Attempted Condescending Conclusive Statement
clarification question?
panicked bullshit explanation…?
meaningless comic non sequitur!
fake laughter!
relief.
And while we’re on the topic, some similar but funny bullshit happened on The Onion the other day and then there’s the gold standard, “Truth in Advertising” (2001), which is always worth a revisit.
UPDATE: Also, just two weeks old, Charlie Brooker brought us a brilliant metanews piece at BBC Four’s Newswipe on How to Report the News. Well done, Charlie. (thx, Leo)