Tooning Out The News Announces Special Guests For Week Of 8/3-8/6 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. 

Tuesday, August 3rd

“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.

Philip Rucker, Senior Washington Correspondent at The Washington Post, appearing on Inside The Hill

Carol Leonnig, National Investigative Reporter, appearing on Inside The Hill

Wednesday, August 4th

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Lawrence Wright, staff writer at The New Yorker, appearing on The Establishment

Thursday, August 5th

“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.

Friday, August 6th

“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.

Dr. Cornel West, Co-host of The Tight Rope podcast, 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.