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Burning Love: a must-watch parody of The Bachelor

Like so many other shows, The Bachelor seems beyond the ability to be parodied because it is so ridiculous itself. And parody itself is tough to pull off; witness The Onion’s parody series Sex House . But Yahoo’s web series Burning Love does such an exceptional job of imitating and mocking the ABC series that it sometimes feels like the real thing and not fiction. The 14 episodes, most of which are under 10 minutes, manage to touch on every major theme, plot point, and twist that The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have hit during the past few seasons. As a result, its deconstruction of the ABC show has pretty brutal moments, though those are softened by the humor. (For example, see the events of episode 8 , or choices as subtle as the on-the-fly interview in episode 12 —though I’d strongly recommend watching the other episodes in order first.) There’s even a reunion . The surprising part is how much it manages to combine big, broad comedy (a contestant who never wears anything belo...

Watch the trailer for Kim's Fairytale Divorce, the latest Kardashian event (and SNL parody)

E! »     by Andy Dehnart / November 7, 2011, 7:39 AM You might think that both Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Kim Kardashian’s rapid marriage is beyond parody, especially by the rarely-hilarious Saturday Night Live, but this trailer for “Kim’s Fairytale Divorce” that aired on on this weekend’s episode is great parody—especially Kristen Wiig’s perfect impression of Kris Jenner’s attention-grabbing. The worst part comes at the very end, when the parody teases other fake reality shows and specials, such as “Brody Jenner, Khloe & Kris Take Vitamins” and “Lamar’s Penis Revealed.” Those are funny but ultimately awful because we really don’t need to give Ryan Seacrest or E! any ideas. View the original article here

Lisa Kudrow's awesome reality parody The Comeback now on cable

Starting tonight, Sundance Channel will air The Comeback , a fantastic but one-season HBO series starring Lisa Kudrow as a has-been actress who’s being filmed for a reality show. Presented as unedited footage from the reality series, The Comeback is an incredible send-up and satire of reality TV and so much more, as we follow Kudrow’s character, Valerie Cherish. The 2005 series was produced and written by Sex and the City creator Michael Patrick King, and although his more-famous series—never mind those crap-ass movies—may have had deeper penetration into pop culture, but The Comeback is near perfect. The narrative arc builds over the season explores both fame and the construction of reality TV, and it’s never really predictable, but always engaging. If you don’t get Sundance Channel, Netflix or buy “the complete only season,” which is on DVD . Lisa Kudrow is nothing short of brilliant, creating a character who’s so self-conscious of the cameras that it’s at first super-annoying, bu...