Meet the Cast of The ½ Hour News Hour

The 1/2 Hour News Hour was an American television news satire show that aired on the Fox News Channel. The program presented news stories from a conservative perspective, using a satirical format pioneered by Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and The Daily Show.

The first pilot aired on February 18, 2007, and the second on March 4, 2007. Fox News Channel later purchased 13 more episodes of the show, which started airing on May 13, 2007. The show was cancelled and the final episode aired on September 23, 2007.

Cast and crew of the show included Kurt Long, Jennifer Robertson, Manny Coto, and Ned Rice. Longtime Weekend Update anchor Dennis Miller was a regular contributor to the program with his "The Buck Starts Here" segment.

Main Cast of The ½ Hour News Hour

Jennifer Robertson

as Jennifer Lange (17 episodes)

Kurt Long

as Kurt McNally (17 episodes)

Kurt Long was born on July 2, 1973 and is currently 51 years old.

Dennis Miller

as Self (17 episodes)

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Jamie McShane

as Timothy Cox (17 episodes)

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John Cramer

as Announcer (voice) (17 episodes)

Secondary Cast of The ½ Hour News Hour

Aaron Wayne Hill

as Timmy (2 episodes)

Jonathan David Viener (born July 10, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, producer and writer.

Rush Limbaugh

as POTUS (8 episodes)

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Ann Coulter

as VPOTUS (5 episodes)

Ann Hart Coulter is an American conservative media pundit, syndicated columnist, and lawyer. She became known as a me...

P.J. Byrne

as Dr. Harvey Jenkins (1 episode)

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Ken Davitian

as Ken Davitian (1 episode)

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Peter Marshall

Jesse Erwin

as Duke Lacrosse Player (1 episode)

Tiffany Espensen

as Asian Girl / Yao Tsing (1 episode)

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Garrett Masuda

as Adopted Boy (1 episode)

Kevin Kilner

as Jack McCraney, Conspiracy Analyst (6 episodes)

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Lorenzo Lamas

as Self (6 episodes)

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Trenton Rogers

as Son (1 episode)

Jennifer Jewel-High Jackson

Darren Ritchie

Larry Cedar

as Steven Campbell (5 episodes)

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Roy Halo

Angie Patterson

Sean Whalen

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Forrest Landis

Chris Dollard

Jason Huber

Sunil Malhotra

as Abraham Hassan (1 episode)

Sunil Malhotra was born on October 20, 1975 and is currently 49 years old.

Steve Vinovich

Gwendoline Yeo

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Seth William Meier

as Ken (uncredited) (1 episode)

Regan Burns

as Live Earth Reporter (1 episode) , Tim Davenport (6 episodes)

Regan Burns is an actor.

Cutter Garcia

as The Creep (1 episode)

Dave B. Mitchell

as Ben / Dwayne (voice) (1 episode) , Dwayne (voice) (1 episode) , Ben (voice) (1 episode) , Ben / Dwayne / UPS Guy (voice) (1 episode)

Maurice Godin

as Liquor Store Owner (1 episode)

Erin Matthews

as Guest (1 episode) , Kristen Kohler (1 episode) , (8 episodes)

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Jonathan Mangum

as Dr. Samuel Pinkner (1 episode) , Hank Allen (1 episode) , Craig Kurlander (1 episode) , (2 episodes)

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Dennis Prager

as Self (1 episode) , Self - Guest (1 episode)

Christopher Lee Parson

as Guy White (5 episodes)

Troy Vincent

as Chuck (1 episode)

Ian Ziering

as Self (2 episodes)

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Sean Masterson

as Robert McGee (1 episode) , Guest (3 episodes)

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Jason Wilkinson

as John Edwards Poverty Sketch - Stylist (1 episode)

Assaf Cohen

as Rafi Hadaad (1 episode)

Assaf Cohen was born on October 31, 1972 and is currently 52 years old.

Louisette Geiss

Chad Kimball

as Gabriel Andrews (1 episode) , Gabriel Andrews / Evan Beatty (1 episode)

Mike Erwin

Mike Erwin was born on August 31, 1978 and is currently 46 years old.

Abigail Mason

as Meredith Sawyer (1 episode)

Paul Webster

as Man #3 (1 episode)

Susan Boyajian

as Women #3 (1 episode)

Dana Cuomo

as Woman (1 episode)

Kelly McCracken

as Democratic Dating Lover (1 episode)

Lainie Ventura

as Woman #1 (1 episode)

Michael Kaiser

as Billy (1 episode) , John McCain's Campaign Manager (1 episode)

David Wells

as Dr. David Gayle (1 episode)

Gregg Binkley

Gregg Binkley was born on March 20, 1963. He is an actor and director.

Timothy Davis-Reed

as Interviewer (1 episode) , Dr. Neil Mark Wilson (1 episode)

Tim Halligan

as David Tubb, author (1 episode)

Laura Ingraham

as Doctor - Hillary Ambivalence Syndrome (1 episode)

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Jon Prescott

as Lucky Man (1 episode)

Ron Butler

as Barack Obama (1 episode)

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Jean Carol

as Hillary Clinton (1 episode)

Jeff Corbett

as Mitt Romney (1 episode)

Mel Fair

as Wigged Man (1 episode)

Mel Fair was born on March 22, 1964 and is currently 60 years old.

Tembi Locke

Stephen Full

Jill Basey

Jill Basey is an actress.

Taji Coleman

as Wife (1 episode)

Jennifer Freeman

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Megan McNulty

as Wife #1 (1 episode)

Paula Rhodes

as Mary from Malibu (1 episode)

Walter Addison

Tyler Steelman

as Timmy (1 episode)

J. Karen Thomas

Alex Valente

as Good-Looking Guy (uncredited) (1 episode)

Crew of The ½ Hour News Hour

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