, Nancy Pelosi, Neil Garguilo, Nick Armstrong, pardons, Pookie, Rick Wagoner, Rob Delaney, Robert Pattinson, Running on Empty, Sarah Palin, Scott Garner, Sean Cowhig, Somebody's Baby, Stay, Ted Stevens, Thanksgiving, Tom Repetto, Twilight, UAW, United Auto Workers, Vladimir Putin, Zac Efrom

Our friend Nick Armstrong – who you can catch in great shows at iO West like The Friday 40, Cog and iO All Stars – guest stars in our pre-Thanksgiving episode!

In this episode:
- George Bush pardons a “turkey” from Alaska for Thanksgiving!
- Congressional leaders take the bailout for a spin!
- Jack in the Box [...]

Watch Big News Episode 283: “Biden, Your Time”

Sunday, November 30, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: Adam Fisher, Anson Williams, Artemis Pebdani, Baby Come Back, Bailee DesRocher, Barack Obama, Bigfoot, Bob Costas, Boz Scaggs, Brett Favre, Bridget McCain, Christopher Biewer, Cindy McCain, CNN, Danny Ricker, Debbie Phelps, Donny Most, Ed Greer, Edward James Olmos, Erik Charles Nielsen, Erin Moran, Fonzie, fox news, George Caleodis, Georgia, Green Bay Packers, Gregg Lopez, Happy Days, Henry Winkler, Howard Cunningham, Jack McCain, James McCain, Jamie Escalante, Jason Kelley, Jimmy Guidish, Joanie Cunningham, Joe Biden, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Kristina Adelmeyer, Lido Shuffle, Marion Cunningham, Marion Ross, Matt Moore, Meghan McCain, Melissa Okey, Michael Phelps, Milwaukee, MSNBC, Olympics, Phillip Wilburn, Player, Potsie Weber, Ralph Malph, Ralph Nader, South Ossetia, Stand and Deliver, Texas, text bomb, text messages, Tom Bosley, Tom Repetto, Tom Thumb, Wisconsin, Wolf Blitzer, Wunnaweeks

The Olympics ended, and Joe Biden’s run as vice presidential candidate began. Enjoy this episode of Big News, which includes everything from a “Happy Days” reunion to a musical plea to Brett Favre using the music of ’70’s hitmakers Player!

In this episode:
- Barack Obama’s text bomb outs a nonsupporter!
- NBC extends its coverage of [...]

Watch Big News Episode 284: “Mile High Jinx”

Sunday, November 30, 2008 in News
Tags: "George Bush", Bailee DesRocher, Barack Obama, Baywatch, Bill Clinton, Captain and Tennille, Daddy Yankee, David Hasselhoff, Democratic Convention, Democratic National Convention, DNC, Ed Salazar, education, Erich Eilenberger, exceptional students, Gary Hart, Gasolina, gifted students, Greg Shouse, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Jason Kelley, Jen Cain, Joe Biden, John McCain, K-Fed, Kevin Federline, Lance Armstrong, Matt Manser, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Michelle Obama, Neil Garguilo, Pamela Anderson, Phillip Wilburn, Pookie, Popozao, Ray Stakenas, roll call, Ron West, Sarah Palin, Sean Cowhig, Sheryl Crow, Tammie Smalls, Walter Mondale

The Democratic National Convention had just ended, giving us lots of great material for comedy – inane roll calls, seductive Bill Clinton speeches, and diehard Hillary supporters! Plus the comedy of Ed Salazar!

In this episode:
- The Democratic National Convention roll call gets out of hand!
- Sheryl Crow serenades Barack Obama with some specially written [...]