Satire

Egypt’s Jon Stewart interviews Jon Stewart in Cairo

Stewart practiced his Arabic and talked about his upcoming film on Bassem Youssef's show VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 4:21 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Jon Stewart

John Oliver promises most “memorable interview in the history of television”

The comedian has got some big shoes to fill on "The Daily Show"

Prachi Gupta Friday, Jun 7, 2013 8:35 PM UTC
Entertainment John Oliver, Jon Stewart

SEA hackers take over the Onion’s Twitter feed

The Onion has responded, saying its new password is "OnionMan77"

Prachi Gupta Monday, May 6, 2013 8:19 PM UTC
Technology The Onion, Comedy, Satire, SEA

Steven Spielberg’s surprise “Lincoln” follow-up

Check out the spoof preview of Hollywood's next big presidential biopic VIDEO

Liam O'Donoghue Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 3:13 AM UTC
Entertainment Video, Steven Spielberg, Obama

Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart interviews Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef

The comedian was interrogated by his nation's government for "denigrating Islam" VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, bassem youssef

The New York Post gets the Onion treatment

The news outlet spread rumors that a Saudi suspect was in custody, and the satire site is holding them accountable

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 9:16 PM UTC
Media The Onion, New York Post

Must-see morning clip: SNL’s Kim Jong Un okays same-sex marriage

The parody Supreme Leader says he has a gay nephew and it's the "right thing to do" VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 1:05 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Must see morning clip

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef on his interrogation: “We reviewed punchlines”

The news show host speaks to CNN after he was interrogated for five hours VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 1, 2013 10:43 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, bassem youssef, Satire

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef released on bail

However, the arrest has been deemed one of the government's most serious infringements on free speech in a year

Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 1, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Jon Stewart, bassem youssef

Egyptian satirist interrogated for criticizing Mohammed Morsi

Bassem Youssef, who has been hailed as the nation's Jon Stewart, remains a vocal critic of the government

Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 1:32 PM UTC
Entertainment From the Wires, bassam youssef

Banksy’s identity has not been revealed

A press release claimed that the graffiti artist's identity has been revealed. It was incorrect

Prachi Gupta Friday, Feb 22, 2013 9:47 PM UTC
Entertainment Going Viral, Banksy, street art

“Portlandia” mocks conceptual art

Labeling everyday objects as postmodern "art" is dangerous, as the creators of "Portlandia" demonstrated last week VIDEO

Kyle Chayka, Hyperallergic Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 7:27 PM UTC
All Salon Video, Hyperallergic, Portlandia

Must-see morning clip

George Saunders uses analogies to explain why he prefers short stories to novels VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 12:33 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Must see morning clip

My fake college syllabus

As your professor, I plan to take your money, never read your essays and pretend you're not checking Facebook

Adam Mansbach Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 108
Life Satire, Writers and Writing

Real Joe Biden upstages “Diamond” Joe Biden on Reddit AMA

The vice president confronts his Onion-inspired alter ego on Reddit, and the Internet promptly explodes

Prachi Gupta Friday, Jan 18, 2013 8:51 PM UTC 10
Entertainment Joe Biden, vice president

My dinner with Philip Roth

His retirement announcement several weeks ago came as no surprise. He told me himself that he was "kaput"

Neal Pollack, The Jewish Daily Forward Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 8:03 PM UTC
Entertainment The Jewish Daily Forward

Chinese paper references Onion article calling Kim Jong Un “Sexiest Man Alive”

The People's Daily has printed a 55-page slide show honoring the North Korean leader for being so sexy

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 6:31 PM UTC
News Satire, Communism, North Korea

17 best excuses for Romney’s defeat

Because the GOP will never admit it nominated a morally-bankrupt misogynist who made his living outsourcing jobs

Elissa Schappell, The Weeklings Thursday, Nov 8, 2012 7:26 PM UTC 27
Politics 2012 Elections, Canon

John King marries Election Map

A love affair witnessed by a blandly non-ideological audience worldwide -- "John can’t keep his hands off her"

KM Breay Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 7:55 PM UTC
Entertainment david gergen, gloria borger

A taxonomy of Mitt Romney’s lies

A close look at the most diverse and resilient species this side of the Galapagos

Benjamin Wheelock Sunday, Nov 4, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Politics Satire, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama

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