YouTube Guide: “‘Legitimate Rape’ Pharmaceutical Ad”
Comedian Laura Napoli plays on Rep. Todd Akin’s notorious “legitimate rape” comments with a spoof pharmaceutical ad. Plus: Newsies goes hip-hop.
On Aug 30, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Hurricane Isaac parody account floods Gulf Coast in 140 characters or less
With 11,000 followers and counting, @hurr_isaac has been upgraded from tropical depression to Twitter phenomenon.
On Aug 29, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Indian minister suspended from Twitter in identity mixup
The Indian government continued its crackdown on parody Twitter accounts this week, but the real account of the Minister of State Communications was accidentally suspended in the process.,
On Aug 24, 2012 by Kris Holt
Akin’s Empty Chair sits well with Twitter
Rep. Todd Akin canceled on the wrong talk show host at the wrong time.
On Aug 23, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
Twitter agrees to shut down accounts parodying India’s prime minister
India has asked Twitter to shut down parody accounts whose usernames are extremely similar to the official account of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
On Aug 22, 2012 by Kris Holt
The 7 best “Gangnam Style” covers on YouTube
Korean rap star PSY shook the Internet with “Gangnam Style,” and it wasn’t long before cover versions and parodies started popping up. Oppa YouTube style!
On Aug 17, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
YouTube right now! We are never ever watching more Olympics
This Taylor Swift parody is the perfect soundtrack for your post-Olympics depression.
On Aug 16, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
U.K. Foreign Office parodied over Assange drama
After the U.K. Foreign Office opposed Julian Assange’s asylum in Ecuador, a Twitter parody of the “Foreign Orifice” popped up.
On Aug 16, 2012 by Kris Holt
Deadline editor shuts down parody Twitter account, gets suspended in process
Nikki Finke’s attempt to shut down a spoof account appears to have backfired.
On Aug 14, 2012 by Kris Holt
Professor creates @horse_ebooks-style bot for Mitt Romney tweets
It’s the most surreal parody of the presidential candidate yet.
On Aug 10, 2012 by Kris Holt
Dotted Lines: “Star Trek: The Next Generation” meets “Call Me Maybe”
Call Jean-Luc Picard maybe.
On Aug 9, 2012 by Jay Hathaway
Northcliffe Media drops attempt to unmask Twitter parodist
The newspaper publisher won’t pursue further action against the anonymous man behind @unstevedorkland, a Twitter parody of CEO Steve Auckland.
On Aug 3, 2012 by Kris Holt
Dotted Lines: “8 Kilometers: The Gritty Life Story of Justin Bieber”
“Did you ever hear of a young, white, cute, Christian male making it America?”
On Aug 1, 2012 by Jay Hathaway
Crowdsourced novel “The Diamond Club” trolls “50 Shades of Grey” fans
Comedians Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young got the Internet to write a spoof of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
On Aug 1, 2012 by Aja Romano
Twitter won’t reveal parodist’s identity, hearing set for September
An attorney for the anonymous Twitter user who parodied a UK newspaper CEO has filed a motion to keep his client’s identity under wraps.
On Aug 1, 2012 by Kris Holt
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