
Tooning Out the News
From executive producer Stephen Colbert, CBS All Access’ TOONING OUT THE NEWS is the first daily animated topical news satire series, featuring animated hosts making real headlines through interviews with newsmakers and politicians such as Katie Porter, Julian Castro, and somehow, Alan Dershowitz. New five-to seven-minute segments are available Tuesday through Friday, culminating in a weekly full episode.

For Your Consideration
Outstanding Short Form Series
Executive Producer/Showrunner: RJ Fried
Co-Executive Producers: Zach Smilovitz, Mike Leech
Consulting Producer: Matt Lappin
Producers: Nicole Savini, Meaghan Rady
Produced By: Melanie Loebig
Animation Directors: Stephen Brooks, Dale Clowdis
Casting Director: Allison Cohn
Talent Director: Julie Zann
Technical Director: Brian Maffitt
Art Director: Todd McArthur
Supervising Editor: Thomas Berkley
Head Writers: Zach Smilovitz, Mike Leech
Writing Supervised By: Naima Pearce
Accolades
“Perfect for these times”
– Daily Beast
“Delightfully weird and hilarious”
– Daily Beast
“Funny and engaging”
– TV Overmind
“A very clever piece of modern-day, media satire”
– Media Post
Addison Anderson
as
Austin Sparks
(Political Analyst – Big News)
Rich Ballard
(Co-Host – Inside the Hill)
Jack Bensinger
as
Tyler Templeton
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Jeremy Bent
as
Teddy Hopper
(Analyst – Inside the Hill)
Jonathan Keene
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Neil D’Astolfo
as
Peter Womack
(Analyst – Virtue Signal)
RJ Fried
as
James Smartwood
(Host – Big News)
Ziwe Fumudoh
as
Susan Shephard
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Jeremy Levick
as
Jeremy Levy-Levin
(Investigative Reporter)
Nathan Min
as
Brian Min
(Analyst – Virtue Signal)
Maureen Monahan
as
Nicole Vance
(Political Analyst – Big News)
Sarah Sabo
(Co-Host – Inside the Hill)
Kylie Weaver
(Host – Virtue Signal)
Alise Morales
as
Lila Moreno
(Analyst – Virtue Signal)
Simone Norman
as
Eleanor Palmer
(Special Correspondent – Inside the Hill)
Zach Smilovitz
as
James Smartwood Jr.
(Chief Correspondent – Big News)
Megan Stalter
as
Bonnie Davis
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Rajat Suresh
as
Rajat Mehta
(Investigative Reporter)
IKE UFOMADU
as
Dr. Ike Bloom
(Historian)
Naima Pearce
as
Tory Hughes
(Political Analyst – Big News)
Kennedy Baldwin
as
Morgan Herbert Walker
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Otter Lee
as
Otter Lin
(Field Correspondent – Virture Signal)
Episodes

11/4/20 | “Super Panel Election Night Coverage”
The Tooning Out Election 2020 panel welcomes journalist Michael Isikoff to break down the presidential election night highlights and President Trump’s premature victory declaration.
