Watch Big News Episode 307: “No, Batman! No!”

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: "George Bush", 867-5309, 867-5309/Jenny, Academy Awards, Alec Baldwin, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Batman, Ben Rosen, Bill Clinton, Billie Jean, Brian Vestal, Britney Spears, Chelsea Clinton, Christian Bale, Christian Bale rant, Christopher Biewer, Dos Equis, Doubt, Dr. Luigi, Dr. Mario, economic crisis, George Caleodis, Grammys, High School Musical 3, Hillary Clinton, Howie Scheer, Jenny McCarthy, Joe Biden, Joey Rockenstein, kidney transplant through vagina, Kim Jong-il, Kipleigh Brown, Kristina Adelmeyer, Kyle Isao, MacGruber, Macy's, Mamma Mia!, marijuana, Mario Brothers, Matt Blitz, Matthew Harris, Melissa Okey, Meryl Streep, Michael Hughes, Michael Jackson, Michael Phelps, Nadya Suleman, Neil Garguilo, Octo-Mom, Octomom, Oscars, Pepsi, Phillip Wilburm, product placement, Quinn Callens, Rent, Seasons of Love, Secretary of State, Singled Out, Sparkles McGee, Starbucks, Tammie Smalls, Terminator: Salvation, The Dark Knight, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Tim Geither, Tom Daschle, Tommy Tutone, Troy Conrad

BIG NEWS EPISODE 307: “No, Batman! No!”
Starring Christopher Biewer, Kipleigh Brown, George Caleodis, Neil Garguilo, Matthew Harris, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, Tammie Smalls, Brian Vestal and Phillip Wilburm
Special Guest: Troy Conrad
Directed by Michael Hughes

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: Phillip Wilburn, American Idol, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, Barack Obama, Billy Joel, Joe Biden, "George Bush", virginity, Antonio Villaraigosa, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Artemis Pebdani, Prince Harry, Illinois, Brian Vestal, Haliburton, peanut butter, Susan Deming, Michael Hughes, El Alcalde de la Pasion, Scott Garner, Neil Garguilo, Ron West, Kipleigh Brown, Jim Nieb, Melissa Okey, salmonella, Helen Thomas, Tom Repetto, George Caleodis, virginity auction, Shanon Muir, Greg Shouse, Deal or No Deal, Howie Mandel, Jay Starr, Matt Blitz, John Hallmann, Andrew Orvedahl, Dwayne Colbert, Rod Blagojevich, Ricardo Montalban, Matthew Harris, Carole Pankau, Christine Radogno, Donne Trotter, Eric Garcetti, James Meeks, John Cullerton, Laura Diaz, Neil Garguilo in his underwear, Richard Lugar, torture, 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

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

Watch Big News Episode 302: “2009: What a Tripp!”

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: "George Bush", Angelyne, Antonio Villaraigosa, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Bernie Madoff, Bill Clinton, Bobby Rush, Boy Scouts, Brian Vestal, cable, Condoleezza Rice, Dane Cook, Dick Cheney, Footloose, Gertrude Stein, Green Zone, Greg Shouse, Gregg Lopez, harry potter, Helen Thomas, Hermione Granger, Hillary Clinton, Home Alone, in-flight birth, Iraq, Jim Nieb, K-Fed, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Federline, Kyra Sedgwick, Laura Bush, magic Negro, Matt Blitz, Matt Manser, Matthew Blitz, Matthew Harris, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, MTV, Neil Garguilo, New Year's Eve, Peter Soby Jr., Phillip Wilburn, Rachael Drummond, Ray Stakenas, Rod Blagojevich, Ron Weasley, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Scott Garner, Sean Cowhig, smoothies, Tammie Smalls, Times Square, Todd Palin, Tom Repetto, Tripp Palin

Big News Episode 302: “2009: What a Tripp!!”
Starring Sean Cowhig, Rachael Drummond, Neil Garguilo, Matthew Harris, Gregg Lopez, Jim Nieb, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, Tammie Smalls, Brian Vestal and Phillip Wilburn
Directed by Michael Hughes

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Watch Big News Episode 285: “Breaching a Levi”

