Watch Big News Episode 318: Large Information: “Old Wine, New Bottles”

Thursday, June 18, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: "George Bush", A Whole New World, Aladdin, Alan Lebetkin, America's Next Top Model, Americorps, Barack Obama, Beyonce, Blackberry, Brian Smalls, Brian Vestal, Bristol Palin, Carrie Prejean, Christopher Biewer, Craigslist, Craigslist Killer, Dick Cheney, Dr. Phil, Erich Eilenberger, gay marriage, George Caleodis, Gitmo, Guantanamo Bay, Hillary Clinton, Iran, James Jones, Jason Kelley, Jed Alexander, Joe Biden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Kipleigh Brown, Kristina Adelmeyer, Larry King, Levi Johnston, Lindsay Lohan, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, Matt Blitz, Matt Moore, Megan McAllister, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Miss California, Miss USA, national security advisor, National Service Act, Peabo Bryson, Philip Markoff, Phillip Wilburn, piracy, pirates, Ray Stakenas, Regina Belle, Robert Gates, Ron West, Single Ladies, Somali pirates, Stephen Hawking, Tammie Smalls, Tom Repetto, Top Story Weekly, torture, waterboarding

It was the last Big News ever! But if you enjoy sketch comedy that’s drawn from the headlines, don’t despair – every Sunday at 9 at iO West, you can catch a brand new episode of Top Story! Weekly, with an all-new collection of sketches based upon the news of the previous seven days! [...]

Watch Big News Episode 305: “Inaugural Ball and Chain”

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: "George Bush", All in the Family, Aretha Franklin, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Barbara Bush, Bill Gates, Campbell Brown, Caroline Kennedy, Christopher Biewer, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, David Paterson, Dianne Feinstein, Dick Cheney, George H.W. Bush, Greg Shouse, Gregg Lopez, inauguration, Inauguration Parade, Jill Biden, Jimmy Guidish, Joe Biden, Joe Lieberman, John Faga, John Hallmann, John Roberts, Kirsten Gillibrand, KJ Middlebrooks, Kyle Isao, Laura Bush, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Michelle Obama, Nikki Hilton, Obama Inauguration, Paris Hilton, Peter Soby Jr., Phillip Wilburn, Rachael Drummond, Rahm Emanuel, Revenge of the Nerds, Ron West, Scott Garner, Sean Cowhig, Shawn Carlow, Spencer Pratt, Tammie Smalls, Tom Vilsack

BIG NEWS EPISODE 305: “Inaugural Ball and Chain”
Starring Christopher Biewer, Sean Cowhig, Rachael Drummond, Jimmy Guidish, Gregg Lopez, KJ Middlebrooks, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, Tammie Smalls and Phillip Wilburn
Special Guest: Shawn Carlow
Directed by Ron West

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 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, January 11, 2009

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 in News
Tags: "George Bush", 24, Apple, astronomy, Australia, Barbara Walters, Bill Cosby, car sales, Caroline Kennedy, Chrysler, class bias, Country Homes magazine, Cowardly Lion, Curly Joe, Dick Cheney, dyslexia, environment, Honda, Iggy Pop, Katie Holmes, Kiefer Sutherland, lead, Lisa Bonet, Milky Way, Mississippi, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa, Nano, New Jersey, Nicole Kidman, Pacific Ocean, Paris Hilton, Patrick Swayze, Phthalates, Robert Gates, Ron Asheton, Sarah Palin, Scientology, six year old driver, Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs health, Stooges, Ted Haggard, teen birth rate, Three Stooges, Tickle Me Elmo, Tom Cruise, toy safety, Toyota, Virginia, Waterford Wedgewood, Wizard of Oz

President Bush has designated nearly 200,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean as a protected region. Bush said he wants the area protected from all sea life while the U.S. drills it for oil.
Vice-President Dick Cheney told a CBS Radio reporter on Wednesday that his image has gotten a bad rap in the press [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, December 14, 2008

