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Making Fun of Public Radio

2024/7/10
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Zach Woods 和 Brandon Gardner：公共广播电台节目兼具吸引力和舒适感，但也反映了人们自觉尴尬的方面，这为讽刺喜剧创作提供了丰富的素材。节目中的角色是创作者自身性格的略微夸张版本，体现了虚荣、自我和渴望被爱等普遍的人性特点。 节目讽刺了公共广播电台访谈节目中的一些常见现象，例如自我指涉、打断嘉宾、快速转换话题等。同时，节目也展现了公共广播电台访谈节目的积极方面，例如嘉宾的多样性和高质量的报道。 节目中与真实嘉宾的访谈大部分是即兴的，只有少数部分是预先设定好的。节目中的人物设定反映了创作者对不同世代进步主义者之间矛盾的观察，以及对过度关注政治正确用语，而忽略实际行动的现象的批判。 Brooke Gladstone：节目成功地讽刺了公共广播电台的一些特点，例如自我指涉、打断嘉宾、快速转换话题等。同时，她也指出了公共广播电台的基调随着互联网的发展而发生了变化，变得更加宽松和多元化。 她还谈到了广播作为一种私密媒体的特性，以及如果在表达中过于做作，就会破坏这种亲密感。 Zach Woods：喜剧作品可以帮助人们重新认识世界的复杂性，让人们在彼此的缺点中得到慰藉。节目中的人物形象体现了某种类型的知识分子，他们表面温和，内心却充满竞争和野心。节目创作的初衷是讽刺某些虚伪的道德表演和便利主义的社会现象。许多讽刺的内容，源于创作者们在日常生活中观察到的现象和感受。节目避免了刻板印象式的讽刺，而是从更复杂的人性角度出发。

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In January 2023, a TV show called *In the Know *debuted on Peacock. The comedy is a parody of a daily NPR show produced in New York City, with rather cringey characters portrayed by stop-motion puppets. Each episode also features an interview with a real person who appears on Zoom. The show is written by Zach Woods, Brandon Gardner, and Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butthead (who also voices the character of Sandy the movie critic). Woods, known for playing Gabe on The Office and Jared from Silicon Valley, plays the central role of Lauren Caspian, billed as the third most famous NPR host. Brooke speaks with Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner about why public radio provides such rich ground for satire, and how comedy can restore complexity to the world. 

This interview originally aired on our January 26, 2024 show.

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