“Tooning Out The News” Announces Special Guests For Week Of 10/6 – 10/9 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, October 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.

Rep. Lauren Underwood, Democratic Congresswoman serving Illisnois’ 14th district, appearing on Big News

Wednesday, October 7th

“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.

Sen. Harry Reid, former Senate Majority leader, Nevada, appearing on Inside the Hill

Thursday, Oct 8th

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Rep. David Cicilline, Democratic Congressman serving Rhode Island’s first district, joins Tooning Out the News’ Super Panel for coverage of the first Vice Presidential Debate

Friday, October 9th

“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.

Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC, 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.