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BIG NEWS throws shoes of satire this Sunday

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BIG NEWS is always your 'in' for great sketch comedy

BIG NEWS stuffs your stocking with comedy this Sunday with all-new sketches and satire from this week’s headlines including: Obama appoints a cabinet, Caroline Kennedy wants a seat, Iraqi throws a shoe and Dick Cheney is still a dick. Jay Starr adds his great standup set to a fantastic show… yule love it!

The news doesn’t take off for the holidays – and neither does Big News, Los Angeles’ longest-running news-based sketch comedy show! So join us this Sunday, December 21 at 9pm at iO West as our friends Peter Fluet, Matt Johnson and Andy Trask join our regular cast for brand-new collection of sketches based on the events of the previous seven days – and our friend Jay Starr joins us for a great standup set!

And your ticket gets you into all shows at iO West that evening – including a brand new Mainstage Sketch show at 10, and the holiday Late Night Explosion at 11! At only $5 for a full night of comedy, and with the drink specials at Hollywood’s friendliest bar, you can have a great night out even if Christmas shopping has tapped out what’s left of your savings!

Big News Episode 299: “Goody! Two Shoes!”

Starring Sean Cowhig, Bailee Desrocher, Rachael Drummond, Peter Fluet, Michael Hughes, Matt Johnson, Jim Nieb, Melissa Okey, Tammie Smalls, and Andy Trask

Written by Brandon Burkhart, Shawn Carlow, Tammy Connors, Mark Dorsey, Rachael Drummond, Erich Eilenberger, John Faga, Scott Garner, Julia Gaudette, John Hallmann, Michael Hughes, Matt Johnson, Gen Kiyooka, Michael S. King, Matt Manser, Jason McClain, Rick Paulas, Jeff Perlmutter, Dan Reber, Tom Repetto, Howie Scheer, Peter Soby Jr., Aydrea ten Bosch, Niilo Tippler, Ron West and Phillip Wilburn

Directed by Ron West

iO West
Sunday, December 21
9-10pm
$5
Valet Parking/Full Bar/21+

Written by theweitzpaper

December 20, 2008 at 11:44 am

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