Here's the latest from the Onion News Network, "In The Know: Coal Lobby Warns Wind Farms May Blow Earth Off Orbit." I had no idea what we were messing with! When will people wake up and embrace coal as the eco-friendly energy source of the future?
Here's a new clip from the Onion News Network in which they report on the new teen craze: enriching uranium and selling it to rouge states. Be vigilant, parents!
A particularly dark one from The Onion News Network this week: "Excitement Growing Among Beatles Fans For Paul McCartney's Funeral." But as with most of the ONN videos that seem like they should cross some line into unfunny offensiveness but somehow remain hilarious, it's got just enough truth in its premise to keep it all together.
The Onion News Network is a goldmine, consistently pumping out amazing videos week after week. So it's exciting to see them moving to TV with a 30-minute show on IFC debuting this January 21st. The first trailer for the show, called "FactZone," is above. Here's hoping Joad Cressbeckler makes it on the air.
New today from the Onion News Network: AA Destroying The Social Lives Of Thousands Of Once-Fun Americans. This is so wrong, yet so amazing.
There are few things better than The Onion's Joad Cressbeckler, so I was of course excited to see today's new installment of The Cressbeckler Stance. In this episode, Joad tackles the issue of gay marriage, which he is for, as how else are you going to keep yourself warm on those cold mountaintop mining expeditions?
IFC has released a couple of new clips from The Onion News Network, which premieres on the 22nd. Above, "Snowy Conditions Proving Hazardous For Nation's Idiots." Below, "Kim Jong Il Ends Nuclear Program For Lead in Next Batman." Yep, it's the ONN alright.
New today from the Onion News Network, "Chinese Gossip Blogger Fights For Freedom To Post Celebrity Up-Skirt Photos." Freedom is a beautiful thing!
Today from the Onion News Network: Obama Replaces Costly High-Speed Rail Plan With High-Speed Bus Plan. See, this is the sort of forward-thinking problem solving that America needs to get back on track.
New from the Onion News Network: Thousands Of Girls Match Description Of Missing Sorority Sister. As someone who went to a big school with a sizable Greek system, this one rings especially true to me.
Here's a new one from The Onion News Network, in which their morning show encourages thrifty travelers to save money by taking vacations solely in their minds. Reasonable advice!
Today on the Onion News Network we've got an especially out-there episode of "In the Know":Is Pundit Duncan Birch A Worthless Idiot? Featuring the always-great Brian Huskey as Duncan Birtch, it goes inside the head of a pundit crashing and burning on a roundtable discussion show. Obviously, the inside of his head is also a roundtable discussion show.
This week from The Onion News Network, we've got "Obama Outlines Moral, Philosophical Justifications For Turkey Pardon." Come for the pointed political commentary, stay for the funny Photoshops of Obama with a turkey.
The ONN is already the most consistently-funny outlet for web comedy right now, almost never putting out a dud of a video. But even by those high standards, their Joad Cressbeckler character takes it to a whole new level. Today's video is Joad Cressbeckler Fears Genetic Modification Causes 'Wrath-Minded Taters,' and it is one of my favorite things I've seen in days. God, it's just pitch perfect.
