Watch Big News Episode 314: “Hope Floats?”, with Nicholas D’Agosto and Aaron Krebs!!

Friday, June 12, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", Aaron Krebs, Al Gore, Alaska, Andy Nordvall, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Christopher Biewer, Chuck Norris, CNN, Current TV, David Crosby, Dead and Gone, economic crisis, Ed Salazar, Elijah Suleman, Facebook, farting, farts, Fired Up, George Caleodis, George Foreman, George Foreman grill, Gregg Lopez, I Love L.A., Jade Goody, Jason Kelley, Jimmy Guidish, Julia Gaudette, Just Dance, Justin Timberlake, Kim Jong-il, Lady GaGa, Lakeview Florida, Laura Ling, marijuana, Matt Blitz, medical marijuana, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Nadia Suleman, Natasha Richardson, Neil Garguilo, Neil Garguilo in his underpants, Nicholas D'Agosto, North Korea, Octo-Mom, Octomom, Phillip Wilburn, Poker Face, Ray Stakenas, Rod Blagojevich, Sarah Palin, T.I., The Situation Room, Tom Repetto, volcanos, WLS, Wolf Blitzer

Back in March, Nicholas D’Agosto, star of the hit film “Fired Up,” and Aaron Krebs, one of the great teachers at iO West (and one of the folks behind the new M.I.’s Westside Comedy Theater just off the Santa Monica Promenade), guested with our cast in a show that turned out to be one of [...]

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 310: “A New Page for the GOP”

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: "George Bush", Adam Fisher, Alan Greenspan, Ame, American E, Apple, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Artemis Pebdani, Bacon Brothers, Barack Obama, Bernie Madoff, Bobby Jindal, Brian Vestal, California drought, Chelsey Sullenberger, credit cards, drought, early release of prisoners, economic crisis, Erich Eilenberer, Flight 1549, George Caleodis, godfather, He's Just Not That Into You, ipod, Jason Nash, Jim Nieb, K-Fed, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Federline, Kipleigh Brown, Kyle Isao, Matthew Harris, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Muzak, Nadya Suleman, Octo-Mom, Octomom, offenders, Paul Krugman, pendables, Phil Spector, Phillip Wilburn, Pompeii, Popozao, porn, pornography, Press, Rick Paulas, Se, Sean Cowhig, Slumdog Millionaire, state of the union, Stephen Villa, Steve Jobs, Sully, Survivor, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The E, Tom Repetto, Vesuvius, Vivid Entertainment, volcanos, Zsa Zsa Gabor

BIG NEWS EPISODE 310: “A New Page for the GOP”
Starring Kipleigh Brown, George Caleodis, Sean Cowhig, Adam Fisher, Matthew Harris, Jim Nieb, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, Brian Vestal and Phillip Wilburn
Special Guest: Jason Nash
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 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 306: “Furlough, Sweet Chariot”

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Big News Writers, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: Al Michaels, Antenna City, Arizona Cardinals, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Artemis Pebdani, Barbara Walters, Bart Starr, California budget, Chelsey Sullenberger, Christopher Biewer, Dan Reber, digital TV, economic crisis, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Eric Cantor, Erich Eilenberger, Flight 1549, furloughs, George Caleodis, GOP, Gregg Lopez, Jimmy Guidish, John Madden, John Rubano, Joy Behar, Katie Couric, Kipleigh Brown, LIII, Lynn Jenkins, Marsha Blackburn, Matt Baetz, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Michele Bachmann, Nadya Suleman, Octo-Mom, Octomom, octoplets, Osama bin Laden, Pfizer, Phillip Wilburn, Pittsburgh Steelers, Quinn Callens, recession, Republicans, Righteous Brothers, Rod Blagojevich, Ron West, Steve Carell, Sully, Super Bowl, Super Bowl I, Susan Deming, The View, Tom Repetto, Twilight, VInce Lombardi, Whoopi Goldberg, Wyeth, You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

BIG NEWS EPISODE 306: “Furlough, Sweet Chariot”
Starring Christopher Biewer, Kipleigh Brown, George Caleodis, Susan Deming, Jimmy Guidish, Michael Hughes, Gregg Lopez, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani and Phillip Wilburn
Special Guest: Matt Baetz
Directed by Ron West

The Large Information Report for the Week Ending Sunday, April 26, 2009

Sunday, April 26, 2009 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: A-Rod, Alex Rodriguez, Alpo, autism, Barack Obama, Bea Arthur, Beatrice Arthur, Betamax, Blu-Ray, bo, Bo the White House dog, Bob Barker, Dorothy Zbornak, Earth Day, economic crisis, first dog, fox news, Golden Girls, HD-DVD, horses, Hugo Chavez, Jackie Chan, Joe Biden, Large Information, laughter, layoffs, Madonna, Martha Stewart, Maude, medicine, Michelle Obama, morning after pill, myspace, Neil Patrick Harris, new planet, Newfoundland, obesity, paralysis, polo, Price Is Right, solar system, Stephen Hawking, The Golden Girls, The Price is Right, TV Land Awards, Tyler Perry, Warner Home Video, West Virginia

New regulations put into effect this past week will allow seventeen-year-olds to purchase “morning after” birth control pills” without a prescription. Those under 17 will still have to make due with paying someone to push them down a staircase.
Michelle Obama told children visiting the White House on Thursday that first dog Bo is [...]

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, 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 [...]