Here at NewsBusters, we try to stay on the cutting edge of both media and technology, which is why I'm pleased to announce the addition of “NewsBusted,” a comedy show we're releasing today. You can watch the video now over on the top right of this page.
The idea for the show is really quite simple. Politics is absurd, so is the news. Why not have some laughs from it all?
“NewsBusted” will air twice weekly and be available on every NB page as well as on YouTube. We also are taking joke submissions from readers. If we like your joke, we'll pay you $50 and use it in a future show. Send jokes along with name, email, and phone number to rightstuffcomedy@yahoo.com.
PS: If you are trying to get into the NB live chat, click the "chats" link at the top of this page.
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Global Warming
September 12, 2007 - 06:48 ET by P.J. GladnickI am already blaming "NewsBusted" for causing Global Warming. Oh, and also poverty, pestilence, and endangered sea turtles. All the fault of "NewsBusted."
You forgot
September 12, 2007 - 21:55 ET by Daniel BakerDead Polar Bears and unemployment. Hopefully, it will be MSM jobs.
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Re: the new website
September 12, 2007 - 07:42 ET by Jack BauerRe: the new website layout.... I bet it seemed a good idea at the time!
Not really working guys.
The video is a good idea,
September 12, 2007 - 07:49 ET by BritcomThe video is a good idea, but its not working for me.
I can see the youTube player, but when I click on it is says "Loading..." but then nothing.
I am running Firefox 2.0 on WinXPsp2 over broadband cable.
Ahem...
September 12, 2007 - 08:03 ET by HelenSAnd I quote: "The show will be online later today but in the meantime, please enjoy the new NB layout." - first sentence, third paragraph.
Thank you. Thank you. No, thank YOU!
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Oy
September 12, 2007 - 08:47 ET by VT Con ManThanks Helen.
Where's Gaggle ?
September 12, 2007 - 09:27 ET by RedinaBlueStateWhere's Gaggle? Was it intentionally left out ?
What's the penalty for treason these days?
Scroll down
September 12, 2007 - 10:19 ET by Matthew SheffieldIt's like a regular entry now. Scroll down a bit.
My Review
September 12, 2007 - 10:19 ET by third eyeThe first joke worked...however the last ten fell alittle short, IMO.
...it's a great start tho -
September 12, 2007 - 12:52 ET by TruthMonger...it's a great start tho - but someday the entire MSM will be this way - heh-heh-heh...
What will a lib do then?!?!!!? Howard Dean may be the only one left - YEEEEAAAAAhhhhh!!!!!
I thought it was pretty
September 12, 2007 - 15:47 ET by Conservative VoiceI thought it was pretty funny, especially appreciated the Clinton joke
Meh
September 12, 2007 - 10:34 ET by ColdsnapFolks, the laugh track need to go. Now.
Props to the actor, but if you really want this to take off, you need to "find" someone who's a natural at this.
I love religion. It keeps most people from killing me and stealing my stuff.
i love religions too! rock
September 12, 2007 - 12:53 ET by TruthMongeri love religions too! rock on...
New Stuff
September 12, 2007 - 10:50 ET by River CityMatt:
It is exciting to see and experience all of the different stuff you guys are trying out. I know not all of it will be a hit with everyone. I can't wait to give it all a try.
Thanks for what you guys are doing. Newsbusters is my favorite site.
“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.” Ronald Reagan
Newsbusted is great
September 12, 2007 - 11:04 ET by Dee BunkI love the name. Is this only going to be available on this site? I just tried to search Youtube and it didn't come up. You guys should put it there for more exposure. I'll definitely add it to my subscriptions if you do.
It's there
September 12, 2007 - 11:07 ET by Matthew SheffieldGuess the YouTube search index takes a little bit to update.
If you click the YouTube image on the video, you'll get to the page on there for it.
Or you can just click this link.
Youtube Newsbusted subscription
September 12, 2007 - 12:14 ET by Dee BunkCool - thanks Matthew - I have subscribed! I'm #2 does that mean I'll stay at the top? I'm going to be famous. : )
Come on everyone - go to You-Tube and watch it because the more it's watched the higher it is in the queue. Mark it as a favorite and subscribe also - all of it helps exposure. If you don't have an account yet - just do it!
Newsbusted and You Tube
September 12, 2007 - 13:10 ET by Six String SpiffMatthew, Expect it to be classified as 'hate speech' on the Tube, and subsequently burried.
The American Revolution Continued
Spyware warning
September 12, 2007 - 11:06 ET by Dee BunkI'm getting a spyware warning on this page - the address shows ads.adbrite.com. Can you do something about it?
