TV series

Newsreaders

2013–2015 · 2 seasons

A deadpan fake newsmagazine that keeps deadpanning absurd stories into straight-faced chaos, quick and silly but dry enough to reward attention.

Overview: Newsreaders is a quarter-hour format American television comedy that lampoons the news magazine genre. The series is a spinoff of the Adult Swim show Childrens Hospital and stars Mather Zickel as Louis LaFonda, the host of the fictional news magazine Newsreaders.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, cynical and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Media, deception, celebrity, corruption
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
deception
celebrity
corruption
identity
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild