Tooning Out the News is an animated political satire television series executive produced by comedian and Late Show host Stephen Colbert. The series airs on CBS All Access.
History
editThe show was set to launch on March 16, 2020 but production was delayed to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The series debuted on April 7, 2020 instead, after production continued remotely, with animators and showrunner RJ Fried, who has also produced The Late Show and the animated show Our Cartoon President, working via Zoom and Slack.[2][3]
Production
editThe show originally used motion capture to "record" the actors' performances on the show, after converting David Letterman's old personal screening room at the Ed Sullivan Theater as a control room.[4] After the pandemic forced animators to work from home, they switched to remote production, shipping equipment to animator's houses and using Adobe's Character Animator to animate the virtual hosts of the show.[2]
Guest Stars
editThe show features interviews with politicians and activists, including:
References
edit- ^ a b c White, Peter; White, Peter (2020-03-31). "'Tooning Out The News': Stephen Colbert Animated News Show Resumes Production & CBS All Access Sets New Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ a b Desowitz, Bill; Desowitz, Bill (2020-04-16). "'Tooning Out the News' Reinvented Its Animated Workflow to Fight Coronavirus". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Swain, Rhea. "Having the last laugh: How late-night comedy is moving online during coronavirus". The Daily Targum. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Dowling, Amber; Dowling, Amber (2020-04-14). "How 'Tooning Out The News' Pivoted Its Animation Process Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick. "Stephen Colbert's 'Tooning Out the News' Restarts With Remote Production". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Goodykoontz, Bill. "Why Stephen Colbert's new TV news parody 'Tooning Out the News' really needs to be great". azcentral. Retrieved 2020-06-19.