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Speaking of great strides in 23/6 political music parodies…Detroit Octane is set to be the musical guest for the June 17 program of Late Night with Conan O’Brien. So, I suppose they’re going to perform Barack Obamasistible, then? Or do they have something new up their sleeves?
If you’re reading this, it’s a Sunday morning, and probably not the time you’re thinking about seeing a comedy show. Unless you have kids. And then you may want to hear about a limited-time production called The Wizard’s Lounge, which offers performances today and next Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at …
The presidential hopes of Barack Obama seem to have slipped recently, at least if you believe the media. But Obama’s campaign has a secret weapon: Campaign operative Daniel Phelps. Two of several things I love about this video, after the jump! And it’s not a song parody from the 1980s. …
Today’s New York Times says that the McCain Girls videos are a spoof made possible by 236.com. Who knew? Well, we sorta knew, didn’t we? After more than 1.66 million views of the initial music video parody, "It’s Raining McCain," the Huffington Post’s politically-minded humor spinoff site has come forward …
Around the same time that Jon Glaser’s Barack Obama-sistible song parody hit the Internets, the folks at 23/6 also decided to pluck a YouTube video from obscurity and shine a spotlight on the McCain Girls. Coincidence? The Washington Post didn’t think so, and suggested a connection in a March 24 …
The ongoing coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign has taken more than a few funny turns in the past month, and Jon Glaser is responsible for one of those turns. Here, he and his "band" Detroit Octane display their prowess for song parodies by penning and explaining their new hit …