All Entries in the "Comedy" Category
Cartman Shrugged: The Invisible Gnomes and the Invisible Hand in South Park
Mises Daily: Friday, January 25, 2013 by Paul A. Cantor [Excerpted from The Invisible Hand in Popular Culture: Liberty vs. Authority in American Film and TV] Comedy makes fun of people—that is its nature. As Aristotle stated in his Poetics, comedy portrays people as worse than they are and makes them look ridiculous. To laugh at people is to feel [...]
Andrew Napolitano on the Daily Show, Nov 15, 2012
The Judge on the Daily Show, Nov 15, 2012: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Voting is No Joke
THIS IS A NONPARTISAN JOKE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY BOTH PARTIES! NOT ONLY THAT, it is POLITICALLY CORRECT!! While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. ”Welcome to heaven,” says St. Peter. “Before you settle [...]
Bruce Springsteen Accidentally Plays ‘Big Government’s Stealin’ Our Livelihood’ At Obama Rally
OCTOBER 18, 2012 | ISSUE 48•42 | The Onion PARMA, OH—While performing at a campaign rally for President Barack Obama on Thursday, rock icon Bruce Springsteen reportedly failed to fire up the largely working-class audience when he accidentally played an acoustic ballad titled “Big Government’s Stealin’ Our Livelihood.” “Can’t ever feed the appetite of Uncle Sam / [...]
No One Murdered Because Of This Image
from The Onion, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 | ISSUE 48•37 | WASHINGTON—Following the publication of the image above, in which the most cherished figures from multiple religious faiths were depicted engaging in a lascivious sex act of considerable depravity, no one was murdered, beaten, or had their lives threatened, sources reported Thursday. The image of the Hebrew prophet [...]
