SuperNews!

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SuperNews!
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Genre satire, political humour
Created byJosh Faure-Brac
StarringJosh Faure-Brac
Theme music composerGhetto Blaster
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes67
Production
Running time5-30 minutes
Production company Current TV
Original release
ReleaseAugust 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) 
January 28, 2010 (2010-01-28)

SuperNews! is a 2005-2010 half-hour, satirical animated television series which aired on Current TV. It was created by Josh Faure-Brac who also wrote for the show and performed the majority of male voices. The show is primarily based on popular culture satire and political humor. Frequent characters include animated interpretations of such mainstream figures as President of the United States Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Senator John McCain, and various pop-culture icons and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Perez Hilton, and Britney Spears. 67 episodes were produced. [1]

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History

Josh Faure-Brac created the pilot for SuperNews! in 2005 which was developed to appear with the launch of the new cable network Current TV and subsequently all of the art and animation was created by Faure-Brac and Steven K. L. Olson until 2006. Faure-Brac and Olson were then joined by animator Dustin McLean (of literal music video) who later became assistant director for the show. SuperNews! episodes (short-form segments) aired in Current TV's "shuffle" rotation.

In March 2009, as Current TV started shifting to more traditional 30-minute programming, the show transitioned to a full half-hour program consisting of several shorts married together by thematic transitions. During these transitions, the show's logo and mascot Earf would appear in very brief scenes that often related to the previous or upcoming segment.

Season 2 premiered on November 12, 2009.

SuperNews! formerly aired every Thursday night on Current TV at 11:00 P.M./10:00 P.M. Central

SuperNews! was cancelled on May 12, 2010.

Episode list

DateNumber of episodeTitle
08.19.051 Davos
08.19.052 Rove
08.27.053 Bolton
09.12.054 Pat Robertson
09.20.055 Hurricane Katrina
10.05.056 Iraqi Constitution Club
10.22.057 GOP in Jeopardy
11.10.058Operation Omega Pattern B
11.22.059The Story of Thanksgiving
12.17.0510 I'm Dreaming of a Warm Christmas
01.23.0611The Gods Must Be Bowling
02.04.0612 State of the Union
02.16.0613 Wire Tappin'!
02.18.0614 Cheney Shooting: The Quail Speaks!
03.09.0615 Brokeback White House
03.28.0616The Wacky Trial of Saddam Hussein
04.10.0617 MySpace and K-Fed
04.29.0618The Immigration Debate
05.20.0619 Oprah Drops a Da Vinci Load
05.31.0620Low Ratings of the Season Finale
06.16.0621Iran: Deal Or No Deal?
07.06.0622A Night With Ann Coulter
07.22.0623Bush and Blair's Candid Moment
09.28.0624 Osama Bin Lohan
10.17.0625 Star-Spangled Terror
11.01.0626You Gotta Vote
11.04.0627Joke Botchin' John Kerry
11.13.0628The K-Fed Effect
11.22.0629 Jackass: N. Korea
12.20.0630 Christmas Wars
01.13.0731Iraq Speech Outtakes
01.24.0732 Revenge of the Nerds
01.27.0733 State Of The Union
02.14.0734 Gates vs. Jobs
03.09.0735 The (Oval) Office
04.24.0736 Perez Hilton Show
05.03.0737 First Dem Debate '08
05.12.0738 First Repub Debate '08
06.05.0739 Shawskank Redemption
06.21.0740 Entourage D.C.
06.23.0741 Mike Gravel Rocks!
07.11.0742 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
08.11.0743Super Tube Debate
09.12.0744 The Hills
09.18.0745Miss Teen President
09.27.0746Oh That Mahmoud
10.3.0747Goodbye, Mr. Rove
10.16.0748 My Dinner with Bill O'
10.25.0749White House Halloween Party
12.6.0750 Becks Strikes the USA
12.18.0751 It's a Horrible Life
12.6.0752 Rambo vs. Terror (Part 1)
01.31.0853Rambo vs. Terror (Part 2)
02.24.0854Rambo vs. Terror (Part 3)
02.27.0855The Democratic Messiah
03.15.0856 Spitzer Blows It
04.16.0857Blue Collar Hillary
04.17.0858Texting Your Way to Love
04.22.0859 Social Networking Wars
05.16.0860 American Ap-perv-el
07.1.0861Hipsters in Space
07.26.0862Mugged At The Gas Station
08.18.0863 Socrates on Phelps
09.3.0864 McCain's VP Rejects
09.8.0865Supernews Does The Internet (half-hour special)
09.11.0866 Uncle Sam & 9/11
09.12.0867Internet Porn & You
10.17.0868 Top Gov
01.17.0969George Calling Orson

