Wide World of Teaching
Perhaps comedians are the public intellectuals of our day. Imagine a world where we watched the draft of the nation’s top teachers. I would love to watch that prime time television event.
Tag Archives: Satire and Parody
Tom Davis, 1952-2012
Two years ago, Columbia College had the honor of bringing Tom Davis, of Franken and Davis, to campus to speak with our students and the community. As the organizer of his visit to C.C., I got to spend a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Just Because Tagged Al Franken, Columbia College, Comedy, Humor, Improv, R.I.P., Satire and Parody, Saturday Night Live, Tom Davis 1 Comment
Rick Perry vs. Parody
The social media sphere is full of shared videos, photos, links, and blog posts. I do it– I share my favorite stories with my genuine and facebook-qualifying ‘friends.’ So when someone first posted Rick Perry’s “Strong” ad I didn’t pay … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines Tagged Mass Media, Politics, Religion, Satire and Parody, Social Justice Leave a comment
Stephen Colbert Makes Me Smile…
… for so many reasons. This is the reason today.
Posted in In General Tagged Asides, Comedy, Humor, Satire and Parody, Stephen Colbert Leave a comment
Politics and “Truthiness”
I think Stephen Colbert’s truthiness is really getting a run for its money in this election. Check out the link below for this campaign season’s fact-checking machine. The Annenberg Political Fact Check http://www.factcheck.org/just-the-facts/.html Stephen Colbert introduces truthiness
Posted in In General Tagged Comedy, Humor, Politics, Satire and Parody, Stephen Colbert, Truth, Truthiness Leave a comment
