The Evolution of Satire

Barack and Michelle Obama: The fist bump heard 'round the world, June 3.


The New Yorker's July issue satirizes rumours about the Obama's, including suggestions that he's Muslim and anti-American. The Obama's don't find the humour in it.


Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart's Mock the Vote cover satirizes the satire, creating a perfect piece of comedy. The recreation is perfect even though they chickened out on burning the flag. Entertainment Weekly wins!

4 comments:

  1. I didn't realize they took the facial expressions from that original photo too... that brings it to a whole other level to me.

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  2. Somehow I don't think that is the last we are going to see of that image. We may have witnessed the creation of an iconic moment.

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  3. honestly, i saw the cover, and din't quite get what was going on...that's hillarious though...thanks for laying it out!

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  4. If you'd not heard about the New Yorker cover, EW's really doesn't make much sense. I wouldn't have assumed there was a lot of crossover in their audiences and only knew about it because we covered it at work.

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