“Tooning Out The News” Announces Special Guests For Week Of 8/11 – 8/14 On CBS All-Access

 

 

 

CBS All-Access’ 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 CBS All Access, you can fix that here. 

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Tuesday, August 11th

“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.

Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta, appearing on Big News

 

Wednesday, August 12th

“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.

Jamaal Bowman, Democrat Candidate for U.S. Congress NY-16, appearing on Inside the Hill

Thursday, August 13th

“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.

Sen. Chris Coons, U.S. Senator representing Delaware, appearing on Virtue Signal

 

Friday, August 14th

“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.

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of ice cream brand “Ben and Jerry’s,” appearing on Hot Take

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.