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Parody music video mocks Paul Ryan’s anti-abortion P90X bod
A musical parody produced by Bake Shop Media mocks Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for his conservative views and enthusiasm for the P90X fitness program. “I ordinarily won’t vote for a guy on the right, but ’cause of P90X, your ass is so tight,” a trio…
‘Gangnam Style’ parody: ‘Mitt Romney Style’
“Hey, wealthy ladies!” the Republican presidential nominee is now doing it “Mitt Romney Style!” The comedy website College Humor on Tuesday published a parody of Psy’s number-one YouTube video “Gangnam Style” featuring Matt Walton as Mitt Romney, Brandon J Sornberger as Paul Ryan and Jeanne Taylor as Ann Romney. The…
Colbert sings ‘Islands in the Stream’ with Kenny Rogers
Stephen Colbert took a break from his Comedy Central show on Tuesday to guest host ABC’s Good Morning America and performed a duet with country star Kenny Rogers while he was there. “The fact that I’m going to sing a duet with Stephen Colbert just really wraps up my life,”…
Colbert defends Ryan from ‘liberal hacks’ at Fox News
Stephen Colbert started the week on The Colbert Report enraged at the “liberal hacks” at Fox News for their treatment of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Sunday. Ryan, the Republican candidate for vice-president, had a contentious interview with Chris Wallace over the 20 percent across-the-board tax cut he and GOP…
Jon Stewart mocks Obama’s inconsistent response to Libya attack
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Monday hammered the Obama administration and the President himself for providing an incoherent response to the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya. The Obama administration had initially said the attack was part of a mob action, but later admitted it was a…
Secret ‘self-destruct button’ the true cause of Romney’s woes?
How do you explain Mitt Romney’s seemingly endless stream of campaign gaffes? It’s easy: he’s obviously got a “self-destruct button” hidden somewhere. Or, at least that’s the operative idea behind a bit of political satire published Monday on Jest.com. With a building full of incredibly clumsy campaign staffers buzzing around…
Colbert: My character is a mix of O’Reilly, Cooper and Geraldo
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert revealed the inspiration behind his Colbert Report persona — and the confusion that his antics sometimes create. “I often don’t know who people invite to come talk to them,” Colbert said in the interview, which aired Sunday on Oprah’s…
Jay Smooth: Why do all stories about Romney make him sound like such a dick?
On an edition of “Ill Doctrine,” released Friday, September 28, hip hop philosopher and social critic Jay Smooth asked exactly how much longer we’re all supposed to pretend that the Republican presidential candidate, former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) is anything other than an overbearing jerk. “I have a question,” said…
SNL’s Obama like ‘Sixth Sense’ kid: ‘I see employed people’
NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” finally has an African-American man playing Obama, and on Thursday night his second appearance on the show proved why the network made the crucial switch so late in the election. “Okay, I understand your frustration,” actor Jay Pharoah said, taking a question during…
Maher tells Larry King: Paul Ryan has morals of ‘the pimp from Taxi Driver’
In a series of clips released from Larry King’s internet-only show “Larry King Now,” “Real Time With Bill Maher” host Bill Maher sat down with King to lay out his views on vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), trickle-down economics and more. In the first clip embedded below, Maher…
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