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Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody
Episode 6 of 6
Series about American comedy looks at how performers from Jon Stewart to Mel Brooks have used satire to make fun of the world around them.
Six-part series chronicling over 100 years of American comedy, introduced by Billy Crystal and narrated by Amy Sedaris.
Americans have always loved to make fun of the world around them using the slings and arrows of parody and satire. Whether it was Will Rogers, Johnny Carson, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert poking a finger in the eye of the government, or Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks and the Saturday Night Live gang lampooning the latest blockbuster, generations have revelled in the anarchic tradition of mocking American life, politics and pre-occupations.
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Thu 6 May 2010
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