Dan Phillips is a 30-something bartender who lives and works in the ordinary city of Wessex. Dan's had the same friends since grade school, his most prized possession is a vintage Ms. Pac-Man game and his last serious relationship was with a girl who is now engaged to someone else. His life seems to be firmly on the path to more of the same... until a chance comment suddenly puts him in the running for mayor of Wessex.
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In an alternate fantasy world, the Demon King reigns with a formidable army led by his Four Heavenly Kings. One happens to be Uchimura Denosuke, a normal salaryman unexpectedly plucked from his mundane life by the Demon King himself. But even in this new realm, Uchimura is bestowed no particular powers. Can he survive treacherous missions with only the knowledge of an office worker?
Romesh Ranganathan, joined by celebrity guests and the Ranganation, his very own focus group of 25 members of the public, takes a funny, topical look at modern Britain.
El Privilegio de Mandar was a successful Mexican political parody broadcast by Televisa on Canal de las Estrellas. It started as a sketch on another Televisa show, called La Parodia, that parodies political, social and cultural events happening in Mexico. High ratings kept the show running. It was first broadcast on October 25, 2004, during La Parodia. Soon, the high success of the program encouraged the producers to separate it from the other show, so on January 3, 2005, it became an independent show. Televisa broadcast what is considered the last episode of the series on July 9, 2006, just after the federal elections in Mexico. However, some of the actors who performed leading roles stated that in a few years, when political events have advanced, they will make a return to see how things are.
Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
Neues aus der Anstalt is a political cabaret program on German television station ZDF, hosted by Urban Priol and Frank-Markus Barwasser, who replaced Georg Schramm. Broadcast monthly since 2007, it usually features three guest cabaret artists in addition to the hosts.
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
That's My Bush! is an American comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for also creating South Park, the series centers on the fictitious personal life of President George W. Bush, as played by Timothy Bottoms. Carrie Quinn Dolin played Laura Bush, and Kurt Fuller played Karl Rove. Despite the political overtones, the show itself was actually a broad lampoon of American sitcoms, including lame jokes, a laugh track, and stock characters such as klutzy bimbo secretary Princess, know-it-all maid Maggie, and supposedly helpful "wacky" next-door neighbor Larry.
Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has steady employment for most of the series, and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne, an unemployed would-be musician.
Drama following the life and times of disgraced Labour politician John Stonehouse, a high-flying minister under Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s government vanished from the beach of a large luxury hotel in Florida in November 1974, leaving a neatly folded pile of clothes as he swam into the sea, intent on faking his own death.
In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.
A parody of a newscast, the show is a caricature of the political world, the media, personalities or more generally of French society and the current world.
Stephen Fry and John Bird star as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe as they bring the popular and satirical Radio 4 comedy Absolute Power to BBC Two. Stephen as Prentiss and John as McCabe are an unscrupulous pair who run the blue chip PR agency Prentiss McCabe. Dealing with commercial as well as personal PR, their remit covers everything from political communications to celebrity media relations. Their manipulation skills are tested to the full as they frequently find that their work brings them into conflict with political parties, newspaper editors and celebrities.
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.
Ning Yi, a determined woman from a cold background, grows through poetry, business, and martial arts, taking on increasing responsibilities and, with the help of her friends and family, using courage and wisdom to protect Lin An.
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.
Battleground is a mockumentary comedy-drama television series created by J. D. Walsh streamed on Hulu. The show follows a group of political campaign staffers working to elect a dark horse candidate to the U.S. Senate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Walsh serves as executive producer alongside Hagai Shaham and Marc Webb. The show marks Hulu's first foray into original scripted programming. It premiered online on February 14, 2012.
In this sketch series, Arturo Castro attempts to navigate life as a Latin millennial in the U.S. Satirizing everything from modern dating to American culture to politics, Alternatino brings a fresh point of view to the Latinx experience.
Moira, Anete and Caio are employees of a public office who do nothing in the office, which has lost some government attention over the years. Until a new boss arrives, Tales, with his intern Leda, and makes the old employees suffer with new and many jobs to do.
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13 episodes • 2010
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blind Spot | Mar 1, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Enter Wheel-O | Mar 8, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Once more with Feline | Mar 15, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Inside the War Room | Mar 22, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 5 | An Engagement in Hell | Mar 29, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 6 | A Cruel Mattress | Apr 5, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Symbol of Futility | Apr 12, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Disc Compact | Apr 19, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Podium Conundra | Apr 26, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Revenge is Swifty | Jun 7, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Cleanse Getaway | Jun 14, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Date with Vengeance | Jun 21, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Return of Wheel-O | Jun 28, 2010 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2011
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Rink by any Other Name | Jun 5, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Trash Compact | Jun 12, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Awkward Speedoo | Jun 19, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Claire 2.0 | Jun 26, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mayors' Conference | Jul 3, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Insane in the Bike Lane | Jul 10, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Art of Gambling | Jul 17, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Pot Divorce | Jul 24, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Political Liability | Jul 31, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Old Fort Wessex | Aug 7, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mayor for a Day | Aug 14, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ethical Dilemma | Aug 21, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Porktoberfest | Aug 28, 2011 | 0.0 |