Top Story Weekly

Hitler’s celebrating his birthday in hell with Bonnie and Clyde, Timothy McVeigh and Son of Sam David Berkowitz - but it’s not a very happy one when he finds out what’s happened to those “Downfall” parodies on YouTube! (Check out Matt Moore’s awesome physical work in this sketch!)

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DOWNFALL’S DOWNFALL by Andy Harris - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 50: “By the Time I.D. Get to Arizona”

Starring Matt Moore (Adolf Hitler), Melissa Okey (Bonnie Parker), Phillip Wilburn (Clyde Barrow), Erich Eilenberger (Timothy McVeigh) and Brent Pope (David Berkowitz)

Directed by Michael Hughes

Tim Gunn dishes about the redesign of the $100 bill, and Mabel the dog talks about the Supreme Court decision striking down a ban on animal cruelty videos - all in this installment of the Top Story! Weekly Report!

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THE TOP STORY! WEEKLY REPORT by Morgan Beck, Kyle Benham, Brandon Burkhart, Shawn Carlow, Jeremy Cohen, Tammy Connors, Alex Gradet, Andy Harris, Michael Hughes, Markus Kublin, Gregg Lopez, Matt Manser, Jason McClain, Dennis Oliver, Rick Paulas, Andrew Payne, Phil Ranta, Dan Reber, Stacy Rumaker, Jay Starr, Dave Swan, Steve Waldinger and Phillip Wilburn - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 50: “By the Time I.D. Get to Phoenix”

Starring Phillip Wilburn (Anchor), Matthew Harris (Anchor), Melissa Okey (Anchor), Artemis Pebdani (Cosmo Cahuenga), Matt Moore (Mabel the Dog), Erich Eilenberger (Tim Gunn) Christopher Biewer (Iranian Cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi), Tammie Smalls (Fox Executive) and Brent Pope (Cal State Northridge Dean)

Directed by Michael Hughes

Romance novelist Danielle Steel claims that the conviction of her former assistant Kristy Watts for embezzling $768,000 from her isn’t affecting her writing - but her new manuscript says otherwise!

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DANIELLE STEEL by Andy Harris - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 50: “By the Time I.D. Get to Arizona”

Starring Artemis Pebdani (Danielle Steel) and Tammie Smalls (Teri)

Directed by Michael Hughes

A bunch of St. Louis hippies try to celebrate Earth Day, but news from the outside world keeps harshing their buzz!

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THE EARTH DAY STILL STOOD by Jason McClain - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 50: “By the Time I.D. Get to Arizona”

Starring Erich Eilenberger (Sky), Melissa Okey (Rainbow), Brent Pope (Redwood), Christopher Biewer (Sage), Tammie Smalls (Cirrus) and Matthew Harris (Eddy)

Directed by Michael Hughes

With low approval ratings and tough battles in Washington, Barack and Michelle Obama use a visit to “American Idol” as more than a chance to ask viewers for donations!

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OBAMA GIVES BACK by Michael Hughes - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 50: “By the Time I.D. Get to Arizona”

Starring Matthew Harris (Barack Obama), Tammie Smalls (Michelle Obama), Phillip Wilburn (Simon Cowell), Artemis Pebdani (Kara DioGuardi), Erich Eilenberger (Ellen Degeneres), Brent Pope (Randy Jackson) and Matt Moore (Ryan Seacrest)

Directed by Michael Hughes

The winner of iO West’s “So You Think You Can Host,” James Ross, joins Alan Thicke in a game show to determine who will replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court!

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WHO WANTS TO BE THE NEXT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE:? by Michael Hughes - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 49: “No More Kings”

Starring Phillip Wilburn (Alan Thicke), James Ross (James), Matt Moore (Merrick Garland), Kipleigh Brown (Diane Wood), Artemis Pebdani (Elena Kagan) and Matthew Harris (Narrator)

Directed by Michael Hughes

A look back at the Boston Tea Party shows that these “tea partiers” had some issues on their mind in 1773 that sound familiar in 2010!

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TEA PARTY by Peter Fluet and Jamie Fluet - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 49: “No More Kings”

Starring Phillip Wilburn (Samuel), Gregg Lopez (Thomas), Jimmy Guidish (Josiah), Erich Eilenberger (Willliam) and Matthew Harris (Narrator)

Directed by Michael Hughes

The Obama administration welcomed a new report that the economy added 1.5 million full time jobs last month. Unfortunately for the administration, the majority of these jobs were making tri-corner hats for Tea Partiers.

The Catholic Church announced Friday it will provide financial support to help stem cell research. The church hopes the stem cells will finally give science a way to clone 12-year-old boys.

Senior Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi says women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously are to be blamed for earthquakes. In his pants.
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Don’t believe what you hear about Russian babies being violent or psychologically disturbed - Ivan and Ludmilla’s Adoption Agency has only the finest Russian babies!

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IVAN AND LUDMILLA’S ADOPTION AGENCY by Gregg Lopez - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 49: “No More Kings”

Starring Gregg Lopez (Ivan), Artemis Pebdani (Ludmilla), Shannon Ayers (Betty) and Jimmy Guidish (Yermolai),

Directed by Michael Hughes

Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mike Fiore guests on “Larry King Live” - but all Larry wants to talk about is his own impending divorce!

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LARRY KING’S DIVORCE by Erich Eilenberger - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 49: “No More Kings”

Starring Phillip Wilburn (Larry King), Jimmy Guidish (Mike Fiore), Erich Eilenberger (Al), Kipleigh Brown (Debbie) and Artemis Pebdani (Elizabeth Taylor)

Directed by Michael Hughes