Monday, December 15, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", alcohol, Alec Greven, All Things Considered, alternative medicine, Angelina Jolie, Atari, auto bailout, banking crisis, Bettie Page, Brad Pitt, California, California budget, California budget crisis, car czar, cattle, Dick Cheney, Diego Montoya, financial bailout, fruitcake, gaming, gay marriage, Gerard Depardieu, GQ, Greece, Greek riots, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover time, How to Talk to Girls, Infogrames, Inigo Montoya, Ireland, Irish cattle, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Aniston GQ cover, Jennifer Aniston nude, Jennifer Aniston nude in GQ, marijuana, Michael Jackson, New Jersey, nine-year-old author of How to Talk to Girls, NPR, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Tara Reid, The Princess Bride, video games, weight loss

The proposed bailout of the American auto industry broke down Thursday night after Senate Republicans blocked its passage. Making matters worse, the bailout broke down right after its warranty had expired.
The bailout plan rejected by the Senate would have had the car industry overseen by a government appointed “car czar.” The [...]

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 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, October 19, 2008

Monday, October 20, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: 2008 Election, Alice, Alice Nelson, Ann B. Davis, Barack Obama, Batman, Brady Bunch, California wildfires, Dallas Cowboys, debates, Desperate Housewives, Dick Cheney, Entourage, Four Tops, Gale Harold, General Motors, Grinch, Guy Ritchie, Hillary Clinton, Honey Bunch, I Can't Help Myself, internet, Joe Biden, Joe the Plumber, John McCain, Jon Bon Jovi, Lethal Weapon, Levi Stubbs, Madonna, Marcia Brady, Mark Wahlberg, Maureen McCormick, Mel Gibson, Mesa State, Nancy Reagan, Neal Hefti, Odd Couple, Pacman, Pacman Jones, presidential debates, Ringo Starr, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Southern California fires, Stevie Wonder, Sugar Pie, Teri Hatcher, Toyota, Trevor Wikre, video games, Vitali Klitschko, Whoville

John McCain said Thursday that the real winner of this week’s presidential debate was Joe the Plumber. New polls confirmed this opinion by projecting that Joe the Plumber will get fifty-three more electoral votes than McCain.
Joe Biden said Monday that John McCain might regret attacking Barack Obama on issues like race and terrorism for [...]

Watch Big News Episode 279: “Hillary Under Water”

Thursday, August 7, 2008 in Big News Episodes, Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, Video
Tags: Adam Fisher, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bailee DesRocher, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Brent Forrester, Budweiser, California drought, Casey Aldridge, Catalina Rodas, Chris Matthews, Danny Ricker, Dianne Feinstein, Dick Cheney, drought, Dunkin' Donuts, Ed McMahon, Erich Eilenberger, Erik Charles Nielsen, foreclosure, gas, gas prices, gay marriage, Grease, Grease parody, Gregg Lopez, Hillary Clinton, Howie Scheer, Hummer, inbreeding, Jamie Lynn Spears, Jason Kelley, Jim Nieb, Jimmy Guidish, Joe Manchin, John McCain, Julia Gaudette, K-Fed, Keith Bush, Kevin Federline, Kito Buni Robinson, Kristina Adelmeyer, Laurenne Sala, Maddie Briann Aldridge, Matt Manser, Matt Mondlock, Michael Hughes, Michelle Obama, Michigan, Mr. T, Neil Garguilo, Nikitas Manikatos, Phillip Wilburn, Pookie, Rachael Ray, Ray Stakenas, Scott Garner, Sean Cowhig, Steven Waldinger, Summer Nights, Summer Nights parody, Susan Deming, Tammie Smalls, The Office, Tom Repetto, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Fire, Vice President, vice presidential selection, water, West Virginia

As all of us at Big News gear up for our first show back following the iO West reopen – Sunday, August 17 at 9pm, with special guest Brent Forrester from “The Office” – it’s the perfect time to catch up on the shows we did before a drunk driver mistook the iO West bar [...]