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...more political humor, visit time.com/cartoons
...imagines, she'll be cranking out entertaining, semipolitical content for the party faithful almost hourly. "I try not to make [the videos] political at all," says Crawford, "because anything political gets an automatic negative reaction, even from people with a strong party affiliation. They want humor." During the election, the RNC bought the domain name kerryoniraq.com and Crawford stocked it with a video string of John Kerry sound bites about the war, adding to it every time Kerry said something flip-floppy. It was the kind of link a Republican could send to friends who were Democrats, and they might...
...reviews. But when you send out a kid reporter and have her tell a petting-zoo manager, "These animals have it better than most people in the Third World," you've probably earned it. This brilliant kids'-show spoof--which uses puppets, cartoons and live children for absurdist humor and scathing social commentary--may be the most disturbing thing involving kids since, well, many of our actual childhoods...
This particular production is notable for its revival of these hidden drama-treasures. Though anyone expecting the tame—yet clever—Silverstein so loved by librarians across the country is in for a surprise. Those who can appreciate darker, more challenging humor will not want to miss this show...
...nice interview, though; here are some things we discussed: FM: What’re your thoughts on the Danish cartoon business? MANKOFF: To me, the idea of ridicule as a capital offense, you know, is something I am not willing to accept. Part of the freedom of humor is the freedom to be wrong—to be, even, stupid, and sometimes, even to be insensitive. I don’t think humor can properly operate within the line if it can’t cross the line…I guess I think more harm has been done...