News 60
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News 60 is a recurring mock-news sketch on the fictional show-within-a-show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, within the real-life US television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. It has its roots in the sketch Weekend Update from Saturday Night Live. It is currently anchored by Simon Stiles and Harriet Hayes, and has been described as the flagship sketch of the show. The sketch includes mock news headlines, as well as more general stand-up-comedy-style material, as was featured in the episode The West Coast Delay. Each segment ends with the catch-phrase "That's the news," much like the various ending lines of "Weekend Update."
In the two-part episode Nevada Day, Simon was almost unable to appear on the show as he went to Nevada to help fellow castmember Tom Jeter out of trouble with the police. In the meantime, Dylan Killington was asked to take his place, despite his own doubts about his adequacy and reservations about taking "Simon's chair." However, just before the show was to go on the air, Simon returned and was able to perform the newscast himself.
[edit] Copyright Infringement Crisis
During the episode The West Coast Delay, a piece of material for Simon Stiles to read on News 60 turned out to be potentially stolen from a stand-up comedian's routine several years before. While it turned out to be owned by the show after all, that fact was not revealed until after they had cut into the west coast delay twice to apologize for the erroneous copyright infringement. A third cut-in was made to clear up the misunderstanding, much to the chagrin of all involved, especially Simon Stiles, who had to be the one to read the various statements on-air. While this must have been an embarrasment for the show and the network, no mention of it has been made since.
| STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP | ||
| EPISODES | CHARACTERS | CATEGORY | AWARDS | ||
| Primary Characters |
Matt Albie | Danny Tripp | Jordan McDeere | Harriet Hayes Tom Jeter | Simon Stiles | Jack Rudolph | Cal Shanley |
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| Secondary Characters |
Ricky Tahoe | Ron Oswald | Wes Mendell | Martha O'Dell Jeannie Whatley | Samantha Li | Alex Dwyer | Dylan Killington Darius Hawthorne | Lucy Kenwright | Andy Mackinaw | Wilson White |
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| Organizations | National Broadcasting System | Tunney Media Group | |
| Fictional Studio 60 | The Studio | The Show | News 60 | |
| Key Creators | Aaron Sorkin | Thomas Schlamme | W. G. Walden | |
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