#borowitzcomedyskool What if the pope drank redbull and said things like "Go for it"
— TheClassyLife (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
New Yorker satirist Andy Borowitz found himself on the receiving end of the classic “Ace of Spades treatment” today, as Ace and partner-in-crime Iowahawk welcomed their followers to attend #borowitzcomedyskool. Today’s lesson was how to re-create the formula behind Borowitz’s attempts at left-wing comedy: mention a Republican, link that person to pop culture in an absurd way, and maybe accuse him of being a horrible person in the process. Got it?
Andy Levy kicked things off by mocking Borowitz’s post about the Pope.
The worst part of any Borowitz Report column at “The New Yorker” is the “Get the Borowitz Report delivered to your inbox” threat at the end
— Andy Levy (@andylevy) February 28, 2013
I mean, honestly: “He’s the one who should step aside. Call himself P. Biddy or something. This is wack, yo.” newyorker.com/online/blogs/b…
— Andy Levy (@andylevy) February 28, 2013
“‘I ain’t let nobody mess with my brand,’ said Emeritus, who prior to 2006 recorded under the name Notorious P.O.P.E” #humor #satire #lol
— Andy Levy (@andylevy) February 28, 2013
@andylevy @aceofspadeshq “Hey, what if random current event person did something unexpected? I think it would go something like this.”
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 28, 2013
@iowahawkblog @andylevy what if the Pope were actually Don Knotts?(turns back to audience…)
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
Add Ace and stir for instant hilarity!
@aceofspadeshq @andylevy what if Pope Gangnam Style, and also some kind of sequester thing reference? #BorowitzComedySkool
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 28, 2013
Houston, we have a hashtag!
@iowahawkblog @andylevy what if he has a dog that talks?
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
@iowahawkblog @andylevy @aceofspadeshq Who is this borowitz fellow of whom you all speak?
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) March 1, 2013
@leginsurrection @iowahawkblog @andylevy he’s the @borowitzreport, a legend of comedy… see his Pope thing for Big Funny
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
And people who aren’t funny, but are in the mood for something that could be recognized at a distance as “humor,” read @borowitzreport
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool What if a Southern Christian was given away for marriage by a pickup truck?
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool A Mexican, a Jew, and a Republican walk into a bar. The Republican is white! Like John McCain!
— Budget Cutter (@lheal) February 28, 2013
What did Mitt Romney say to the dollar bill? “I have lots of you!” Get it? Because of rich! HEYYO! #borowitzcomedyskool
— matt whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool All this talk about Obama lying about sequester is distracting from what Romney did to his dog 40 years ago.
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskoolAudience voting irregularities make Barack Obama American Idol winner.
— The Morning Spew (@TheMorningSpew) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool The sequester hits Republicans so hard they can only afford to light their cigars with $5 bills
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Can’t think of any “dumb Biden” jokes but here’s one about Palin forgetting to flush the toilet! Am I right, guys?
— hopeforamerica (@hopeforamerica) March 1, 2013
@exjon #borowitzcomedyskool Tom Coburn was seen gallon-smashing at the Northern Virginia Expensive Grocery Store
— Apologize for WHAT? (@craig_s_bell) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool GOP Sequester Promises Reductions “To Yo’ Dick”
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Taylor Swift Something Something Something Breakup Boyfriend
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
@thepantau @iowahawkblog @aceofspadeshq @andylevy What if Kim Jong Un wore big shoes…like, bigger than normal shoes.
— Landon(@OrwellForce) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool GOP Now Officially Less Popular Than Mimes*(* Mimes = Unpopular Never Gets Old)
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool what if Lady Gaga did something that was normally associated with someone different than Lady Gaga?
