If you're tired of dancing like a robot and want to learn to fight like one, then Tokyo's first-ever robot-fighting championship is right up your alley. The contest, featured in this recent "Oddball," sets out to determine...

With all your favorite late night shows stuck in reruns, it may be difficult for you to see the upside of the writer's strike. Clearly, you are not a presidential candidate. In this report, Alison Stewart and comedian Argus...

In this “Oddball,” Olbermann’s understudy, Alison Stewart, shows us a few ways to piss off the animal kingdom. Option One: Shoot a tranquilizer dart at a bear in a tree, then watch its reaction as it crashes to the ground....

Britney Spears isn’t the only feisty blonde pop star igniting scandal all over town. As Alison Stewart (filling in for Keith) reports in this clip, Barry Manilow has reportedly started a catfight with “The View’s” Elisabeth...

In this recent "Oddball," Olbermann reports on a police chase in El Paso that had cop cars in hot (albeit very slow-speed) pursuit of what must be a very, very bad dog. No word yet on what triggered the dog’s escape response,...

Celebrity DUI news may be getting a little trite these days -- or a lot trite -- but Olbermann couldn’t let this juicy news story fall through the cracks so neither could we. Keith and the Village Voice’s Michael Musto...

In this recent edition of "Oddball," Keith reports on a faux Borat sighting at the Tour de France. A bold impersonator of the lovable Kazakstani one-upped the yellow jersey by leading the pack in nothing but a ‘froed-out wig...

Keith and Mo Rocca discuss a tongue-in-cheek letter recently sent by Peter DeFazio, a Democratic representative from Springfield, Ore., to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. DeFazio believes there was voter fraud in the...

Keith Olbermann reports on the nationwide video contest to find the best Springfield, the fictional hometown of the Simpsons, for a chance to host the premiere of upcoming "The Simpsons Movie." The winning entry, a live-...

Olbermann discusses the latest space news with Franklin Institute astronomer Derrick Pitts. The hot topics include an extreme weather alert for Mars and the space station’s new $19 million toilet. We know that $19 million...

Keith Olbermann and Mo Rocca discuss the Republicans’ collective disdain for small furry creatures. The evidence is mounting against these pet-haters: Mitt Romney strapped the family dog to the roof of the car during a road...

In this edition of "Oddball," Keith Olbermann covers a traditional Algerian camel race, a Columbian tomato fight, and a pro football player's head-to-head race with a horse. (He wins!) We’re just happy there’s some asinine...

Olbermann talks with Dana Milbank of the Washington Post about the ongoing Paris Hilton saga, but not before breaking out his puppets for a little courtroom reenactment. Olbermann and Milbank compare the Paris ordeal to the...

Olbermann holds a contest to find the best musical talent in Washington, choosing from a number of performances by our fearless political leaders, who may have missed their true calling. In the running are classics such as...

"The man who sees absolutes where all other men see nuances and shades of meaning is either a prophet or a quack. Donald H. Rumsfeld is not a prophet." That's how Keith Olbermann concluded "The Countdown" on August 30, 2006...