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Tag: satire

Fred Savage to host summer FOX talk show spoof, “What Just Happened?”
News / TV

Fred Savage to host summer FOX talk show spoof, “What Just Happened?”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 30, 2019April 30, 2019

Move over Chris Hardwick. Fred Savage will host his own after-show talk show, even though the show it’s talking about this summer isn’t an actual …

Trump: Bad for Comedy? Watch P.J. O’Rourke and Sara Schaefer debate Kurt Andersen and Billy Kimball
News / Video

Trump: Bad for Comedy? Watch P.J. O’Rourke and Sara Schaefer debate Kurt Andersen and Billy Kimball

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 7, 2018November 7, 2018

Now that the 2018 election results are beginning to sink in, we can all get back to our regularly scheduled ridiculousness. Which means, in the …

Episode #231: Satire under Trump
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Episode #231: Satire under Trump

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 29, 2018

When real life becomes even more ridiculous than satire, then what role is there for comedians to play? And how should comedians talk about serious …

The Onion goes after Facebook with Onion Social
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The Onion goes after Facebook with Onion Social

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 29, 2018

The Onion has gone after some big billionaires this past month. First Elon Musk for suggesting he could start his own online humor publication. And …

Pence parody book has a happy ending
Books / News / TV

Pence parody book has a happy ending

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 23, 2018

When John Oliver’s announced his staff at HBO’s Last Week Tonight had made a parody of a children’s book about Vice President Mike Pence’s family …

Open Mic Magazine presents Every Comedy Poster
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Open Mic Magazine presents Every Comedy Poster

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 9, 2018February 9, 2018

From our friends at Open Mic Magazine, Tampa comedians Becca Childs and CJ Hernandez, comes this week’s fun mockery of ourselves. Above is “Every Comedy …

Jay-Z “Moonlight” music video re-enacts Friends with black comedians
News / TV / Video

Jay-Z “Moonlight” music video re-enacts Friends with black comedians

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 5, 2017August 5, 2017

For everyone who thought 1990s hit sitcom Friends was too unrealistic or too white, Jay-Z and director Alan Yang are here for you. Yang (Master …

Joe Mande talks the nature of Shark Tank, comedy awards, satire and pranks on the cusp of his “Award-Winning” Netflix special
Interviews

Joe Mande talks the nature of Shark Tank, comedy awards, satire and pranks on the cusp of his “Award-Winning” Netflix special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 25, 2017

Joe Mande may not win any actual awards for his first hourlong comedy special, although many comedians would consider getting Netflix to release Joe Mande’s Award-Winning …

Brad Pitt delivers the global warming forecast for the debut of The Jim Jefferies Show
News / TV

Brad Pitt delivers the global warming forecast for the debut of The Jim Jefferies Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 7, 2017

Loved the debut last night of The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central. Even excluding the A-list celebrity cameo by Brad Pitt as the show’s …

Ed Helms goes back to his Comedy Central roots with special, “Fake News with Ted Nelms”
News / TV

Ed Helms goes back to his Comedy Central roots with special, “Fake News with Ted Nelms”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 26, 2017

Is that Ed Helms? Or is that Ted Nelms? A little bit of both, as Helms dressed up in disguise for a fantasy sequence of …

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