Onion SportsDome: Comedy Central’s Promising Premiere

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Tuesday was a big night for Comedy Central.

The evening marked the return of popular series Tosh.0, which became a solid lead-in for the channel’s side-splitting new series Onion SportsDome. And if you missed the premiere, it’s time to go on a TiVo hunting mission right now … because this is probably the best show of the season.

Brought to you by The Onion, the SportsDome is part parody, part satire and hysterical through-and-through. With segments like “Who Would You Kill,” Onion SportsDome shows us what all sports shows should look like. Hosts Alex Reiser and Mark Sheppard (played by Matt Walton and Matt Oberg) offer gut-busting deadpan delivery to lead the series.

The show’s total irreverence for all things sports makes it engaging and absolutely unique. We’re already hungry for more, but unfortunately the Dome won’t be back with a new episode until next week.

South Park Creators Apologize for Copying Original Content

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, News, Video,

Although South Park's creators are known for producing controversial content, they don't usually say sorry for it.

Late last week, Trey Parker and Matt Stone apologized to the writers of a CollegeHumor.com video after they accidentally copied original content. Although the episode ("Insheeption") incorporated several lines from a clip called "Inception Characters Don't Understand Inception," Stone and Parker said they didn't know what they had done.

In an attempt to do an Inception-based episode, Matt and Trey tried to watch the movie for themselves -- unfortunately, they struck out finding a theater showing or a copy of the film. That is when they came across the College Humor clip (which can be seen after the jump).

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Katy Perry Pokes Fun of Sesame Street Controversy on SNL

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Kids, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,

Katy Perry has mocked her Sesame Street axing by appearing in a breast-baring Elmo T-shirt on Saturday Night Live.

The pop star appeared in a sketch on the comedy series wearing a low-cut top inspired by the red puppet and tiny plaid skirt. Katy played a volunteer librarian, named Maureen Dichico, whose large breasts were causing a stir at the local library.

Parodying the famous announcement at the end of each Sesame Street episode which reveals what letters and numbers featured in the day’s program, Katy’s sketch co-star Amy Poehler quipped, “Looks like today’s show is brought to you by the number 38 and the letters DD.”

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VIDEO: Sesame Street Parodies True Blood

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Horror, HBO, PBS, Video,

Although True Blood is set in Louisiana and Mad Men is set in New York, the two shows do have one locale in common: Sesame Street.

Last year, the famous PBS series parodied the advertising execs from Madison Avenue in an emotional sketch. Now, the

grouches of Bon Temps will get their turn in the spotlight in a segment titled “True Mud.” (Make sure to keep an eye out for Lafayette!)

Season 41 of Sesame Street will kick off on September 27.

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VIDEO: Jon Stewart Impersonates Glenn Beck…for Nearly 15 Minutes

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, Cable, Daily Show, The, Video,

And I thought it was funny when Jimmy Kimmel did his entire show as Jay Leno.

On last night’s Daily Show broadcast, Jon Stewart devoted nearly 15 minutes of his own program to mocking possibly the second easiest target on television: FOX News’ Glenn Beck.

Be forewarned: the impersonation is so good…you might just start tearing up.

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Lost Producers Not Aware of Bud Light Super Bowl Commercial

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, Commercials, Lost, Video,

Jay Leno and David Letterman’s Super Bowl commercial wasn’t the only spot yesterday to mock some television drama. ABC’s Lost also became the focus of one of Bud Light’s many ads.

Given the similarities between the actual show and the clip, you’d have thought executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof were somehow involved. Well, they weren’t—but that doesn’t mean they didn’t enjoy the commercial.

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VIDEO: Family Guy Spoofs Empire Strikes Back

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Family Guy, Video,

Hollywood’s love of sequels has hit television.

Now that two years have passed, it’s finally time for the Family Guy to debut the next installment in their Star Wars trilogy. Unfortunately, those looking for it will have to their local store—at least for now.

In an effort to maximize profits, FOX has decided to deliver its Empire Strikes Back parody on DVD before airing it on television. They’ve also chosen December 22 as the release date. I’d say it’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas.

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Mad Men…as Done by Sesame Street

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Kids, PBS, Video,

This may be the widest range of emotions I’ve ever seen “Don Draper” display.

For their show’s 40th season, the characters of Sesame Street parody the execs of Madison Avenue.

What would it look like if the advertising sycophants tackled a honey account? Watch EMC’s version of Mad Man and find out!

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Mad Men Spoofed in Only a Minute

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Video,

Thanks to Don Draper’s Guide to Picking Up Women, Mad Men novices got a nice whiff of the main character’s appeal. But what exactly is the 1960’s-set show about?

After watching this 60-second parody, you’ll be perfectly equipped to jump right into the AMC series.

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Judge Rules in Favor of Family Guy

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FOX’s animated Family Guy is not guilty of copyright infringement, per court ruling, for a song parody featured in one of the episodes.

The episode offered up a new version of Disney’s “When You Wish Upon a Star,” which subsequently launched a lawsuit from the major corporation in 2007. The ditty originally appeared in the 1940 flick Pinocchio. The Family Guy version, “I Need a Jew,” was perhaps a little less family-friendly…but it wasn’t illegal.

Despite the content of the song - “anti-Semitic lyrics” - a U.S. District Judge ruled that the lyrics of the song and tone of the piece was “strikingly different” from the original version. Since winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song after its film debut, “When You Wish Upon a Star” has been recorded by more than one hundred subsequent recording artists and orchestras.

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