“Tooning Out The News” Announces Special Guests For Week Of 3/29 – 4/1 On Paramount+

Paramount+’ Tooning Out The News has revealed it’s upcoming list of special guests for this week that you can see more details about below. If you don’t have a subscription to Paramount+, you can fix that here. 

Monday, March 29th

“Big News” – America’s Most Trusted Source of Conventional Wisdom
James Smartwood hosts this satire of ego-centric cable news anchors who only offer the most conventional takes.

Margaret Hoover, host of “The Firing Line with Margaret Hoover,” appearing on Big News

Tuesday, March 30th

“Hot Take” – The Biggest, Baddest, Bad Faith Arguments on Television
A politically diverse and wildly ill-informed panel weighs in on the news of the day.

Rep. Mondaire Jones, Democratic Congressman serving New York and Judiciary Committee member, appearing on Hot Take

Wednesday, March 31st

Rob Reiner, actor/ director (“The Wolf of Wall Street”, “The Princess Bride”),  appearing on The Establishment with Tory Hughes

Thursday, April 1st

“Virtue Signal” – There’s No Cause This White Lady Can’t Make About Herself
Kylie Weaver hosts this satire of liberal cable news anchors who pat themselves on the back for taking up every social and political cause.

Kara Swisher, host of podcast “Sway,” appearing on Virtue Signal

Synopsis:

TOONING OUT THE NEWS features a cast of animated characters, led by anchor James Smartwood, lampooning top news stories and interviewing real-world guests, newsmakers and analysts. New five- to seven-minute segments will be available Tuesday through Friday, culminating in a weekly full episode. The series is executive produced by Stephen Colbert and Chris Licht of CBS’ THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT and RJ Fried and Tim Luecke from SHOWTIME’s OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT.