Archive for the ‘Entertainment Humor’ Category
Monday, December 19th, 2011
It’s hard not to laugh at the confusion caused by Kim Jong-il’s demise:
Yes, in the wake of the passing of Kim Jong Il, some Twitter users seemingly believe that the female rapper Lil’ Kim had died instead.
On Twitter, amusing confusion—
Lil’ Kim devotees — wrong conclusion.
Kim Jong-il’s death was met
With deep shock and regret.
Seem’s Kim’s music can cause mass delusion.
Tags: Celebrity Satire, Kim Jong Il, Lil’ Kim, Music, North Korea, Rappers, Twitter Humor
Posted in Celebrity Verse, Entertainment Humor, Music Humor, North Korea, Twitter | Comments Off
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Once again, Sarah Palin shows she has no sense of shame or irony. In her new book America By Heart, the woman has the audacity to criticize American Idol singers as “talent-deprived” contestants who suffer from “the cult of self-esteem.” Now mind you, this is the very same woman whose talentless daughter Bristol has been making a spectacle of herself on Dancing With The Stars.
And that brings me to my latest limerick:
There’s a cult of no-talent, rants Palin.
How ironic’s her Idol show railin’!
With a daughter whose dancing
Is talentless prancing,
What’s next? Bristol’s Idol show wailin’?
(I have lots more Sarah Palin humor here.)
Tags: American Idol, Bristol Palin, Dancing With the Stars, Entertainment Satire, Irony, Reality TV, Sarah Palin, Television
Posted in Books, Entertainment Humor, Irony, Publicity Hounds, Sarah Palin, Television (TV) Satire | Comments Off
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
I was glad to see that Sarah Palin’s Fox News Special did just so-so in the ratings. And I was amused that her just-pretend interviews with LL Cool J (which ended up being pulled) and Toby Keith drew objections from her non-interviewees. After all, if you’re going to do a show called Real American Stories, there should be something … uh … real about it.
And now, yet another Sarah Palin limerick:
Unreal American Stories
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Palin’s show was a snooze on TV.
Even fans did not find it must-see.
Plus pretending to talk
With celebs made them squawk.
And recycling old footage? Ennui!
Tags: Celebrity Satire, Entertainment Satire, Fox News, LL Cool J, Media Humor, Real American Stories, Sarah Palin Limerick, Television, Toby Keith
Posted in Entertainment Humor, Fox News Humor, Media Satire, Sarah Palin, Television (TV) Satire | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
If you’d like a break from politics, my other (general humor) blog has a pair of limericks about the Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, NBC controversy and about Simon Cowell’s decision to leave American Idol.
Tags: American Idol, Conan O'Brien, Fox, Jay Leno, Media, NBC, Simon Cowell, Television
Posted in Celebrity Verse, Entertainment Humor, General Humor, Media Satire, Music Humor, Television (TV) Satire | Comments Off
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Every so often, I review a Broadway play on my other blog. My latest is a very enthusiastic review of Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room or the vibrator play. If you live in New York City or plan to be there in the next couple of months, I highly recommend it, especially if you’re a feminist.
Do I need to add that Ruhl’s play inspired a limerick?
Tags: Broadway Review, Feminist Comedy, New York Theater, Sarah Ruhl, Vibrator Play
Posted in Entertainment Humor, Feminism Humor | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
I can’t decide what’s funnier:
a: Carrie Prejean’s finding Larry “King Of Softballs” King too tough and “inappropriate” an interviewer during her appearance to promote her book (and dodge discussing her lawsuit and sex tape); or
b: Carrie Prejean’s inability to properly storm off a set.
Note To Beauty Pageant Coaches: Must add storming-off-tv-set etiquette to your coaching regimen.
Here’s the video and here’s my limerick:
Larry King and Carrie Prejean — Not Headed To The Altar
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There once was a wingnut named Carrie
Who got angry at talk show host Larry.
So she yanked off her mike,
Then just sat there on strike.
But when storming off sets, must not tarry.