Half-hour episodes

1st season

DateNumber of episodeTitle1st video2nd video3rd video4th video5th video6th video
3.20.091The Death of MTV Obama Hits the AIG SpotTwouble with Twitters* Rachel Maddow's and Anderson Cooper's Hot Date MTV DownFriend Request: Hookin' Up Lobster Abs
3.27.092Return of the Jabba Jabba the Rush*Ex-TextingProject Britney The Craigslist Genie
4.3.093It's Gotta Be SwextyThe Glenn Beck Apocalypse Evite Master*Life On Mars... Is Gay!The Instant DJ Toolbox Larry King's Spicy Interview Friend Request: Delete a friend
4.10.094Totally Up Our Own Asses Euro-Bama Texting Your Way Through Work Hipsters in Space: Judgementotron Going Green Project Britney: Future BritneyThe Craigslist Genie: Missed Connections
4.17.095SuperNews! Recycles Gates vs. Jobs SuperNews! Recycles Some Crap Jimmy Does Rambo Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?fragment of I'm Dreaming of a Warm Christmas The Great Immigration Debate of 1621
5.1.096We've Been Tea-Bagged Swine Flu Panic!!!Your Dad asks Computer QuestionsUsing Pets to Get You Laid The War on Terror of 1776Hot Three-Way Action
5.8.097I Don't Wanna Go Bowling Celebrity Twitter OverkillTexting Your Way Through Friday NightHipsters in Space: Fashion EditionThe IKEA Relationship Larry King Interviews Yoga ExpertPassive Aggressive E-mail Boxing*
5.17.098Strippers? Hookers? Hair Gel? Dick goes Waterboarding Friend Request: Stalker Larry King Interviews the Hadron Collider The Divine Comedy of VegasDilDos and DilDon'tsGorgon the Awkward Alien
5.22.099The End of Television Adam Lambert's Duet With Susan Boyle*Friend Request: Chat Windows* Homeless TV Project Britney: Perez Hilton Larry King on Larry King*What's Your Fantasy?*
5.29.0910SuperNews! Best Of Season One5th
The Instant DJ Toolbox*
4th
Your Dad asks Computer Questions*
3rd
MTV Down*
Six Degrees of SuperNews!2nd
Emoticons War*
1st
Twouble with Twitters*

2nd season

DateNumber of episodeTitle1st video2nd video3rd video4th video5th video6th video7th Video
11.12.0911Rise of the Stupids Obama Aborts Abortion Douchey-Doo!: The Mystery of the VIP List Emoticons Have Cybersex*The Stupid VirusTexting While Driving Uncle Sam & Lady Liberty on Immigration
11.19.0912 Twilight of the Vampires Parasailin' With Sarah Palin Linked In...to what?The Obamas: After DarkVampires: Hollywood BloodsuckersPSA: Stop Clam Jamming!*Master Debaters: Pot v.s. Meth
12.03.0913Soggy Doobies and StrippersObama's White House "Job" FairGorgon Has Body Image IssuesYour Mom Has TiVo QuestionsSmarmy Time With Bill Maher Girlfriend Texts During Football* Uncle Sam & Lady Liberty: Slave Memorial?
12.10.0914 Obama Googles Jesus Obama's Awkward Peace Prize CeremonyHipster's In Space: Jihad is Rad Dennis Miller 1989 v.s. Dennis Miller 2009The Google Toilet TMZ: Jesus Gossip! Spirit and Opportunity: Showdown on Mars The Obamas: Bathroom Talk
12.17.0915The Christmas Bailout Obama & Biden's "Drummer Boy" DuetThe Tale of The Dollar The Dangers of Mass TextingUncle Sam & Lady Liberty: Indian Casino* Weird Al Yankovic's "Ringtone"* Santa Saves Christmas
1.14.1016Say Halo to 2010!The Return of the GOP The Obamas: Date NightThe Death of MySpace Larry King Interviews 2010Gorgon the Awkward Alien: Gym* Gates vs. Jobs II
1.21.1017 Monoliths, Missiles and Pubes Oh My!Obama Says F*ck ItYour Dad Asks iPhone QuestionsA Hipster Space OdysseyUncle Sam's Throbbing MilitaryOutta Control Pubes
1.28.1018Douchebag Powers Activate! Scott Brown has the PowerDouchey Doo! Pool Party MysteryThe First Halloween* Memes of Memetasia Socrates and Plato: Hot or NotThe Craigslist Genie: Casual Encounters

*Episode was earlier on the Internet

Voice performers

Frequent voice performers are Josh Faure-Brac, Jason Nash, Natasha Leggero, Jordan Peele, Brian Shortall, Rebecca Sage Allen, Jonah Ray, Jerry Minor, Sarah Haskins.

Between Seasons 1 and 2

SuperNews! Collabo-Jam

Hosted by Josh Faure-Brac and "Weird Al" Yankovic, this Collabo-Jam Super Special includes Al and Josh's favorite clips from SuperNews! and some of Al's classic music videos. Plus, the world premiere of the new "Weird Al" music video, "Ringtone" from the Internet Leaks EP is animated by the SuperNews! team.

SuperNews! Classics

From August to October 2009, SuperNews! produced a compilation of previously released episodes from before it became a full-time show.

  1. SuperNews! Has Sex! 08.06.09
  2. Starring George W. Bush! 08.17.09
  3. Josh's Classic Favorites 08.29.09
  4. Political Moments in Time 09.12.09
  5. The Real Divas of SuperNews! 09.19.09
  6. Staff Picks 09.26.09
  7. Scary S#@! 10.03.09
  8. Pre-President Obama 10.10.09

Rambo vs. Terror was also recompiled and aired as a classic.

In October 2009, SuperNews! made a cartoon called The First Halloween, seemingly to explain the holiday in addition to their already explained Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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