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 309: “Red Carpet Remnants”

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in Big News Episodes, Humor, News, News & Commentary, Video
Tags: 'N Sync, 2009 Academy Awards, 2009 Oscars, Academy Awards, Alan Colmes, Andrew Dice Clay, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Bristol Palin, Britney Spears, California budget, California budget crisis, cat fucking, Celebrity Apprentice, Cialis, Darrell Steinberg, Dave Co, Dennis Rodman, Don't Stop the Music, Donald Trump, Doublemint Gum, Erik Charles Nielsen, Erik Hoffstad, Flo-rida, Fo, Greg Shouse, Hannity and Colmes, Harry Reid, Heath Ledger, Huggies, Jason Kelley, Jimmy Guidish, Joan Rivers, Joe Jonas, Joey Fatone, John Boehner, John Hallmann, Jonas Brothers, Julia Gaudette, Kate Winslet, Kevin Jonas, Kings of Leon, Kristina Adelmeyer, Levi Johnston, Lisa Rinna, Low, Matt Manser, Matthew Harris, McDonald's, Melissa Okey, Melrose Place, Michael Hughes, Milk, News, Nick Jonas, Now That's What I Call Music, on Fire, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Queen Latifah, Ray Stakenas, Rihanna, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Ron West, Sarah Palin, Se, Sean Cowhig, Sean Hannity, Sean Penn, Tammie Smalls, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Reader, The Situation with Erik Charles Nielsen, Tim Geithner, Tom Green, Tom Repetto, Will Weldon, Womanizer, Wrigley's

Our Oscar Night Show!
BIG NEWS EPISODE 309: “Red Carpet Remnants”
Starring Sean Cowhig, Jimmy Guidish, Jason Kelley, Matthew Harris, Michael Hughes, Melissa Okey, Artemis Pebdani, and Tammie Smalls
Special Guest: Will Weldon
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

The Topic Thunder Report for the Week Ending Sunday, April 19, 2009

Monday, April 20, 2009 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: 2008 Election, Achilles tendon repair, Allen DeWall, American Pie, Ashton Kutcher, Ashton Kutcher Twitter, Ashton Kutcher versus CNN, Barack Obama, basketball, Behind the Green Door, Bo Obama, Boston Celtics, Britney Spears, Burger King, Burger King Mexican flag ad, camel toe, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, cloned camel, cloning, CNN, Cosby Show, Detroit Lions, EB Brands, Ed Asner, eight year old bride, ESPN2, fitness ball recall, fitness balls, General Growth Properties Inc., Harry Kalas, Hillary Clinton, Insatiable, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Kevin Garnett, malls, Marilyn Chambers, Mel Gibson, Mel Gibson divorce, Mexican flag, Mexico, NBA, NFL Films, Oxygen, Oxygen Network, piracy, Pixar, Polish homeless shelter fire, Portugeuse Water Dog, race horses, real estate, Robin Gibson, Rudy Huxtable, Sarah Palin, Saudi Arabia, school lunches, Shannon DeWall, Smirnoff, stem cells, table, Tara Reid, Topic Thunder, Tropic Thunder, Twitter, UC Davis, UC Davis bomb threat, University of California at Davis, Up, White House dog

On Tuesday President Obama unveiled a Portuguese Water Dog named Bo as the new White House family pet. On Wednesday, it was revealed that Bo owed $20,000 in back taxes.
Due to recent pirate activity Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced new diplomatic efforts to freeze pirates’ assets. The efforts entail erasing the [...]

Couric/Palin

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in Humor, News, Quick Takes, Video
Tags: Erich Eilenberger, Katie Couric, Nixon/Frost, Sarah Palin

From the makers of FROST/NIXON, comes COURIC/PALIN.
Couric / Palin – watch more funny videos

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 [...]

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 [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, December 21, 2008

Monday, December 22, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", Adolf Hitler Campbell, American Idol, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson, asteroids, Barack Obama, Bristol Palin, Charlie Sheen, David Paterson, Deep Throat, Denise Richards, drugs, FBI, G-spot, Garfield, HBO, Heart, Hillary Clinton, Hometown Buffet, Iraq, Iraqi shoe thrower, Katie Holmes, Las Vegas, Las Vegas snow, Leonardo da Vinci, Levi Johnston, Louvre, Majel Barrett, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Mark Felt, Michigan, Nancy Wilson, New York, Nicole Kidman, Oprah Winfrey, Person of the Year, Peru, Pulp Fiction, Roger Avary, Sarah Palin, Saved by the Bell, Sherry Johnston, shoe thrower, Simon Cowell, Star Trek, Stripper Idol, Suri Cruise, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Time magazine, Time magazine Person of the Year, Tom Cruise, Watergate, weather, winter

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush began his trial Wednesday on charges of attacking a head of state. When asked to predict the outcome, the judge in the case said a guilty verdict is a virtual shoo-in.
Time magazine has named Barack Obama its “Person of the Year.” Hillary Clinton [...]

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 [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, December 7, 2008

Friday, December 12, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", A-Rod, Alan Colmes, Alex Rodriguez, Angelina Jolie, Boy George, Brad Pitt, Culture Club, Detroit Lions, Elliot Spitzer, Facebook, Fall Out Boy, fox news, Hannity and Colmes, Harlem Globetrotters, Laura Bush, Madonna, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, New York Giants, ohio, Plaxico Burress, Roman Polanski, Sarah Palin, seals, sex, slate.com, text messages, Washington Generals

Former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who resigned earlier in the year for soliciting a prostitute, will write a column for Slate.com about how to stimulate the economy. Spitzer says the economy can be stimulated by placing it inside a hooker’s mouth.
George and Laura Bush have purchased a new home in Dallas. This marks the [...]