Watch Big News Episode 285: “Breaching a Levi”

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

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!

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Watch Big News Episode 277: George Lucas’ Kingdom of Cracked Skulls

Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Big News Episodes, Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, Video
Tags: "George Bush", American Idol, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Belzig, Beverly Hillbillies, China, Christmas Carol, Christopher Biewer, David Cook, earthquake, Elly May Clampett, Florida, George Lucas, Granny, Grey Gardens, Hillary Clinton, Houston Storms, Hugh Moore, Indiana Jones, Jed Clampett, Jessica Alba, Jethro Bodine, Jim Nieb, Jimmy Guidish, John McCain, Kipleigh Brown, Little Edie Beale, Marion Ravenwood, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Mitt Romney, Neil Garguilo, oil, Phillip Wilburn, porn tax, pornography, Princess Leia, Renaldo Lapuz, Sean Cowhig, Short Round, Ted Kennedy, The Price is Right, Tony Danza, weather

Thanks to the folks at Studio Fred, you can enjoy recent episodes of “Big News” from the comfort of your own computer! So if you weren’t one of the seventy-one people packing iO West to catch our homage to Indiana Jones, plus a great set by our special guest Hugh Moore, you can enjoy [...]

Brian Vestal Blogs from Europe!!

Friday, April 4, 2008 in Announcements, Big News Writers, Highlights, News, The Biz, Writers
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Big News cast, blogging, Brian Vestal, choreography, Europe, hostels, Mitt Romney, travel, trips

For the next four months, you won’t be able to catch Brian Vestal in the cast of Big News.  But our loss is Europe’s gain, as Brian spends April through July pubbing and culturing and otherwise experiencing life on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.  Check out his blog, where he documents his trip, [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, March 30, 2008

Monday, March 31, 2008 in Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz, Writers
Tags: abortion, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bausch and Lomb, Billy Joel, Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards, Diddy, dogs, Dr. Pepper, Egg McMuffin, Florida, food stamps, George Michael, gonorrhea, Guns 'n' Roses, Herb Peterson, Hillary Clinton, James Blunt, Jeremiah Wright, Joey Lawrence, John McCain, kidneys, Kwame Kilpatrick, LA Times, Limp Bizkit, LIRR, Long Island, Long Island Rail Road, McDonald's, Missouri, Mitt Romney, Montana, Nancy Reagan, Naperville, New York, obesity, ohio, organ donors, plane crash, Pomeranian, Puff Daddy, satellite TV, Saturday Night Live, Sean Combs, sexually transmitted diseases, slavery, SNL, Starbucks, STDs, Supreme Court, Tacoma, Tupac, Tupac Shakur, US Airways

Former first lady Nancy Reagan endorsed John McCain for president Tuesday. Reagan and McCain then shared a laugh when they discovered that each had picked the other in this year’s dead pool.
Mitt Romney made his first appearance on the campaign trail with John McCain at a fund-raising event in Salt Lake City Thursday. McCain hopes [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, March 30, 2008 – Bonus Jokes!

Saturday, March 29, 2008 in Announcements, Big News Writers, Editorial, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz, Writers
Tags: "George Bush", 10000 B.C., 2008 Election, 2008 Olympics, abortion, abstinence, Adobe, Afghanistan, Alex Rodriguez, Alzheimer's, American Airlines, Barack Obama, Barry Bonds, Bedrock, Beijing Olympics, Bible, birth control, Bosnia, Brian Sliter, Britney Spears, Charlie Sheen, China, Christianity, CNN, Cocaine, Confederacy, Cops, Daniel Radcliffe, David Paterson, Dax Shepard, dementia, Denise Richards, Denny's, dentures, Dick Cheney, Diet Fresca, Direct TV, Dr. Pepper, Easter Island, Egg McMuffin, Ellen DeGeneres, Fight Club, First Continental Congress, Flintstones, Florida, food stamps, George Michael, Glenn Beck, Godzilla, Greece, Guns 'n' Roses, harry potter, Hawaii, Headline News, Herb Peterson, herpes, HGH, Hillary Clinton, Hootie & the Blowfish, Houston Rockets, Iraq, Jamie Lynn Spears, Joey Buttafuoco, John McCain, Jon Heder, Jose Canseco, kidneys, Kilauea, Kirsten Bell, Kleenex, Kwame Kilpatrick, LAPD, Larry Craig, Libertarians, LIRR, LOLcatz, Long Island, Los Angeles, McDonald's, Mexico, Mike Gravel, Mike Tyson, mile high club, Milwaukee's Best Light, Missouri, Mitt Romney, Mrs. Doubtfire, Murder She Wrote, Nancy Reagan, Naperville, Napoleon Dynamite, New York, nipple rings, Not Just Another Cable News Show, nuclear warheads, obesity, ohio, Olympic torch, Olympics, Pamela Anderson, Pentagon, Photoshop, Polygrip, Pomeranian, prison, Remus, Rick Salomon, Robin Williams, Rome, Romulus, Romulus and Remus, Ronald Reagan, Rosie O'Donnell, San Francisco Giants, Scarlett Johannsen, sex education, sexually transmitted diseases, Sizzler, slavery, Starbucks, STDs, Supreme Court, Tacoma, Taiwan, taser, Texas, theology, Tibet, train wreck, transplants, TSA, Ultimate Fighting, US Airways, Van Gogh, Viagra, Wal-Mart, When in Rome, White Castle, Yale, Yao Ming, Yes We Can

