Newsreaders

2013 • Adult Swim
4.5
28 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (14)

1 F-Dancing/Are You Decent?
10/23/14
In the season two premiere, Amir LaRussa (recurring guest star KUMAIL NANJIANI – Silicon Valley) looks at a new dance trend that has school officials threatening to cancel the prom. Plus, are you a racist? Clavis Kim (recurring guest star RANDALL PARK – Veep) answers that question.
2 Motorboating Dads/The Negative $100,000 Question
10/30/14
Sadee Deenus looks at a controversial new parenting trend and Reagan Biscayne exposes the dirty secrets of television game shows. Guest stars include Morgan Gingerich, David Krumholtz, Gillian Vigman, Rob Huebel, Marc Evan Jackson, Jay Thomas, Joe Wengert and David Wain.
3 The Journey of an iPhone/Restaurant Plague
11/6/14
Xandra Dent traces the path the iPhone takes from mines to your pocket and Amir LaRussa (recurring guest star KUMAIL NANJIANI) reports on a hot new kind of theme restaurant. Additional guest stars include Bayo Akinfemi, Willie Amakye, Jason Antoon, Matthew Atkinson, Arnold Chon, Tim De Zarn, Yoshio Iizuka, Samuel, Le, Lin Oeding, Vladimir Tevlovski, Stella Angelova, Todd Fasen, Jerry Minor and Steve Schriver.
4 Roswell, New Mexico/Skip Goes to a Wedding
11/13/14
Sadee Deenus travels to the alien capital of the world and finds some surprises. Skip Reming goes to a wedding and also finds some surprises. Additional guest stars include John Ross Bowie, Tara Copeland, Brian Huskey, Seth Morris, Maureen Mueller, Tracy Belushi, Ross Blakeman, Karl Herlinger, Matt Houston, Lauren Benz Phillips and Dave Shalansky.
5 Headless Football Player/Identity Thief
11/27/14
Reagan Biscayne profiles a young athlete who overcame a rare disability to realize his dream, and Sadee Deenus meets an identity thief with a thick Russian accent and a huge problem. Additional guest stars include Craig Cackowski, Robert Craighead, Jennifer Lafleur, Jihad Reeves, Blake Vanderwiel, Jonny Coyne, Jon Daly and Kumail Nanjiani.
6 Go Nadz/Talkin’ News
12/4/14
Narge Hemingway investigates a controversy in the competitive world of car genitalia. Skip Reming and ROB RIGGLE (guest starring as himself) chat with Childrens Hospitals’ Ingrid Hagerstown (guest star MALIN ACKERMAN – Childrens Hospital, Wanderlust). Additional guest stars include Nick Coirirossi, Wayne Federman, Jonathan Gabrus, Lila Lucchetti, Rick Overton, Dave Theune, Lilan Bowden, Dave Holmes and S.E. Perry.
7 Strip Club Exposé/Long Lost Twins
12/11/14
It’s a shocking hidden camera investigation into the inner workings of gentlemen’s clubs. Also, Newsreaders reunites two long-lost twin brothers. Guest stars include Diora Baird, Kumail Nanjiani, Tom Rizzo, Pamela Dunlap, Randall Park, Jason Sklar and Randy Sklar.
8 America’s Unknown President/Reporter on House Arrest
12/18/14
Reagan Biscayne looks at a new documentary about an American President forgotten by the history books. Also, what happens when a Newsreaders reporter can’t leave her house? Guest stars include Billy Ray Cyrus, Mary Holland, Tom Lennon, Martin Starr and Liz Cackowski.
9 Billionaire Goes to Hell / Sitcom Family
1/9/15
Take a look at billionaire adventurer Reese Ballard’s latest improbable quest and then go behind the scenes with America’s favorite sitcom family, “The Jordans.”
10 Band Names-R-Us / Put Me In Coach
1/16/15
Clavis Kim explores the lucrative world of coming up with names for rock bands. Sadee Deenus profiles a football coach who is revolutionizing his sport.
11 How Sausage is Made / Lottery Winners Lose
1/23/15
Xandra Dent explores a company that is revolutionizing how sausage is made and Reagan Biscayne meets a lottery winner who makes him really, really angry. DANNY PUDI (Community) guest stars.
12 Jellyfish Sting Clinic
1/30/15
In a Newsreaders exclusive, Amir LaRussa (recurring guest star KUMAIL NANJIANI) meets a doctor who is employing unorthodox methods to treat jellyfish stings and bites. Also, DAVID HASSELHOFF (guest starring as himself) tells salacious tales from the set of Knight Rider. Guest star RHYS DARBY also appears.
13 The FMK Killer / Newsreaders Behind the Scenes
2/6/15
The first-ever interview with a controversial serial killer and the FBI agents who caught him. Also, a behind-the-scenes look at how popular newsmagazine Newsreaders is made.
14 Creepiest Man Alive / Bomb Sniffing Dogs
2/13/15
A behind-the-scenes look at how People of Interest magazine puts together the “Creepiest Man Alive” issue. Also, how dogs are keeping Americans safe.

About this show

From the creative team behind the irreverent, Emmy®-winning comedy Childrens Hospital, and featuring comedy stars in guest roles, Newsreaders is an absurd take on the television news magazine format, a show that seriously explores the thought-provoking and vital issues that actually don’t affect us every day.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
28 reviews
Shawn Lloyd
January 18, 2015
Skip Remming is fantastically one sided. The stories are perfectly framed as a "informative news" program; and because of their delivery, the laughs come easy and often.
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alfred whiteeagle
January 23, 2015
Reponsible,phone.an conditions
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Christian McC
December 23, 2014
Have to 5 star this for Alan Tudyk!!!
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