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The Onion: Woman Thinks All Her Friends Should Be Comedians

by | April 17th, 2013

The Onion put out this video yesterday, which really sticks it to that one annoying friend of a friend you have.

Tweetin

'The Onion' Draws Criticism for a Tweet About Quvenzhané Wallis

by | February 25th, 2013

During last night's Oscars ceremony, The Onion fired off a controversial tweet about one of the nominees before quickly deleting it an hour later. The original tweet read:

Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a cunt, right? #Oscars2013

Many on Twitter and blogs felt the joke about the nine-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild star was offensive and that such a vulgar word shouldn't have been used in regards to a child, while others like Time's Joel Stein and comedian Dave Anthony came to The Onion's defense by arguing that everyone was missing the tweet's satirical point and that [...]

Books

'The Onion' Is Publishing a Joe Biden Autobiography Because It Would Be Irresponsible Not To

by | January 17th, 2013

Some of the best stuff The Onion has published in recent years has been their stories about VP Joe Biden, depicting him as a sleazy party animal as experienced with martial arts as he is with vomiting, and now the satirical news outlet is publishing an autobiography written by their demented version of Joe Biden. The President of Vice: The Autobiography of Joe Biden will be released via Amazon's Kindle Singles store on Friday, and "Joe Biden" will be holding court with a Reddit AMA ("ask me anything") session on Friday at 3PM EST. The Onion's Joe Biden is really becoming a multi-platform hit, with a book [...]

Interviews

Talking to New Onion News Network Head Writer Andy Miara

by | October 24th, 2012

Last year’s news of the Onion’s relocation from New York to Chicago and the resulting loss of staff brought with it several questions about the comedy institution’s future and whether it would be able to maintain its exceptionally high standards.

I think most fans would agree any fears they might have harbored have been allayed as the paper continues to churn out some of the funniest, biting social satire available anywhere. Onion, Inc. is still transitioning to a new staff at the Onion News Network, but if the first crop of videos and background of new head writer Andy Miara are any indication, relax, you’re in good hands.

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Spending Dollars

Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: 'The Onion Book of Known Knowledge'

by | October 16th, 2012

The Onion has a new book coming out a week from today, and it looks pretty amazing. The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia Of Existing Information is their take on an encyclopedia, containing entries on, well, everything, I guess. It's a similar tack that John Hodgman took with his Complete World Knowledge books, but with The Onion's dry and cutting voice. If you're not convinced, just check out the entry on Joe Biden, which is pretty much perfect.

Chats

Watch a Nice, Long Interview with the 'Onion News Network' Writers

by | March 15th, 2013

Here's a never-before-scene, hour-long interview with the Onion News Network team, recorded at the Paley Center in 2011. Representing ONN are producer Liz Koe and writers John Harris, Carol Kolb, Lang Fisher, and Dan Mirk. The conversation covers a wide variety of topics, including why they made so many videos about horses, how to know when comedy crosses the line, and the sketch they wanted to make but never did: Moat Diggers, the world's most boring reality show.

Casting Notices

Jeffrey Tambor to Star in a New Amazon Pilot for The Onion

by | February 4th, 2013

Last year, online retailer Amazon began developing six comedy pilots to be released streaming a la Netflix's recent push to produce its own original programming, and beloved comedic actor Jeffrey Tambor has just been cast in one of Amazon's new pilots, Deadline reports. Tambor will star in The Onion Presents: The News, a comedy that takes place behind the scenes of The Onion News Network. His character is David Everett, the network's oldest and most respected anchor who fears his job is being threatened by a younger journalist named Cameron, whom he hates. The show is created by Will Graham & Dan Mirk (The Onion News Network, The [...]

