# Briga Heelan stars as Katie Wendelson <p>Obviously, if there's something we can all use right now, that's good news. Of course, World Peace and Prosperity will be at the top of most charts <a href="https://www.chilimovie.com/editorial-review/great-news-vid-688891.html" target="_blank">great news review</a> , but failing that, some of us will settle for a funny, well-produced, and broadly engaging radio sitcom that's in short supply these days.</p> <p>It's great to be able to say that NBC's Big News (Tuesday, 9:00 ET/PT, 2/4) fits that bill, as it's well deserved for beloved comic book legend Andrea Martin () to star. Unfortunately, once you get past "starring Andrea Martin," there's not much to say about the news itself.</p> <p>Briga Heelan stars as Katie Wendelson, news producer at The Breakdown in Secaucus, NJ, "the second-best 4 o'clock cable news schedule in the country, excluding the South, Midwest, or major regions."</p> <p>Instead of an outside friend or long-term romantic partner, Katie develops a codependent relationship with her mother Carol (Andrea Martin), often stifling and always encouraging. Work is Katie's only refuge, and it's never too late until Carol decides to follow her dreams and apply to intern at The Breakdown.</p> <p>Having her mom around all the time drove Katie to the brink of insanity, but having Carol in the workplace was a great opportunity to introduce people to her colleagues, including initially dismissive executive producer Greg (Adam Campbell). , affable video guy Justin (Horreyshaw Sands), eccentric meteorologist Beth (Scene Stealer Wigfield), and talk show host Chuck (John Michael Higgins), whose tirade covering up fears of his growing irrelevance, as well as Portia (Nicole Richie) , is the embodiment of all superficiality and incorrectness. of modern TV news or the seemingly cunning face of the future.</p> <p>"It's good that no one is reading and the old building has been torn down and turned into a new building. The ice caps are melting and all the fish are dying, which is good because it will make way for new and better marine life." ". . ., this creature may have gills, but it can walk on the ground."</p> <p>In the end, Portia got Chuck to join the "conversation" and made him act against the change ("The ocean is full of fish, you can reach a fish like a bear!"), which might attract some people. with an aging population. change. Wigfield's biggest point here is obvious, but it bears mentioning: The news is just talking points inflated with buzzwords, shouted for cheap thrills by people on both ends of the ideological spectrum, and it's not news at all. At least Chuck found his place in the new world.</p> <p>The good news is that there are a lot of changes, but one thing is for sure, things will calm down. Katie and Greg are still dealing with their almost kiss, Carol is still dominating the workplace, and Crash is still a third-rate news show airing as Blac Chyna launches a lip gloss line, a snippet about launching a Chinese missile. It's great to be back.</p>