Saturday, November 29, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: Phillip Wilburn, Bill Clinton, Mitt Romney, "George Bush", Larry Craig, John McCain, myspace, hunting, Rudy Giuliani, redneck, Gregg Lopez, wolves, Brian Vestal, Alaska, Susan Deming, Jason Kelley, Michael Hughes, Ray Stakenas, Jimmy Guidish, Sean Cowhig, Tammie Smalls, Julia Gaudette, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Erich Eilenberger, Tom Repetto, Kristina Adelmeyer, Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston, Joe Lieberman, Barbara Walters, Katy Perry, I Kissed A Girl, Greg Shouse, Tony Sam, Republican Convention, Republican National Convention, RNC, Levi Johnston blog, Alaska National Guard, hunting wolves from helicopters, I Picked a Girl, Tim Pawlenty, Roberta McCain, Jerry Reid, Smokey and the Bandit, Buford T. Justice, Jackie Gleason, Snowman, Bandit, Burt Reynolds, Deal or No Deal, Howie Mandel

What a week! We met Sarah Palin, learned her teenaged daughter was pregnant by a “f—in’ redneck” who blogs on MySpace, and mourned “Snowman” from “Smokey and the Bandit!” And we at Big News had our “I Picked a Girl” video aired on CNN twice! Plus the comedy of Tony Sam!

In this [...]

Watch Big News Episode 286: “Lipstick on a Hardon Collider”

Saturday, November 29, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: "George Bush", Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Artemis Pebdani, Bailee DesRocher, Barack Obama, baseball, Bea Arthur, Betty White, Bill Clinton, Billy Squier, Blanche Devereux, Brian Vestal, Bud, Budweiser, Christopher Biewer, Craig Cackowski, Curt Pringle, David Plouffe, Dick Cheney, Dororty Zbornak, Eddie Albert, El Alcalde de la Pasion, Erich Eilenberger, Erik Charles Nielsen, Estelle Getty, Eva Gabor, Giselle Bundchen, Golden Girls, Governor Schwarzenegger, Green Acres, Gregg Lopez, Hadron Collider, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, hurricane, Hurricane Hannah, Hurricane Ike, Jimmy Guidish, Joe Biden, John McCain, Julia Gaudette, Kim Jong-il, lipstick on a pig, Lisa Douglas, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Manser, Mayor Villaraigosa, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Mike Scioscia, Neil Garguilo, New England Patriots, Niilo Tippler, Oliver Wendell Douglas, Phillip Wilburn, Real Men of the Right Wing, recall, Rose Nylund, Rue McClanahan, Sarah Palin, Scott Weitz, Sean Conroy, Sophia Petrillo, Susan Deming, The Stroke, Tom Brady

We at Big News always love when we get one of our friends from iO West to guest star with us, and this episode of Big News shows why. Craig Cackowski tackles roles like David Plouffe from the Obama campaign, Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, and Dorothy from the Golden Girls! All that, and [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, November 23, 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: Ashlee Simpson, Australia, bailout, bank bailout, Barack Obama, baseball, Benji Madden, Bill Clinton, Billy Martin, Bronx Mowgli Wentz, Cabinet, Canadian stripper, Canadian stripper lawsuit, Chrysler, dictionary, drunk driving, economic bailout, economic crisis, eHarmony, food recall, Ford, gay rights, George Steinbrenner, GM, Guy Ritchie, Hal Steinbrenner, Henry Paulson, herpes, Hillary Clinton, hypertrichosis, I Kissed A Girl, Katy Perry, Knight Rider, Lean Cuisine, Madonna, meh, Miley Cyrus, Nancy Pelosi, New York Yankees, Nicole Kidman, Nigerian Prince, Nigerian Prince scam, Paris Hilton, Pete Wentz, Robin Williams, ryan reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, Secretary of State, Ted Stevens, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary, unemployment benefits, Wisconsin, Wisconsin drunks, YouTube

Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Congress will not bail out Detroit automakers until the companies reveal what they will do with the money. The companies then explained that they would use the bailout money to buy cars made in Japan.
President-elect Obama will appoint Timothy Geithner, the head of the New York Federal Reserve, [...]