About The ½ Hour News Hour
- Released on February 18, 2007
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 plays Jennifer Lange (17 episodes)
Kurt Long plays Kurt McNally (17 episodes)
Dennis Miller plays Self (17 episodes)
Jamie McShane plays Timothy Cox (17 episodes)
John Cramer plays Announcer (voice) (17 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The ½ Hour News Hour
Aaron Wayne Hill plays Timmy (2 episodes)
Dom Irrera plays Lenny Varnadou - t-shirt salesman (1 episode)
Leyla Milani plays Self (5 episodes)
John Viener plays Bill Johnson (2 episodes)
Rush Limbaugh plays POTUS (8 episodes)
Ann Coulter plays VPOTUS (5 episodes)
P.J. Byrne plays Dr. Harvey Jenkins (1 episode)
Ken Davitian plays Ken Davitian (1 episode)
Peter Marshall
Jesse Erwin plays Duke Lacrosse Player (1 episode)
Tiffany Espensen plays Asian Girl / Yao Tsing (1 episode)
Garrett Masuda plays Adopted Boy (1 episode)
Kevin Kilner plays Jack McCraney, Conspiracy Analyst (6 episodes)
Lorenzo Lamas plays Self (6 episodes)
Trenton Rogers plays Son (1 episode)
Jennifer Jewel-High Jackson
Darren Ritchie
Larry Cedar plays Steven Campbell (5 episodes)
Roy Halo
Angie Patterson
Forrest Landis
Chris Dollard
Jason Huber
Sunil Malhotra plays Abraham Hassan (1 episode)
Steve Vinovich
Seth William Meier plays Ken (uncredited) (1 episode)
Regan Burns plays Live Earth Reporter (1 episode) , Tim Davenport (6 episodes)
Cutter Garcia plays The Creep (1 episode)
Dave B. Mitchell plays Ben (voice) (1 episode) , Dwayne (voice) (1 episode) , Ben / Dwayne (voice) (1 episode) , Ben / Dwayne / UPS Guy (voice) (1 episode)
Maurice Godin plays Liquor Store Owner (1 episode)
Erin Matthews plays Guest (1 episode) , Kristen Kohler (1 episode) , (8 episodes)
Jonathan Mangum plays Hank Allen (1 episode) , Craig Kurlander (1 episode) , Dr. Samuel Pinkner (1 episode) , (2 episodes)
Dennis Prager plays Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self (1 episode)
Christopher Lee Parson plays Guy White (5 episodes)
Troy Vincent plays Chuck (1 episode)
Ian Ziering plays Self (2 episodes)
Sean Masterson plays Robert McGee (1 episode) , Guest (3 episodes)
Jason Wilkinson plays John Edwards Poverty Sketch - Stylist (1 episode)
Assaf Cohen plays Rafi Hadaad (1 episode)
Louisette Geiss plays Guest (1 episode) , (1 episode)
Chad Kimball plays Gabriel Andrews (1 episode) , Gabriel Andrews / Evan Beatty (1 episode)
Abigail Mason plays Meredith Sawyer (1 episode)
Paul Webster plays Man #3 (1 episode)
Susan Boyajian plays Women #3 (1 episode)
Dana Cuomo plays Woman (1 episode)
Kelly McCracken plays Democratic Dating Lover (1 episode)
Lainie Ventura plays Woman #1 (1 episode)
Michael Kaiser plays John McCain's Campaign Manager (1 episode) , Billy (1 episode)
David Wells plays Dr. David Gayle (1 episode)
Gregg Binkley
Timothy Davis-Reed plays Interviewer (1 episode) , Dr. Neil Mark Wilson (1 episode)
Tim Halligan plays David Tubb, author (1 episode)
Laura Ingraham plays Doctor - Hillary Ambivalence Syndrome (1 episode)
Jon Prescott plays Lucky Man (1 episode)
Ron Butler plays Barack Obama (1 episode)
Jean Carol plays Hillary Clinton (1 episode)
Jeff Corbett plays Mitt Romney (1 episode)
Mel Fair plays Wigged Man (1 episode)
Tembi Locke
Stephen Full plays Jerry LaSalle (1 episode) , (1 episode)
Taji Coleman plays Wife (1 episode)
Megan McNulty plays Wife #1 (1 episode)
Paula Rhodes plays Mary from Malibu (1 episode)
Walter Addison
Tyler Steelman plays Timmy (1 episode)
J. Karen Thomas
Alex Valente plays Good-Looking Guy (uncredited) (1 episode)
Crew of The ½ Hour News Hour
Production
Sound
Writing
Editing
Directing
- Aaron Wayne Hill
- Dom Irrera
- Leyla Milani
- John Viener
- Rush Limbaugh
- Ann Coulter
- P.J. Byrne
- Ken Davitian
- Peter Marshall
- Jesse Erwin
- Tiffany Espensen
- Garrett Masuda
- Kevin Kilner
- Lorenzo Lamas
- Trenton Rogers
- Jennifer Jewel-High Jackson
- Darren Ritchie
- Larry Cedar
- Roy Halo
- Angie Patterson
- Sean Whalen
- Forrest Landis
- Chris Dollard
- Jason Huber
- Sunil Malhotra
- Steve Vinovich
- Gwendoline Yeo
- Seth William Meier
- Regan Burns
- Cutter Garcia
- Dave B. Mitchell
- Maurice Godin
- Erin Matthews
- Jonathan Mangum
- Dennis Prager
- Christopher Lee Parson
- Troy Vincent
- Ian Ziering
- Sean Masterson
- Jason Wilkinson
- Assaf Cohen
- Mike Erwin
- Louisette Geiss
- Chad Kimball
- Abigail Mason
- Paul Webster
- Susan Boyajian
- Dana Cuomo
- Kelly McCracken
- Lainie Ventura
- Michael Kaiser
- David Wells
- Gregg Binkley
- Timothy Davis-Reed
- Tim Halligan
- Laura Ingraham
- Jon Prescott
- Ron Butler
- Jean Carol
- Jeff Corbett
- Mel Fair
- Tembi Locke
- Stephen Full
- Jill Basey
- Taji Coleman
- Jennifer Freeman
- Megan McNulty
- Paula Rhodes
- Walter Addison
- Tyler Steelman
- J. Karen Thomas
- Alex Valente