Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
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| Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld | |
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 Title card for Red Eye |
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| Genre | Talk show |
| Presented by | Greg Gutfeld |
| Starring | Bill Schulz Andrew Levy |
| Voices of | Mrs. Jackie Gutfeld |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 300 as of April 29, 2008 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox News Channel |
| Picture format | 480i NTSC |
| Original run | February 5, 2007 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld is a late-night/early morning talk show on the Fox News Channel.
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[edit] Format
Airing at 3:00 a.m. ET on weekdays with repeats on weekends at 1:00 a.m. ET .[1] The show covers a variety of topics, including news, entertainment, sports, and gossip. Hosted by former Maxim UK editor Greg Gutfeld, the show features a round table of panelists, as well as guests linked by satellite.[2] Bill Schulz appears as a regular panelist, while Andrew Levy acts as the show's primary ombudsman. Michelle Collins works as the substitute ombudsmen on days when Levy is unavailable or when he's in the main studio. Collins has also substituted for Gutfeld as host. Rachel Marsden was a regular panelist on the show until May 2007.
Jackie Gutfeld ("Mrs. Gutfeld," Greg's mother) serves as the show's "senior correspondent." Michael Baden, a forensic pathologist, is the "death correspondent" of the show, having appeared multiple times to comment on news stories involving corpses or death. Tracey Westmoreland is the show's night life correspondent. Joe Francis was the show's "jailhouse correspondent" when he was serving time in prison and is now the show's "political correspondent." Janine Driver is the shows "Body Language educator". The show's mascots are Unicorn Jones and Fluffy McNutter, a cat-dog hybrid created by Gutfeld.
The show begins with Gutfeld's introduction of his guests, usually with either couched or explicit sexual inferences about each of them, often double entendres. The show is peppered with such inferences, sometimes including obscene imagery.
[edit] Regular guests
- Mike Baker[3] [4] - Former covert field operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency
- Julie Banderas[5] [6] - Fox News anchor
- Andrew Breitbart - Drudge Report editor, Breitbart.com publisher
- Doug Benson - comedian
- Uwe Boll - German director, producer and screenwriter
- Michelle Collins - VH1's [[Best Week Ever[[, substitute ombusdman / host
- Patti Ann Browne[7] [8] - Fox News anchor and reporter
- Tracy Byrnes - reporter for FOX Business Network
- Alisyn Camerota - Fox & Friends First co-host and news anchor
- Amanda Carpenter - National political reporter for Townhall.com
- Janice Dean - Meteorologist for Fox News Channel
- Joe DeVito - New York-based stand-up comic
- Laurie Dhue - former anchor and a reporter for Geraldo at Large/host of Fox Report Weekend
- Pete Dominick - comedian and radio personality
- Janine Driver - Body Language Expert
- Ainsley Earhardt[9] [10] - Fox News correspondent
- Diana Falzone - co-host of DeVore and Diana
- Harris Faulkner - Fox News correspondent and news update anchor
- David Foster - comedian
- Frangela - comedy duo from VH1 TV show Best Week Ever
- Courtney Friel[11] [12] - Fox News entertainment correspondent
- John Fugelsang - TV Guide Network host
- Anna Gilligan - Reporter/producer for FoxNews.com
- Luciana Gimenez - Brazilian fashion model
- Kevin Godlington[13] [14] - Former British Special Forces Soldier
- Rebecca Gomez[15] [16] - Anchor for the Fox Business Network/Fox News correspondent
- Ashlan Gorse - Host of E! News Now
- Mary Katharine Ham[17] [18] - Blogger and Columnist for Townhall.com
- Noelle Hancock
- Ellis Henican - FOX News contributor
- Marc Lamont Hill - African American professor, cultural critic, and activist
- Jonathan Hoenig - Hedge Fund LLC
- Kerry Howley[19] [20] - Senior Editor of Reason Magazine
- Griff Jenkins - FOX News correspondent/Guest Host
- Samantha Judge - Maxim radio hostess
- Carrie Keagan
- Shira Lazar
- Natasha Leggero - comedian
- Will Leitch - author and blogger (Deadspin.com)
- Jamie Lissow - comedian
- Wendi McLendon-Covey - Actress (Reno 911)
- Andrew Napolitano - Fox News analyst co-host of Brian and the Judge
- Ali Nejad - poker commentator
- Jim Norton - comedian
- Jeanine Pirro - lawyer, prosecutor and politician
- Greg Proops - Comedian
- Alicia Quarles
- Amy Schumer - Comedian
- Suzanne Sena - Fox News anchor
- Sherrod Small[23] [24] - Comedian
- Nikki Snelson - Broadway actress (Legally Blonde: The Musical) and singer
- Remi Spencer - former prosecutor
- Katrina Szish - Television host, correspondent and writer
- Tia Williams
- The Greg Wilson - Comedian
- Andrew W K - rock musician
[edit] Unicorns
Greg is rather fond of, to the point of obsession, the majestic and mythological creatures known as unicorns. One of the more popular recurring segments of the show is "Greg draws the News" which almost always consists of Unicorn Jones and the cat-dog hybrid Fluffy McNutter, engaged in some sort of adventure. This popular segment has gone from daily, to occurring infrequently. Celebrities who have been "drawn" as part of various depictions of news stories on more than one occasion include Wilford Brimley, Bill Gates, and Kevin Spacey. As with unicorns, a running joke of the show has been the fact that Brimley is an object of Greg's faux-lust.
