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The ½ Hour News Hour

The ½ Hour News Hour

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Overview

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.

Created by Joel Surnow
Written by Joel Surnow, Manny Coto, Sandy Frank
Produced by Tal Vigderson, K.C. Warnke
NetworksFox News Channel

Top Cast

Jennifer Robertson

Jennifer Robertson

Jennifer Lange

Kurt Long

Kurt Long

Kurt McNally

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

Self

Jamie McShane

Jamie McShane

Timothy Cox

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John Cramer

Announcer (voice)

Themes & Keywords

satire

About The ½ Hour News Hour

The ½ Hour News Hour is a comedy, talk, news series that first aired in 2007 exploring themes of satire. Created by Joel Surnow, it stars Jennifer Robertson, Kurt Long, Dennis Miller. 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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