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The Onion launching daily podcast in 2020 via Sony Music
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The Onion launching daily podcast in 2020 via Sony Music

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 7, 2019November 7, 2019

Wait. The Onion doesn’t already have a regular podcast? How is that possible? Oh, right, they’re owned by the same company that just killed Deadspin. …

The Onion sold once more
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The Onion sold once more

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 11, 2019April 12, 2019

If you’re wondering how the writers at The Onion felt about Univision selling the parody paper of record, then just see what they had to …

Too Soon? Documentary recalls “The Onion” issue following 9/11
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Too Soon? Documentary recalls “The Onion” issue following 9/11

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 20, 2018

Satirical publication The Onion began printing on actual newsprint back in August 1988. The staff picked up and left their original home in Madison, Wisc., …

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 …

Where to watch comedians dissect Election Night 2016 live online and on TV
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Where to watch comedians dissect Election Night 2016 live online and on TV

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 8, 2016November 10, 2016

If Election Day 2016 has stressed you out, then watching the live voting results on an actual news station may be too much for you. …

Actual TV network buys stake in satirical news network (Univision invests in The Onion/AV Club/Clickhole to bolster Fusion)
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Actual TV network buys stake in satirical news network (Univision invests in The Onion/AV Club/Clickhole to bolster Fusion)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 20, 2016January 20, 2016

¿Cómo se dice “The Onion” en Español? Univision Communications Inc., the leading media voice for Hispanics in the United States, has purchased a minority stake …

The Onion’s next target is VICE: Introducing EDGE
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The Onion’s next target is VICE: Introducing EDGE

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 29, 2015

For The Onion‘s next trick, coming this Monday is a new video channel poking fun at VICE’s freelancers-on-the-edge brand of voyeuristic immersive journalism. As The …

Netflix, Funny or Die, CollegeHumor, Fallon among 2015 Webby Awards winners
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Netflix, Funny or Die, CollegeHumor, Fallon among 2015 Webby Awards winners

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 27, 20151

Netflix helped take home multiple honors in the annual pay-to-play Webby Awards, with Funny or Die, CollegeHumor and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon also …

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Weird But True: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers dramatic reading of The Onion’s article about his blizzard declaration

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 28, 2015

On Monday, The Onion posted a satirical piece about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s reaction to the oncoming blizzard. Headline: “NYC Mayor: ‘Reconcile …

TV / Uncategorized

Louis CK, Conan O’Brien and Jon Stewart react to the Charlie Hebdo massacre

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 8, 2015January 8, 2015

The cowardly massacre of 12 people, including cartoonists at Paris satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a police officer and bystanders, made all of us in the …

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