Showing posts with label Jeremy Kyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeremy Kyle. Show all posts
The fine line between parody and snark
What's the difference between snark and parody? Take The Guardian's Digested Read, talking here on Jeremy Kyle:
"The joy I get from helping little people stand taller is unbounded. That's why I insist midgets have boxes to stand on. And all I can say to the reporter who broke the story of me having phone sex with a 16-year-old girl is: "Where were you when that lonely, lost girl needed affection?" I also deny the show encourages violence, as that idiot judge suggested; sadly we can't get away with that in the morning, but give me a late-night show and watch the fists fly!"
Nasty or humourous? Snark or parody?
"The joy I get from helping little people stand taller is unbounded. That's why I insist midgets have boxes to stand on. And all I can say to the reporter who broke the story of me having phone sex with a 16-year-old girl is: "Where were you when that lonely, lost girl needed affection?" I also deny the show encourages violence, as that idiot judge suggested; sadly we can't get away with that in the morning, but give me a late-night show and watch the fists fly!"
Nasty or humourous? Snark or parody?
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