Spyware
September 12, 2007 - 11:25 ET by River CityDee:
I've been getting that spyware problem on Newbusters for the last couple months. Not just on this page. Most of the time the two applications I run block it but once in a while it breaks through. Twice my software has actually shut IE all the way down in defense. I use Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware SE Plus.
“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.” Ronald Reagan
You are right river
September 12, 2007 - 12:17 ET by Dee BunkIt is happening for me on all pages except the home page also. I have those two programs but only run them once in awhile. I have PC illin that is always looking.
Dee and river... Try
September 12, 2007 - 12:21 ET by Clear thinkerDee and river...
Try turning on your pop-up blocker, if you have one.
Get Email updates from Fred http://socialnet.imwithfred.com/email_alert_july_26.html
Spyware
September 12, 2007 - 15:47 ET by River CityCT:
The pop-up blocker is on. When it breaks through it isn't a pop-up. It appears as a web page. It takes over the Newsbusters page and wipes everything out. I have to close IE. Like I said before. It has only broken through twice. Most of the time my software blocks it.
“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.” Ronald Reagan
Honestly
September 12, 2007 - 16:18 ET by RosI really like this website and the new layout.....but I didnt laugh once during the video.
I think a couple of the jokes had the potential to be funny, but the guy you have trying to make them funny, just isnt funny.
If this is going to work your going to need a pro to not only put jokes together properly but a pro to present the jokes properly.
The humor? You can't have
September 12, 2007 - 11:11 ET by NetizenCainThe humor? You can't have it.
I was hoping for something that actually exposed liberal bias by using the media's own video clips against them.
This is not funny.
Stay tuned for that
September 12, 2007 - 11:15 ET by Matthew SheffieldAfter NewsBusted's launch, we're going to start work on a program of the "worst of the week."
"News Bust of the week" would be even better
September 12, 2007 - 12:51 ET by Dee Bunkand at the end they could say "so and so you're Busted!" and the clip could crackle like broken glass
Dee, at the rate the dems
September 12, 2007 - 12:54 ET by bassndudeDee, at the rate the dems are going, it may be News Bust of the hour.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
hey bass - saw you subscribed too!
September 12, 2007 - 13:05 ET by Dee BunkI'm sagacioussue. Do you know who stix1972 is?
Dee, no I dont know who
September 12, 2007 - 13:09 ET by bassndudeDee, no I dont know who stix1972 is. Nor Mongo. Makes ya wonder dont it? Maybe they will fess up.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
here's what you do...
September 12, 2007 - 12:58 ET by TruthMongeryour just going for an SNL news for conservatives really...
which could expand to an SNL for conservatives...
which could expand to a Comdey Central for conservatives...
repeat indefinitely...
eventually you get "Conservativewood" just outside of Branson...
and on it goes...
Yeah, the fox 1/2 hour
September 12, 2007 - 16:58 ET by Chidi NwachukhuYeah, the fox 1/2 hour comedy hour was a real big hit...
Not bad. Some funny ones
September 12, 2007 - 11:16 ET by Warner Todd HustonNot bad. Some funny ones there! But the Garafalo joke... that wasn't funny... it was TRUE!
WHAT HAPPENED
September 12, 2007 - 11:38 ET by mattm...to the navigation options at the bottom of each page?
I'd go with some actual news
September 12, 2007 - 12:00 ET by Free ThinkerI'd go with some actual news clips and comment on them and I might add a "Special Commentary" by renowned mid east correspondent Osama Bin Laden who could sign off in a way similiar to Olbermann.
Added video
September 12, 2007 - 12:08 ET by seejayGreat first vid guys! Some here are critical, but I know how hard it is to shoot "funny", and it was every bit as good as bits from Fox's "1/2 Hour News Hour", and they've had several half-hour episodes to work out the kinks. Keep it up! I'll always watch conservative humor.
Nice format change as well.
NewsBusted
September 12, 2007 - 12:38 ET by ConserveDadMark Steyn would Kick A** as the host/presenter for something like this. His humor , and wit are legendary and would be a great match for this style of forum.
good stuff
September 12, 2007 - 13:10 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsGreat start to a new NewsBusters feature. Some funny, some not so, but keep trying! Would be great to see some guest jokesters. Keep up the good work with the site.
D
Keep the ILLEGALS out, join NumbersUSA to send free faxes to your reps. Also try congress.org.
