Steve Lookner

Stephen Lookner (born 1971) is an American news anchor and former comedy television writer who is the founder and lead anchor of Agenda-Free TV (AFTV), an online news channel. Lookner hosts all livestreams for Agenda-Free TV, covering current events on broadcasts to YouTube, Twitch, X, and Facebook. He formerly served as an anchor on Right Side Broadcasting Network.

Steve Lookner
Born	Stephen Lookner 1971 (age 53–54)
Alma mater	Harvard University (BA) Tufts University (MA) University of California, Los Angeles (MA)
Occupations	Writer producer news anchor
YouTube information
Channel	Agenda-Free TV
Years active	2017–present
Genre	Current events
Subscribers	704 thousand[1]
Views	88.3 million[1]
Last updated: June 17, 2025

Lookner also has a background as a screenwriter for various television shows, including contributing to episodes for Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live, and Sesame Street. In 2001, he hosted Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion alongside fellow comedy writer David Mandel.^[2][3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as[2]
		Writer	Producer
1993–1995	Saturday Night Live	Yes	No
1995–1997	MADtv	Yes	No
1997	The Weird Al Show	Yes	No
1997–1998	The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show	Yes	No
1998	Seinfeld	Yes	No
1998	LateLine	Yes	No
1998	Blue's Clues	Yes	No
1998	Unhappily Ever After	Yes	No
1998–1999	Later	Yes	No
1999	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Yes	No
2000–2001	Clerks	Yes	Yes
2002	Imagine That	No	Yes
2002	Sesame Street	Yes	No
2002–2004	The Man Show	Yes	Yes
2003–2004	Last Call with Carson Daly	Yes	No
2003–2004	Nick & Jessica's Family Christmas	Yes	Yes
2004	Spike Video Game Awards	Yes	No
2005–2006	Mind of Mencia	No	Yes
2005–2006	Mind of Mencia	No	Yes
2006	GameSpotTV	No	Yes
2006–2008	Kappa Mikey	Yes	No
2007	Finish Our Movie	Yes	No
2023	Beavis and Butt-Head	Yes	No

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role
2001	Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion	Himself