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool John Boehner Does Harlem Shake, Which Is Naturally Hilarious Because of the Politician/Dated Culture Fad Juxtoposition
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Something Bob Woodward something something Kim Jong-Un something
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 28, 2013
Man, if I was any funnier, I’d be Matthew Yglesias. #borowitzcomedyskool
— Smitty (@smitty_one_each) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool John BoehnerSomething Something Something The Voice
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowtizcomedyskool Gangam Style Singer “Psy” Drives Like Shit
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool David Schwimmer Now Dating Phoebe Cates; Celebrity Couple Tagged “Schwimph”
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Rush Limbaugh Ejected From Restaurant Because He’s Just Awful, Serious You Guys
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas POOPIE
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Pity Laughs Make Me Hard
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Eric Cantors Pants are Full of Load… Load
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Pope Tries to Land Plane Just Full of Snakes (Remember, Snakes on a Plane?Great Movie)
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 28, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Nobody Puts Baby In a Corner, Says John Boehner, Who’s a Big Fat Orange Baby
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Rectum? Well I Hardly Even Eric Cantor
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Sequester Threatens Closure of Animal Shelters Something Something Baja Boys
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Dennis Rodman and Kim Jon-Un Are a Crazier Odd Couple Than James Mason and Chunk from Goonies
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Singer Prince Now Changing His Name to Something Else That’s Funny
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Obama Locks Republican Leaders In Room Just Like Teenagers In The Breakfast Club Oh Sweet Jesus Please Take Me Home Now
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Debt Looms Like Shark We’re Going To Need a Bigger Boat Sweet Spectre of Radiant Death Let Me Enter Thy Kingdom
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Republican Leaders Lola Falana Una Panoona Blana A Real Man Would Have Pulled the Trigger By Now
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool President Obama John Boehner KHAAAAAN! The Glorious Noose Sings My Name From The Garage
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool 1998 Political Reference 2002 Cultural Reference The Shining Sharp Razor Romances My Throat
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Gay Marriage People… Who Need People… Obama Christian Right The Carbon Monoxide Fills My Chest Like Pride
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Benghazi You-Say Peoplay Gon’ Die? Dexter Jettster IG-88 Mother, Where Did It All Go So Terribly Wrong?
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool What’s the difference between a vitamin and a bullet…? I wish I even knew any more…
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Gang of Eight More Like the Brady Bunch of Six…. Oh God How I Wish Soylent Green Was Real
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool If you take the first letter of my last 200 tweets it tells you what pills I took and how many… please don’t stop me
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool I changed my last name because it sounded “Too Republican”… my name used to be Andy Rape
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool J-Lo Obama Tea Party Dr. Ray StanzThe Greatest Comedy Hero of All Time Is Freddie Prinz Because He Manned Up
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Sequester Jack Kervorkian Madonna Ice Cream My Uncle Told Me It Was a Roll of Quarters In His Lap But It Sure Felt Warm
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Marco Rubio Caught In Affair with Perrier I Just Wanted My Cousin Samuel To Teach Me How To Kiss But He Made It Dark
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Bacon LOLCats Bacon Lady Gaga I Never Felt So Tall As Standing In My Mother’s Heels
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool I don’t want to say that [SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION TERM] Is dumb, but [He/She] just tried to [GOOGLE TRENDING TERM]
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Andy’s Notebook:Super Bowl sounds a lot like Soup Bowl. Write this up for the New Yorker.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskoolNotebook: Any gas left in the Olsen Twins? What if they got on each other’s shoulders like Master Blaster? Promising!
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Notebook: “Romney” = “Romulan”?Hendrik Hertzberg’s a fucking imbecile; he’d probably think that was funny.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Notebook: Does Dick Cheney look ilke Darren Stevens? No? Eh fuck it it’s the New Yorker, they can’t tell the difference
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool No seriously the best joke is the New Yorker is now running stuff from America’s foremost Vanity Humorist
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool GOP Politician Verbs Noun Conjunction 2006 Internet Meme
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Honey Boo Boo, Snookie, and Sarah Palin. Get it?
— Gary Eaton (@garysteveneaton) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool What if Randy Jackson lost a lot of weight & Republicans thought he was Denzel Washington?
— The Morning Spew (@TheMorningSpew) March 1, 2013
#borowitzcomedyskool Why do Republicans hate Al Roker? Because he’s a black man who also talks about climate! #DontGetMeStarted
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 1, 2013
See, Borowitz can be funny; he just needs some help.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/02/28/ace-and-iowahawk-make-big-funny-with-borowitz-comedy-skool/