Web Videos

Amazon Orders Six Comedy Pilots from The Onion, Kristen Schaal and More

by | December 20th, 2012

Amazon.com is continuing to develop its slate of original TV series, with a strong emphasis on comedy. The online retailer just announced six comedy pilots today, according to Deadline. Five of the shows are from TV industry veterans like Garry Trudeau, The Onion, and several Daily Show alums, while the sixth, Those Who Can't, is from a group of newcomers. Amazon offered to look at submissions from anyone who wanted to pitch a show a few months ago, and Those Who Can't is the first to be picked up from 2,000 series ideas they looked over. Once these six pilots are finished, they'll be posted on Amazon Instant [...]

web stuff

'The Onion's New Video Series "Onion Talks" Is Full of Important Ideas

by | October 17th, 2012

Today, The Onion is unveiling this important new web series, “Onion Talks,” a string of lectures from leading experts that will drop via The Onion’s YouTube channel each Wednesday. Here’s Episode 1, in which a groundbreaking innovator shares his revolutionary idea for a compost-fueled car in a speech that’s equal parts efficient, innovative, inspiring, stimulating, resourceful, genius, perceptive, and insightful.

Lectures

'The Onion' Launching TED Talks Parody 'Onion Talks'

by | October 12th, 2012

Highfalutin lecture series TED Talks are ripe for mockery, and who better to do it than the folks at The Onion? America's finest news source is stepping up to the plate and releasing a series of videos called Onion Talks beginning next Wednesday. The above trailer is our first glimpse at the videos, but one thing's for sure: "What Is the Biggest Rock?" better be a two-parter.

Live Comedy

'The Onion' Is Going on Tour

by | March 8th, 2013

Over the years, The Onion has branched out into TV, film, web video, and books, and now the franchise is taking on another piece of new territory: live theater. The folks behind the revered satirical news entity just announced they'll be teaming up with The Second City, another Chicago-based comedy institution, for The Onion Live!, a stage show that will tour the country this fall. In a statement, The Onion said the show will teach audiences "The Onion’s journalism secrets through a series of presentations from the same news and lifestyle experts who train The Onion’s handsome, knowledgeable staff. Audiences will learn everything from how to chase a scoop [...]

Spending Dollars

Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: The Onion's 'The President of Vice: The Autobiography of Joe Biden'

by | January 18th, 2013

If you have a Kindle and enjoy laughing at The Onion's unique brand of political satire, specifically its depiction of 'Diamond Joe' Biden as a fun-loving bro who enjoys booze, babes, and cars, you're in luck. Today The Onion is releasing The President of Vice: The Autobiography of Joe Biden, a special Kindle Single available for just $2.99. If that's not enough for you, Diamond Joe will be doing an AMA on Reddit later this afternoon as well. Read about Diamond Joe's lifetime of exploits before the real, much less exciting guy gets re-inaugurated next week.

Social Media

'The Onion' Has Tips for Avoiding Your Friends' Political Facebook Posts

by | November 6th, 2012

Logging onto Facebook this week is like stepping onto a minefield, but instead of mines, this minefield is full of self-satisfied "I Voted" posts and  lots of name-calling and yelling. That's why we're lucky to have The Onion News Network's advice for circumventing the inanity of the internet this week. It's best to just avoid your computer and all electricity altogether this election gets sorted, whether it be tonight or tomorrow or several weeks from now, which would be the worst case scenario for your Facebook news feed and would probably see people deactivating their Facebook accounts in droves.

The Future

Ex-Onion Staff and Adult Swim Launch Thing X, “All the Internet You'll Ever Need”

by | October 17th, 2012

Thing X, the new comedy website from Adult Swim and a bunch of former writers for The Onion went live today, and it's full of exciting comedy goodies of every variety. Headed up by ex-Onion editor Joe Randazzo, Thing X, which we profiled last week, is a mix of original videos and articles, all themed around an evil, click-hungry website. The whole site is pretty unique, and it seems unlike anything else out there on the internet. Thing X is only in its infancy, but it should grow and grow over the coming weeks. In addition to the videos, columns, and polls that are available now, an Adult [...]

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