A feature of the show is the Red Eye roving reporter in which viewers send in stories and in return receive a coveted Red Eye press pass, a laminated card with a picture of a unicorn on it also known as a unicard.
[edit] Houseboys
Although Greg Gutfeld is married, another running joke on the show is the fact that Greg has "houseboys" of various ethnicities. These houseboys are unpaid, and are acquired through advertisements in foreign papers for students wishing to "learn a skill abroad." Some houseboys are said to have suffered an untimely demise. Popular houseboys from the past include "Dat Ho," allegedly Vietnamese, "Julio," intentionally mispronounced "Julie-Oh" with a j-sound, and the Greek "Pilates." Occasionally, the houseboy reference is altered to that of a "pool boy." Greg is always clear that the every houseboy that he employs is over the age of 18, although the veracity of his claims is always subject to mirthful skepticism from the panelists.
[edit] Rachel Marsden's departure
On Wednesday, May 30, 2007, regular Red Eye panelist Rachel Marsden was removed from the show and escorted out of the Red Eye offices by security guards, which Marsden alleged is standard procedure when a Fox employee is fired.[25],[26] On her blog, Marsden, said, "I will no longer be appearing on the show, as I have been told that it is heading in a 'different direction' from its inception and I am the 'first casualty.' As a political and news commentator, being a panelist on what had become a totally off-the-wall-and-into-orbit show was an interesting experience. It was also the first time that I was ever considered the 'sane one' on any program, so I am grateful for that unique opportunity and wish the boys the very best of luck.'"[27] Her last appearance on the show was the May 30, 2007, episode at 2 a.m.
[edit] Legal issues
Following the first weeks of the program, the Chicago Tribune filed suit against News Corporation, the company which owns Fox News Channel, alleging that the show's title could be confused with the Tribune's free commuter daily, RedEye, launched in 2002.[28] FNC has admitted it did not run a trademark check prior to naming the program and changed the title of the show's section of the FoxNews.com website from Red Eye to Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld[29]
[edit] External Links
- Official site
- The Daily Gut
- The Activity Pit - Official fan site
[edit] References
- ^ Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld - FOXNews.com
- ^ New York Observer profile of Greg Gutfeld
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-05-12". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-05-12.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-05-19". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-05-19.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-05-18". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-05-18.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-06-01". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-06-01.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-09-08". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-09-08.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-09-25". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-08-23". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-08-23.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-09-13". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-09-13.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-04-21". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-04-21.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-05-31". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-05-31.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-05-22". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-05-22.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-06-27". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-06-27.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-04-19". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-04-19.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-05-22". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-05-22.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-10-17". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-10-17.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-11-07". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-11-07.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-04-25". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-04-25.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-05-04". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-05-04.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-08-23". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-08-23.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-10-11". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-10-11.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-04-27". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-04-27.
- ^ "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld 2007-05-25". Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Fox News. 2007-05-25.
- ^ TheStar.com | entertainment | Toronto columnist Marsden ousted from Fox News
- ^ Brooks Alberta Entertainment News - The Brooks Bulletin
- ^ Rachel Marsden - Official Website
- ^ "News Corp. sued over `Red Eye' use", Chicago Tribune, 2007-02-17. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
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