Tags: Beauty Pageants, Carrie Prejean, Larry King, Miss America, Miss California
Posted in Carrie Prejean, Celebrity Verse, Entertainment Humor, Etiquette Humor, Larry King, Media Satire, Non-Political Humor, Non-Political Verse, Television (TV) Satire, Wingnuts | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Last week I managed to avoid the Balloon Boy media frenzy. Reality show participants with an endangered child on an AWOL helium balloon? Yeah … right. Then again, I don’t spend my time watching kids being rescued from wells either.
In any event, I’m not surprised that Wife Swap participants (and reality TV series pitchers) Richard and Mayumi Heene may be arrested for “concocting a publicity stunt by pretending that their young son [Falcon] had climbed aboard a homemade helium balloon and was hurtling through the skies above Fort Collins, Colo.”
The Heenes’ lawyer David Lane expects the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office to file charges this week, and Denver man Robert Thomas says Richard Heene gave him advance word of a media stunt.
And that brings me to my latest limerick:
Heinous Heenes?
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Two publicity mongers named Heene
Are accused of a hoax quite obscene:
Claimed their wayward balloon
Held their child. Opportune
For a shot at “reality” green.
Update: I’ve heard the Heenes’ name pronounced three different ways, two of which screw up my rhyme scheme. Since I’m not sure which pronunciation is correct, I guess I’ll leave my limerick up as written.
Tags: Balloon Boy, Colorado, David Lane, FAA, Falcon Heene, Mayumi Heene, Media, Publicity, Reality TV, Richard Heene, Robert Thomas, Weather Balloons, Wife Swap
Posted in Celebrity Verse, Crime, Entertainment Humor, Hi Tech Humor, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Media Satire, Non-Political Humor, Non-Political Verse, Science Verse, Television (TV) Satire, Transportation Safety, Weather Satire | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Here’s the transcript of the Joe Wilson (R-SC) Congressional Resolution that would reprimand him for his “You lie!” outburst at Obama during last week’s joint session of Congress.
And speaking of badly behaved public figures, I’ve written an Ode To Incivility on my other blog. It features the 3 W’s — Joe Wilson, Kanye West, and Serena Williams.
UPDATE: The Resolution rebuking Joe Wilson passed 240 to 179. Called a “resolution of disapproval,” it was supported by only seven Republicans and opposed by twelve Democrats.
Tags: Congressional Resolution, Joe Wilson, Joe Wilson Reprimand, Kanye West, Rudeness, Serena Williams, South Carolina
Posted in Congress Humor, Entertainment Humor, General Humor, House Satire, South Carolina Humor | Comments Off
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Friday, September 11th was my birthday — one of those traumatizing, ends-with-zero birthdays. So I told my husband Mark that, unless he wanted me to be a basket case on nine-eleven, he’d better plan something good.
So, did Mark rise to the occasion? He sure did, as I describe in this three-verse limerick:
Happy Birthday To Me
By Madeleine Begun Kane
My nine-one-one birthday was great!
Hubby Mark planned a fabulous date:
God of Carnage — fine play —
Four fab stars on Broadway.
Yes, I married a wonderful mate.
The play featured James Gandolfini,
Who did not play a mafia meanie.
Hope Davis starred too
And Jeff Daniels. Woo Hoo!
Marcia Harden’s the fourth. Creds ain’t teeny.
We dined on gourmet Mex cuisine:
Toloache’s the best I have seen.
And we drank and we danced
At two bars. Age advanced?
Well, perhaps … but I felt sweet sixteen.
(Cross-posted on my non-political humor blog.)
Tags: Birthday Poem, Broadway Lounge, Broadway Play, Celebrations, God Of Carnage, Gourmet Dining, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, Marriott Marquis, Mexican Restaurant, Smith's Bar, Toloache, Yasmina Reza
Posted in Entertainment Humor, General Humor, Non-Political Humor, Non-Political Verse, Personal | 6 Comments »
Friday, March 20th, 2009
President Obama was witty and entertaining on last night’s Leno appearance, and what’s the upshot? He’s forced to apologize for a self-deprecating, throwaway line comparing his bowling performance to the Special Olympics.