Matthew - suggestion for Youtube
September 12, 2007 - 13:17 ET by Dee BunkIf I were you guys I would disable comments there and instead lead people to newsbusters to comment. You will probably get spammed by a bunch of liberals there. You can link to your website in your profile.
Also - If you could get the rights - I think the music for Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold" would be awsome for it. At least he's a conservative so maybe it wouldn't be hard.
Newsbusted
September 12, 2007 - 13:19 ET by Mica the MagnificentO-k first try.
Seinfeld and Cheers had rough starts, but they turned out to be classics in their category.
Yeah Newsbusted rocks!
September 12, 2007 - 13:30 ET by Dee BunkNo naysaying just KICK's - keep it constructive kids!
Lame
September 12, 2007 - 14:21 ET by RottenHamThe Daily Show has NOTHING to fear.
Daily Show has nothing to fear it's their audience who does
September 12, 2007 - 14:47 ET by Dee Bunkthose like you who feel compelled to come here and criticize something that isn't even aimed at you. You people are so afraid of the tiniest bit of competition to the point of comparing a web cast to a Television Show. You need to grow a pair. If your ideas are right you shouldn't be afraid to have them challenged.
Challenge all you
September 12, 2007 - 15:24 ET by RottenHamChallenge all you like but it's still not funny.
Challenge? Was I Challenging?
September 12, 2007 - 15:36 ET by Dee BunkSorry - I didn't realize. What I said was so easy, logical and straight forward and you still couldn't address it. I'd hate to see what happened if I actually tried to battle you. What would I get next Na na boo boo?
It's not that hard to understand Rottenham - the points are 1. It doesn't matter if you think it's funny because it's not aimed at you and 2. there is no comparison to the Daily show because this is a webcast and 3. you are shaking in your boots because you want both hands tied and can't even handle one.
To summarize for more clarity. The Daily show has nothing to worry about, but it's viewers do.
1. It doesn't matter if
September 12, 2007 - 15:44 ET by RottenHamI thought it was aimed at the general public which is why they put it on YouTube. If it's only aimed at conservatives, why put it on a general interest site like YouTube?
The Daily Show would still be funny even if it were a webcast. The production values don't affect the quality of the writing. Conservatives hate Janeane Garofalo and Whoopi Goldberg. Ha ha, really funny.
Why should I shake in my boots over a webcast that you admit isn't aimed at the general public? 99.999999% of the viewing public will never see it and, if they did, wouldn't find it funny. What do you think is so threatening about that? If anything, it's a threat to conservatives. It just makes them look even lamer than the Daily Show's excellent writing and delivery already does.
What kind of Vacuum are you living in?
September 12, 2007 - 16:14 ET by Dee Bunk1.) Everything on Youtube is General interest? Give me a break. I can guarantee you if you have an account that our favorites look nothing alike. Is the porn General interest?
2.) Production values do matter and make a difference on what writers you can hire
3.) I don't know you tell me why. Why is that you hung around here for two weeks and then felt compelled to make a snide comment on the webcast? If it's so bad and doomed, why are you wasting your time commenting?
2.) Production values do
September 12, 2007 - 16:32 ET by RottenHamSo you admit it's poorly written and not funny.
You gotta start somewhere.
It's my time; I'll waste it how I like.
Rottenham- you are so thick
September 13, 2007 - 09:46 ET by Dee BunkRottenham- you are so thick in the head. I didn't admit anything, but in your paranoid world if it makes you feel good to think that - go ahead. I don't deny that the Daily Show is better, in fact that is my whole point. The Daily Show is in a different class and you are so paranoid that you are worried about a webcast competing with it.
Of course you have to start somewhere but where you start says something about you. In this case it says you are paranoid.
Your last line sounds a lot like na na boo boo to me. I've got your number rotten.
The Daily show has
September 12, 2007 - 15:46 ET by RottenHamWhat, exactly, need they worry about again?
again - you tell me. I have no idea why liberals are so afraid
September 12, 2007 - 16:17 ET by Dee BunkYou are afraid of free speech and having your ideas challenged. I'm not saying the viewers should worry, just that they do. Like you, you are a prime example.
I'm worried about a lot of
September 12, 2007 - 16:35 ET by RottenHamI'm worried about a lot of things but this isn't one of them. I don't see how taking cheap shots at Janeane Garofalo or Whoopi Goldberg challenges any ideas. Garofalo's never been elected to any public office. She has no power. It just makes conservatives look mean, petty and unfunny.
No matter how "cheap" a
September 12, 2007 - 17:26 ET by bassndudeNo matter how "cheap" a shot you take at Jeneane, you cant get as low as she is. As far as public office is concerned, News Buster has never been elected to public office either. Whats that got to do with it, anyway?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
RottenHam, go pork yourself.
