Anatomy of a Rewrite
July 11, 2025
The best laid jokes of mice and minions oft go awry. … More Anatomy of a Rewrite
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Total Eclipse from the Start
July 11, 2025
In the first sketch of the 2023 Gridiron Show, method actors Flip Putthoff and Fred Miller played Thor and Trog, who discuss the imminent darkening of Arkansas skies. … More Total Eclipse from the Start
2023 Cast and Crew
September 28, 2023
The cast and the crew of the 2023 NWA Gridiron are journalists who work at regional publications, broadcast outlets and public relations agencies as well as faculty, students and alumni … More 2023 Cast and Crew
Obituary for Brenda Blagg
December 14, 2022
Brenda Joyce Blagg, one of the founding members and performers in the Northwest Gridiron Show, died December 14, 2022, at Fayetteville. She was 75. From the beginning, Blagg served on … More Obituary for Brenda Blagg
Obituary for Harry Marsh
July 12, 2021
Harry Dean Marsh, former chair of the Department of Journalism at the University of Arkansas and the emcee for the first Northwest Arkansas Gridiron show in 1978, died April 4, 2021, at the family home in Gallatin, Tennessee. He was 93. … More Obituary for Harry Marsh
Quarantining With the Stufflebeams
October 22, 2020
Social distancing comes even to the Arcadian land of our Ozark Gothic, as the Timely News Update country correspondents, Elmer and Letitia Mae Stufflebeam, will attest. Cast Introduction — Ray … More Quarantining With the Stufflebeams
Ridin’ With Biden
October 18, 2020
Joe Biden spent months playing coy about who his running mate would be. The Timely News Update anchors Chris Wallace and Norah O’Donnell bring you the reveal at the wheel … More Ridin’ With Biden
King Trump
October 18, 2020
Anchor Norah O’Donnell of Timely News Update brings into focus a Donald Trump Rally where the president takes his shot at wooing suburban housewives to vote for him. But some things have changed in four years. … More King Trump
In the Depths of Bethel Heights
October 11, 2020
Timely News Update brings you breaking news about Bethel Heights and the stink it has raised. Here are Norah O’Donnell and Chris Wallace with the stench from the trench. CAST … More In the Depths of Bethel Heights
Two Stand-up Guys
October 11, 2020
After the Black Lives Movement kicked into gear during the summer and protesters began toppling statues, Timely News Update’s crack reporting team went looking for some man-on-the-street interviews. They found … More Two Stand-up Guys