Obama sure is lucky he didn’t compare his basketball prowess to that of short people. Otherwise, I might have to sue him.
This calls for a limerick, don’t you think?
Ode To The Easily Offended
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There are people quite readily stressed
And appalled by the innocent jest.
Our problems are great,
Yet they’re often irate
Over nonsense. Is umbrage their quest?
Tags: Basketball, Bowling, Joke, Leno, Media, Obama, Offense, Political Correctness, Priorities, Special Olympics, Sports, Talk Show, Television, Tonight Show
Posted in Barack Obama, Entertainment Humor, Media Satire, Political Jokes & One-Liners, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Television (TV) Satire | 4 Comments »
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Once again, the media is debating the purported death of irony. Nine-eleven killed it the last time, and this year’s culprit is Barack Obama. Lucky for humorists (and their readers), irony apparently has a cat-like nine lives:
Irony Has At Least Seven More Lives
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Obama’s election’s to blame
For irony’s death, many claim.
Is there nothing to mock?
To satirically knock?
Spoof the press and the pundits — I’m game.
And there’s always the cowardly Dems,
And obstreperous GOP “gems,”
Greedy banks, AIG,
CEOs, bad TV.
Start lampooning — no haws and no hems.
Tags: AIG, Banks, CEOs, Death Of Irony, GOP, Greed, Humor, Press, Pundits, Satire, Television, Writing
Posted in 9/11 Satire, Barack Obama, Entertainment Humor, Irony, Media Satire, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, White House | 6 Comments »
Friday, April 4th, 2008
As you surely know by now, Air America host Randi Rhodes has been suspended for calling both Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton “whores” and describing Hillary with more f-words than I could manage to count in this clip of her performance. Just one question: This was supposed to be comedy?
Ode To Randi “Queen of Obscene” Rhodes
By Madeleine Begun Kane
That performance by Randi ain’t pretty.
Calling Hill’ry a whore’s hardly witty.
Hurling f-bombs galore
About Hill. What a bore!
She’s suspended? This blog has no pity.[tags]Randi Rhodes, Air America Radio, Randi’s F-words, Senator Clinton, Geraldine Ferraro, Rhodes Suspension, Tasteless Humor, Media Humor, Presidential Campaign Verse[/tags]
Posted in Air America Humor, Campaign Humor, Election Satire, Entertainment Humor, Gender Politics, Hillary Clinton, Media Satire, Political Limericks | 6 Comments »
Monday, October 30th, 2006
Nixing the Chicks
By Madeleine Begun Kane
NBC nixes
Ad for Dixie Chicks movie.
Flips bird at fairness.
(The song parody I wrote back in 2003 about the Dixie Chicks being treated like traitors is here.) [tags]Country Music, Dixie Chicks, Documentary, Patriotism Humor, NBC Ads, Censorship[/tags]
Posted in Dixie Chicks, Entertainment Humor, George Bush Satire, Media Satire, Music Humor, News Haiku & Senryu, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Song Parodies, White House | 2 Comments »
Irony Has At Least Seven More Lives
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Once again, the media is debating the purported death of irony. Nine-eleven killed it the last time, and this year’s culprit is Barack Obama. Lucky for humorists (and their readers), irony apparently has a cat-like nine lives:
Irony Has At Least Seven More Lives
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Obama’s election’s to blame
For irony’s death, many claim.
Is there nothing to mock?
To satirically knock?
Spoof the press and the pundits — I’m game.
And there’s always the cowardly Dems,
And obstreperous GOP “gems,”
Greedy banks, AIG,
CEOs, bad TV.
Start lampooning — no haws and no hems.
Tags: AIG, Banks, CEOs, Death Of Irony, GOP, Greed, Humor, Press, Pundits, Satire, Television, Writing
Posted in 9/11 Satire, Barack Obama, Entertainment Humor, Irony, Media Satire, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, White House | 6 Comments »