“Tooning Out The News” Announces Special Guests For Week Of 5/17 – 5/20 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. 

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Monday, May 17th

“Inside the Hill” – Where America Turns to Hear Rich People Agree with Each Other
Co-hosts Richard Ballard and Sarah Sabo discuss the latest political headlines with Washington’s elite.

Gov. Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania, appearing on Inside the Hill

Tuesday, May 18th

“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.

Rep. Marie Newman, Democratic Congresswoman serving Illinois, appearing on Virtue Signal

Wednesday, May 19th

“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.

Ibram X Kendi, Director at Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University and author, appearing on Big News

 

Thursday, May 20th

TBA, appearing on The Establishment with Tory Hughes

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.