“Tooning Out The News” Announces Special Guests For Week Of 11/17 – 11/20 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, November 17th

“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.

Alex Wagner, Co-host and Executive Producer of Showtime’s “The Circus,” appearing on Hot Take

 

Tuesday, November 17th

“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.

Alex Gibney, Oscar-winning filmmaker, appearing on Big News

Thursday, November 19th

“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.

Rick Klein, political director, ABC News, appearing on Inside the Hill

 

Friday, November 20th

“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.

Nicole Perlroth, cybersecurity reporter, The New York Times, 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.