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.
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Jennifer Robertson
Jennifer Lange · 17 eps
Kurt Long
Kurt McNally · 17 eps
Dennis Miller
Self · 17 eps
Jamie McShane
Timothy Cox · 17 eps
John Cramer
Announcer (voice) · 17 eps
Erin Matthews
Guest / Kristen Kohler · 10 eps
Rush Limbaugh
POTUS · 8 eps
Regan Burns
Live Earth Reporter / Tim Davenport · 7 eps
Kevin Kilner
Jack McCraney, Conspiracy Analyst · 6 eps
Lorenzo Lamas
Self · 6 eps
Leyla Milani
Self · 5 eps
Ann Coulter
VPOTUS · 5 eps
Darren Ritchie
5 eps
Larry Cedar
Steven Campbell · 5 eps
Jonathan Mangum
Hank Allen / Craig Kurlander / Dr. Samuel Pinkner · 5 eps
Christopher Lee Parson
Guy White · 5 eps
Dave B. Mitchell
Ben (voice) / Dwayne (voice) / Ben / Dwayne (voice) / Ben / Dwayne / UPS Guy (voice) · 4 eps
Sean Masterson
Guest / Robert McGee · 4 eps
Aaron Wayne Hill
Timmy · 2 eps
John Viener
Bill Johnson · 2 eps
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