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Onion News Network (2011)

Onion News Network poster
Original title
The Onion News Network
Directed by
Jon Watts
Genre
magazine format program
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 5 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This show is a fake news program that parodies real cable news. It presents ridiculous stories with a straight face, making fun of media conventions and current events.

satiricaldeadpanfast-pacedabsurdcynicalwryparodicclever

What happens

Onion News Network is a parody television news show produced by The Onion that originated as a YouTube video series in 2007 and was further developed into a 22-minute television program in 2011, with two seasons of ten episodes aired on IFC. In September 2024, The Onion relaunched Onion News Network on its YouTube page, starring former MSNBC host Joshua Johnson as ONN anchor Dwight Richmond, as well as the return as Jeremy Beiler as ONN (now senior) correspondent Jason Copeland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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