The Big News writing staff is hard at work crafting great comedy each week for your enjoyment. And thanks to Al Gore, there’s a place for those jokes that can’t fit into the show – the Internet! To see what did make it in, stop by iO West in Hollywood on Sunday nights [...]

Make a Super Decision this Super Tuesday!

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in News
Tags: Alan Keyes, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mike Gravel, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Super Tuesday

Before you head to the polling station today and cast your Super Tuesday vote there are a few things you need to take into account. Things like what are the policies of these candidates? Which of these people represents my beliefs and ideals? Most importantly however, you need to consider who’s the [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, February 3, 2008

Monday, February 4, 2008 in Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Press, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: 2008 Olympics, Aboriginies, Ahmadinejad, Amy Winehouse, Australia, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Brazil, Chicago Tribune, Chris Klein, Clue, Connecticut, Denny's, Detroit, epilepsy, Exxon Mobil, FDA, Florida, flu, flu vaccine, Harry Truman, Hillary Clinton, Jay Leno, John McCain, Katie Holmes, Kevin Rudd, Kwame Kilpatrick, Margaret Truman, McDonald's, Meet the Spartans, Microsoft, Mitt Romney, Monopoly, New Kids on the Block, NKOTB, oil, Olympics, primary, rebate, Sambadrome, Star Jones, stimulus, Thomas Dewey, Tom Cruise, TruTV, vaccine, Vegemite, Yahoo!

On Tuesday voters in Florida cast their ballots in the state’s presidential primary. Much to the surprise of analysts, the winner in both parties was Matlock
After losing the Florida primary, Mitt Romney accused John McCain of using dirty tricks. He also accused McCain of drinking caffeine, using a swear word, and only having one wife.
Congress [...]

A Special Message for All Potential Nader Voters

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 in Big News Writers, Editorial, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Quick Takes
Tags: "George Bush", Al Gore, arthouse films, Barack Obama, Election 2008, farmers' markets, geothermal, Green Party, hemp, Hillary Clinton, independent bookstores, Iraq, John Edwards, John Kerry, John McCain, Katrina, Mitt Romney, narcissism, New Orleans, Ralph Nader, renewable energy, Supreme Court

First off, thanks so much for the past seven years. And yeah, I know, vote your conscience, it’s your right, Gore should have campaigned harder, he didn’t even win his home state, he probably won Florida anyway, and who’s to say that the Nader voters would have voted for Gore if Nader wasn’t in the [...]

Mr. Blackwell Looks At The Presidential Candidates

Monday, January 14, 2008 in Announcements, Big News Writers, Editorial, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Photos, Quick Takes
Tags: Barack Obama, Blondie, Bumstead, Clinton, Dagwood, Fashion, Flea, Fred Thompson, hillary, Hillary Clinton, Just For Men, Law and Order, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Mr. Blackwell, Peeps, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rudy, Sears, Yankees

As we drive down memory lane …. and turn back to rubberneck at accidents of accouterment, I am … Mr. Blackwell and I am delighted to share with you … the … wardrobe wrecks, the … fashion faux pas, the ….creme de la creosote of … this year’s presidential contenders.
RUDY GIULIANI

New York is the fashion [...]

And Now, Another Message From John McCain:

Sunday, January 6, 2008 in News
Tags: 2008, battlefield earth, blog, campaign, fox news, government, internet, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, myspace, new hampshire, patriots, politicians, President, rudy guiliani, slimy, technology, Vote, web, YouTube

Hi. I’m John McCain. Well, here we are at the end of 2007. Been some ride, huh? Especially with all this technology worming its slimy way onto the campaign trails. YouTube? Myspace? FoxNews.com? You just can’t trust ¾ of what you see on those pages! Why? Because nothing’s on paper. All that info just floats [...]