September 12, 2007 - 18:35 ET by Dave R"I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!”- Rick Roberts
You are worried. You find
September 13, 2007 - 10:00 ET by Dee BunkYou are worried. You find it so frightening that anyone can have a different point of view or different tastes. How do all the Cheap Shots at Bush or Republicans challenge and ideas? I'm touched by your concern for how we come accross, but you would do better to worry about your own forest because it's burning out of control in the mean and pettiness category. Just look at how mean and petty you are being.
The daily show makes fun of Ann Coulter, Mel Gibson, Richard Gere and many other people with no so called power. Why don't they look mean and petty to you? Get off your hypocritical paranoid high horse and try and think of something meaningful to say if you are going to hang around here
So, Castro; Bin Laden; and a leprechaun walk into a bar...
September 12, 2007 - 17:52 ET by BritcomNice try, but keep working on it.
I don't think the "Tonite Show" monolog format works well with this subject matter.
Both the live audience and the host's movements back and forth are a distraction on the YouTube format. Not a problem for real TV, but webcast is an imperfect medium with crowd sounds sounding more like clatter than laughter (and I have broadband).
One of the problems with YouTube imbedded media is that it runs well on YouTube's server hosted pages, but poorly on non-YouTube hosted pages. This problem can also be seen with YouTube imbedded media on MySpace pages. I am not sure why this is the case, but I am sure that YouTube spent a lot of time tuning their pages to run video cleanly.
If you go back and review some of the old NET/America's Voice TV programs, I am sure you will find some workable ideas on format.
Fox's The Beltway Boys is also a good format for this type of show.
But I did like the Capital Dome graphic and the intro.
Excelsior!
Shouldn't it have
September 12, 2007 - 16:56 ET by Chidi NwachukhuShouldn't it have read:
Announcing NewsBusted "Comedy" Webcast
Great jokes overall, but
September 12, 2007 - 17:02 ET by tracheostomyGreat jokes overall, but the dude needs a desk.
-PJ
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
Not a bad effort, but I
September 12, 2007 - 18:20 ET by balboaNot a bad effort, but I count about three good lines. The rest were ...eh.
And what is it with you guys and laugh tracks?
Sheez, Matthew,
September 12, 2007 - 18:32 ET by Dave RLOL-Now I am going to have buy a wider monitor
Do they make one with a 36" width?
"I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!”- Rick Roberts
Dave
September 12, 2007 - 18:35 ET by BlondeI have a 24" at work.
Velly nice.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Blonde,
September 12, 2007 - 18:49 ET by Dave RIf NB gets any, ahh, wider, I'm going to have to have a 48" one.
-And before you guys start slamming me with angry PMs, I am NOT making fun of fat-assed Americans. Well, not today, anyway.
'Sides, Neal Boortz does a fine job of that all by hizzself. :-)
"I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!”- Rick Roberts
Dave, I like it
September 12, 2007 - 19:04 ET by BlondeI think it all rocks....I love the list of blogs (easy to navigate to the good ones w/o opening another session)....the redone header with "HOME" back on it.
Of course, I go from my laptop screen (which is defaulted to my 24" settings....so the laptop screen has tiny icons, tiny print, etc.) to my nice 19" flatscreen here, to the monster at work on the docking station.
It's all cool.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I don't think a bigger
September 12, 2007 - 18:37 ET by balboaI don't think a bigger screen is going to help the writing. ;-)
bal,
September 12, 2007 - 18:44 ET by Dave RHey, give it time, will ya?
"I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!”- Rick Roberts
Matthew, no joke.
September 12, 2007 - 19:47 ET by Dave RWould it be possible to switch out the current location of the Editor's Picks column with the Recent Comments column?
"I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!”- Rick Roberts
Comedy is in the eye of
September 12, 2007 - 19:48 ET by MikeBComedy is in the eye of the beholder. And, there are different kinds of comedy. I think this is a very good first effort. Some of the jokes were quite funny, and the one about the girl fight between Edwards and Ann Coulter made me laugh out loud. I've seen the monologues of Leno and Letterman, and while theirs is slicker, this is just as funny as those two.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
This is funny. Not in the
September 12, 2007 - 22:17 ET by JeffWeimerThis is funny. Not in the normal way, I mean we're normal, so this is funny, 'cause it's so normal. I have a headache. Do it again. It hurts so good.
I liked it
September 13, 2007 - 00:55 ET by texmasterBetter jokes than the half hour news hour