The Finger Report

The Finger Report was an American political talk show hosted by Brent Finger. It aired from 1987 to 1994. 

The title graphic used for The Finger Report during its

last four seasons (1990 - 1994)

The Finger Report premiered in 1987. Because of connections host Brent Finger had made during his years as a White House correspondent, he was able to score some impressive interviews. Former attorney general Edwin Meese appeared on The Finger Report in 1989 appeared on The Finger Report in 1989 to tell America that he disapproved of his own nipples. In 1991, Finger interviewed President George H.W. Bush immediately following the success of the Gulf War. The president appeared on The Finger Report wearing the moustache of Saddam Hussein, declaring that "it's an act of surrender...it's in a treaty."

Brent Finger interviews President George H.W. Bush on The Finger

Report (1991)

For all the ground it had broken, The Finger Report looked like a creaky relic in the emerging cable news era. It was cancelled in 1994. 

See also

• Brent Finger
• Burning Bush: A Faith-Based Musical

Photograph: Corey Moosa as Brent Finger and Ellie Dvorkin as George H.W. Bush with the moustache of Saddam Hussein