Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin

News: How Saturday Night Live Changed the Political Discussion”, authors, Angela D. Abel and Michael Barthel, argue that alternative news sources, primarily Saturday Night Live, have changed the means in which we obtain and interpret news and information. The article’s most significant argument is centered around the now famous Saturday Night Live skit in which Tina Fey parodies Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate. In the skit, Fey and Amy Poehler impersonate Palin and Katie

presidential campaign, and all of us had to go on these comedy shows like Saturday Night Live, because that was the only way we could have more than a soundbite and reach a large audience, ” Ralph Nader said in an interview regarding his 2000 bid for president. A 2004 study done by Pew research found that 20% of Americans between the ages of 18 to 24 regularly get their news from late night television shows, like Saturday Night Live. With satirical outlets as a legitimate and consistent source of information

truth-tellers. When it comes to politics, news and satire go together like peanut butter and jelly. Shows including: NBC’s Saturday Night Live and CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert showcase political satire the best of them all. The main questions are: does satire relay new well and does satire make for a reliable news source? Stephen Colbert is known to be the king of satire. His late-night show is popular for his use of satire to convey the news. He is so good at his satire that people on all sides

humorous effects, political satire is expressed in comic strips in the back of your Sunday paper. Satire isn’t only relegated to comic strips but also it is found in TV shows such as the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Colbert report, and Saturday night live and their fake news segment called “Weekend Update” are prime examples of political satire; they use the current events

specific details. Another entitled "Andy Reid Furious At Self For Poor Clock Management At End of 32-Oz. Steak Challenge" parodies the Kansas City Chief's loss against the New England Patriots. Lastly, their article entitled "It's A Mom's Right to Decide Whether Her Kids Ride A Stranger's Dog" mocks the typical "mommy blog" seen on Facebook. If people don't see this as a parody of typical news reports, then at least the absurdity of it all will bring some

work is called a parody. Parodies primarily come in the form of music, books, pictures, and movies. Even though parodies are made to be funny, it still retains some of its formal elements. The work of art either has to be famously well known or widely open for a pun. The main objective in a parody is to imitate or make fun of it in some type of way. In today society parodies enclose us from every angle. A Greek writer, Hegemony of Thasos, was one of the first creators of parodies. During the Peloponnesian

begins her book by discussing what it was like to work for Saturday Night Live. She was a writer. This portion of the book was one of the more humorous parts, because she discusses different experiences seen while working at SNL. She worked with some of her closest peers: Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon. One of her favorite

Believe Nothing, Question Everything Bat child found in cave! Elvis is alive! Titanic survivors found onboard! These are all examples of headlines you may have seen in a nineties supermarket magazine such as The Weekly World News or The National Enquirer. These classic “fake news” magazines had and still have a cult following Most readers of these magazines enjoy the cheesiness of them and are well aware of their lack of validity. Now fake news appears on our social media outlets. Many of the perpetrators

John Marwood Cleese, an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer said, “If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth”. The point he brings up is the ideology of satire. Satire, by definition, is a technique utilized by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society. This can be done by using