Word: mocks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When the interview began, I was really enthusiastic and was going off about my resume. Then I looked over and realized the interviewer looked kind of confused. She was looking at Susan S. Lee's resume," Lee recounts with mock horror...
...Alfred Jarry's absurd 1896 play from which the musical "Ubu Rock" was adapted, is a farce that was originally written to mock Jarry's arrogant math teacher. It is the story of how a revolting, scatological member of the wealthy bourgeoisie takes over Poland. Audiences were disgusted by the play when it was first produced nearly a century ago. A few Boston theater-goers may have been revolted by "Ubu Rock" (every once in a while, little old ladies walk out of the show), but most found the show's music, acting and writing riotous-in the best sense...
...least everyone was talking the same language. When Viacom's Jonathan Dolgen warned that putting ratings on shows might make the networks shy away from strong programs like NYPD Blue in favor of more frivolous fare like Starsky and Hutch, the nation's chief Baby Boomer reacted with mock offense: "I have a deep emotional attachment to Starsky and Hutch...
Based on the results, about 10 percent of the students played a mock Jeopardy game. Only 15 students were eventually invited to appear in the tournament...
...opposed to SNL's 19. There is no guest host or regular musical act, and surely part of the appeal for teenagers lies in the assurance that they can tune in and never be confronted with the image of 1970s star (and eternal guest host) Chevy Chase in a mock game show or a Paul Simon--Edie Brickell duet. Significantly, Mad TV boasts a more balanced cast than its competitor. Among the group of eight there are three women and three black cast members. SNL's larger troupe of 11 features three women and only one black cast member...