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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WfZuNceFDM If any cultural, political, or technological phenomenon of the past couple of decades hasn’t been lampooned by South Park, it probably didn’t happen. But the 21st century has brought forth so much nonsense that even Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of that at once crude and multidimensionally satirical cartoon show, have had to […] Watch Sassy Justice, the New Deepfake Satire Show...

If you will forgive a gross oversimplification, there are two kinds of people in this world: Those (like me) who, having seen Fast Times at Ridgemont High the night before the first day of their senior year of high school, made sure to pack carrots in their lunchboxes, and those who were too young to see it in […] A Virtual Table Read of <i>Fast Times at...

What would happen if I tried to explain what's happening now to the January 2020 version of myself? That's the question that Julie Nolke asked and answered in early April. Now she's back with a sequel where she tries to explain the events of June to her April self. Explaining the Pandemic to My Past Self: A Dark, Comedic Reflection on the Last Few...

Even if you don't know the Beatles, you know "Love Me Do." Even if you don't know the Rolling Stones, you know "Satisfaction." Even if you don't know Monty Python, you know "The Ministry of Silly Walks." Like an AM radio hit, the sketch works on several different aesthetic and intellectual levels while captivating audiences […] A Michigan Family Makes Everyone Passing Their House...

Presenting a keynote address at an ADL conference, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen wasn't kidding around when he painted a bleak picture of our emerging world: "Today ... demagogues appeal to our worst instincts. Conspiracy theories once confined to the fringe are going mainstream. It’s as if the Age of Reason—the era of evidential argument—is ending, […] Sacha Baron Cohen Links the Decline of Democracy...

Yesterday Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, had this to say to Congress: “I know that members of this committee have frequently framed these complicated issues in the form of a simple question: Was there a quid pro quo?” “As I testified previously, with regard to the requested White House […] Trump’s Denials Turned into a Ramones Song: “I...

Laughter is good medicine, but I've found little genuine humor in satire of the 2016 election and subsequent events. Political reality defies parody. So, I guess I wasn’t particularly amused by the idea of a comic staging of the Mueller Report. But aside from whether or not the report has comic potential, the exercise raises […] Watch a Star-Studded Cast Read The Mueller Report:...