{"id":2230989,"date":"2024-04-26T13:51:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-joins-star-studded-mr-birchum-cast-ahead-of-animated-comedy-premiere\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:55:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:55:46","slug":"sage-steele-joins-star-studded-mr-birchum-cast-ahead-of-animated-comedy-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-joins-star-studded-mr-birchum-cast-ahead-of-animated-comedy-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Sage Steele joins the star-studded cast of &#8220;Mr. Birchum&#8221; before its animated comedy debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsage-steele-joins-star-studded-mr-birchum-cast-ahead-of-animated-comedy-premiere%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230989&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The exciting comedy &#8220;Mr. Birchum&#8221; adds \u200dformer \u2063ESPN anchor Sage Steele to\u200d its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limousine-liberal-klobuchar-spent-6k-on-beverly-hilton-stay-limo-service-for-hollywood-fundraiser\/\" title=\"Limousine Liberal? Klobuchar Spent K on Beverly Hilton Stay, Limo Service for Hollywood Fundraiser\">star-studded cast<\/a>. Steele plays the role of\u200b Deena, and her addition has sparked enthusiasm among fans. Adam Carolla leads the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-largest-television-series-ever-made-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-season-one-to-cost-465-million\/\" title=\"\u2018The Largest Television Series Ever Made\u2019: Amazon\u2019s \u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019 Season One To Cost 5 Million\">ensemble cast<\/a> in this animated comedy\u200c featuring a powerhouse lineup \u2062of comedians.\u2063 The show promises humor and unapologetic storytelling in a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tapping-into-greatness\/\" title=\"Tapping Into Greatness\">cultural landscape<\/a> \u2062that craves authenticity. Former ESPN anchor Sage\u2063 Steele\u2062 joins the star-studded cast \u200cof the exciting comedy\u2064 &#8220;Mr. Birchum.&#8221; Her role as Deena \u2063has fans thrilled.\u2063 Led by Adam Carolla, the ensemble promises humor and unapologetic storytelling in a cultural landscape longing for authenticity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The star-studded cast of the upcoming comedy \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/mr-birchum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Birchum<\/a>\u201d just got brighter with the addition of former ESPN anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/sage-steele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sage Steele<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been eagerly awaiting the premiere of the animated comedy starring comedy legend Adam Carolla in the titular role. The ensemble cast includes previously announced personalities including Danny Trejo, Rob Riggle, Patrick Warburton, Tyler Fischer, Alonzo Bodden, Kyle Dunnigan, Jay Mohr, Megyn Kelly, and Brett Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>Steele joins the cast in the role of Deena, who is married to Mr. Birchum\u2019s best friend Gage.<\/p>\n<p>The TV host made headlines in 2021 for speaking out against ESPN\u2019s vaccine mandates. Steele later sued ESPN and settled the case in 2023 before leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patrick-mahomes-fiance-mother-rip-espn-for-mocking-chiefs-qb-yall-are-trash\/\" title=\"Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Fianc\u00e9, Mother Rip ESPN For Mocking Chiefs QB: Y\u2019all Are Trash\">sports network<\/a>. She currently hosts \u201cThe Sage Steele Show\u201d on YouTube, which Bill Maher announced last month as the first show for his newly launched podcast network Club Random Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Steele said she was excited to be part of the comedy dream team on \u201cMr. Birchum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got the call from Adam and the Daily Wire team to be part of \u2018Mr. Birchum,\u2019 it was a no-brainer for me!\u201d the sports anchor said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of everyone involved and am honored to be included in such a powerhouse lineup of comedians. In this insane cultural moment, it\u2019s more important than ever to speak the truth, even when it\u2019s unpopular. \u2018Mr. Birchum\u2019 does this in such a hilarious fashion, and I\u2019m thrilled to be part of such a fun, unapologetic project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adam Carolla voices Mr. Birchum, a no-nonsense teacher navigating Teddy Roosevelt Junior High with his family \u2014 Wendi (Kelly), Eddie (Dunnigan), and stepdaughter Jeanie (Cooper). Partnering with his friend Gage (Bodden), Mr. Birchum faces off against a progressive poster child for change, the fanatical social justice warrior, Karponzi (Fischer).<\/p>\n<p>Birchum also has the help of some fantasy mentors including the ghost of his gym teacher, Coach Murphy (Mohr) and the frozen dinner icon Burly Man (Warburton). Barr plays Principal Bortles while Riggle appears as Birchum\u2019s nemesis, Gunderson. Trejo, meanwhile, is a reformed gang member named Switchblade.<\/p>\n<p>The show was first announced at the premiere of The Daily Wire\u2019s first ever feature length comedy, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/lady-ballers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lady Ballers<\/a>.\u201d Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing previously discussed why comedies like \u201cMr. Birchum\u201d have become so integral in the entertainment world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdam Carolla created Birchum back before Barack Obama killed comedy,\u201d Boreing said in December. \u201cOf course Hollywood wouldn\u2019t make Birchum today because they\u2019ve stopped making comedies altogether for fear of offending the \u2018wrong\u2019 people \u2013 so we realized we had to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe teamed up with Adam and some of the funniest people we know \u2013 Roseanne, Rob Riggle, Patrick Warburton, Tyler Fischer and so many more \u2013 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosis-new-house-rules-package-silences-the-voice-of-republican-minority\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi\u2019s new House rules package silences the voice of Republican minority\">bring back<\/a> the irreverent patriarch in a truly hilarious comedy that doesn\u2019t care who it offends,\u201d he added.<br \/> Kelly agreed that being part of the cast was \u201cso fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really just did this because Adam asked me to, and I love Adam. I was like, this is not my thing \u2014 I\u2019m usually pretty good at knowing what my \u2018thing\u2019 is. And they were like, \u2018just try it, just try it!\u2019 It was so fun. I cracked up, I was crying when I saw the script,\u201d she said of the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much goodness for our side, the side of normalcy, the side that doesn\u2019t get offended at everything,\u201d Kelly continued. \u201cIt\u2019s just refreshing to be a part of something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/mr-birchum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Birchum<\/a>\u201d premieres Sunday, May 12, on <a href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus\/?utm_campaign=dwplus&#038;utm_medium=paid&#038;utm_source=googlesearch&#038;utm_content=na_subscriptions&#038;mid=g&#038;cid=dailywire&#038;xid=0&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=CjwKCAjwoa2xBhACEiwA1sb1BOhhXMxtCqYr8qxB6rwZ6W6KSxv18U4Ch_fMwT0C5s--OPW40-T93xoCTIgQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DailyWire+<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele brightens the star-studded cast of the animated comedy &#8220;Mr. Birchum.&#8221; Fans eagerly await the premiere featuring comedy legend Adam Carolla as the lead. 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