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 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 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 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 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

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 282: “So Two Guys Drive Into a Bar…”

Sunday, November 30, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: "George Bush", ABBA, Alicia Sacramone, Andy Nordvall, Arnold Schwazenegger, Artemis Pebdani, Barack Obama, Bela Karoli, Bob Costas, Brent Forrester, China, Chris Stathis, Christopher Biewer, Cindy McCain, David Plouffe, Erich Eilenberger, fist bump, fist jab, fist pump, French Chef, George Caleodis, Georgia, Georgian War, Governor Schwarzenegger, Gregg Lopez, Hawaii, Hillary Clinton, Jason Kelley, Jed Alexander, Jim Nieb, Jimmy Guidish, John Chiang, John Edwards, John McCain, Julia Child, Laura Harper, lipsynching, Mamma Mia!, Matt Manser, Meryl Streep, Michael Bluestein, Michael Hughes, Michelle Obama, Mikheil Saakashvili, Morgan Hamm, Nate Liebermann, Olympics, Olympics opening ceremony, Pat McAleenan, Phillip Wilburn, Pierce Brosnan, PUMAs, Rick Paulas, Robert Mugabe, Ron West, Shawn Johnson, Susan Deming, Tammie Smalls, The Office, Tom Repetto, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, World War II, Zimbabwe

Our first show back after iO West reopened! And with special guest Brent Forrester from “The Office”, it couldn’t have been a better return!

In this episode:
- The Obamas’ Hawaiian vacation gets some unwelcome crashers!
- John McCain debuts a sequel to “Mamma Mia!”
- George Bush tries to figure out the Georgian War!
- Crazed Hillary Clinton [...]

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: "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!

In this [...]

Watch Big News Episode 287: “Mayor, Moose-Hunter, Mother”

Saturday, November 29, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: 100000 Pyramid, 2008 Election, AIG, Al Gore, Andy Sklar, Artemis Pebdani, Aydrea ten Bosch, bank failure, Bert, Big Bird, Blackberry Britney Spears, Carly Fiorina, Cindy McCain, Cookie Monster, credit crisis, David Petraeus, Dick Clark, economic crisis, Elmo, Ernie, Federal Reserve, Florida State, General Petraeus, George Caleodis, Grover, Iraq, J.B. West, Jamie Lynn Spears, Jason Kelley, Jim Nieb, John McCain, Jonas Brothers, Julia Gaudette, Kipleigh Brown, Kyle Kinane, Lehman Brothers, Matt Johnson, Matt Moore, Melissa Okey, Michael Hughes, Muppets, Neil Garguilo, Oscar the Grouch, Phil Gramm, Phillip Wilburn, Pyramid, Ron West, Sarah Palin, Sean Cowhig, Sesame Street, sorority, surge, Tammie Smalls, the Count, Todd Palin, Tom Repetto, virginity, WaMu, Washington Mutual, Zach Ayers

Sesame Street? The Jonas Brothers? But don’t mistake this show for anything on the Disney Channel – just a hilarious look at another week of the election, and the comedy of Kyle Kinane!

In this episode:
- John McCain gets roughed up by the Muppets!
- The Lehman Brothers get a good talking-to by their parents!
- [...]