Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News
The Emmy® -nominated STEPHEN COLBERT PRESENTS TOONING OUT THE NEWS features a cast of animated characters, led by anchor James Smartwood, lampooning top news stories and interviewing real-world guests. 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. The series is produced by CBS Studios.
Not Eligible for SAG Awards®
For Your Consideration
Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series
Executive Producers: Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tim Luecke
Executive Producer/Showrunner: RJ Fried
Co-Executive Producers: Zach Smilovitz, Mike Leech, Nicole Savini
Consulting Producer: Matt Lappin
Producer: Julie Zann
Produced by Tiffany Pollard
Animation Directors: Stephen Brooks, Dale Clowdis
Casting Director: Allison Cohn
Technical Manager: Mike Mason
Art Director: Todd McArthur
Supervising Editor: Thomas Berkley
Head Writers: Zach Smilovitz, Mike Leech
Supervising Writer: Naima Pearce
Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation
Production Design: Todd McArthur
Character Animation: Dale Clowdis
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Addison Anderson (Rich Ballard)
Jack Bensinger (Tyler Templeton)
RJ Fried (James Smartwood)
Maureen Monahan (Kylie Weaver)
Naima Pearce (Tory Hughes)
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION – COLOR
David Kenyon
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION – CHARACTER ANIMATION
Dale Clowdis
Accolades
“Perfect for these times”
– Daily Beast
“Absurd Yet Incisive Political Satire”
– Vulture
“Funny and engaging”
– TV Overmind
“A very clever piece of modern-day, media satire”
– Media Post
Addison Anderson
as
Austin Sparks
(Political Analyst)
Rich Ballard
(Co-Host – Inside the Hill)
Kennedy Baldwin
as
Morgan Herbert Walker
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Jack Bensinger
as
Tyler Templeton
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Jeremy Bent
as
Teddy Hopper
(Analyst – Inside the Hill)
Jonathan Keene
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Steph Cook
as
Charlotte Fitzgerald
(Political Analyst – The Establishment with Tory Hughes)
Neil D’Astolfo
as
Peter Womack
(Analyst – Virtue Signal)
Troy Lawson
(Political Analyst – The Establishment with Tory Hughes)
RJ Fried
as
James Smartwood
(Host – Big News)
Ziwe
as
Susan Shephard
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Jeremy Levick
as
Jeremy Levy-Levin
(Investigative Reporter)
Otter Lee
as
Otter Lin
(Field Correspondent – Virture Signal)
Nathan Min
as
Brian Min
(Analyst – Virtue Signal)
as
Sarah Sabo
(Co-Host – Inside the Hill)
Kylie Weaver
(Host – Virtue Signal)
Nicole Vance
(Political Analyst)
Alise Morales
as
Lila Moreno
(Analyst – Virtue Signal)
Simone Norman
as
Eleanor Palmer
(Special Correspondent – Inside the Hill)
Naima Pearce
as
Tory Hughes
(Host – The Establishment with Tory Hughes)
Zach Smilovitz
as
James Smartwood Jr.
(Chief Correspondent – Big News)
Meg Stalter
as
Bonnie Davis
(Co-Host – Hot Take)
Rajat Suresh
as
Rajat Mehta
(Investigative Reporter)
Ikechukwu Ufomadu
as
Dr. Ike Bloom
(Historian – Smart Talk Tonight and Big News)
Corin Wells
as
Lydia Parker
(Political Analyst – The Establishment with Tory Hughes)
Moujan Zolfaghari
as
Catherine Nadaan
(Political Analyst – Big News)
Keisha Zollar
as
Susan Shepard
Episodes
S2 E118 | Mark Hamill/Gen. Stanley McChrystal/Ken Burns
Segment 1: Mark Hamill, Actor & Activist, appearing on Virtue Signal
Segment 2: General Stanley McChrystal, Author of “Risk: A User’s Guide,” appearing on Inside The Hill
Segment 3: Ken Burns, Documentary Filmmaker & Director of “Muhammed Ali” on PBS, appearing on Smart Talk Tonight
