Obama, McCain kind of like a reverse 'Lethal Weapon'
YUKKING IT UP | Comedy team has 'cockamamie' fun
And the winner was . . . no, not Joe the Plumber.
The comedians.
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The final presidential debate
This campaign has been ripe for satire, so we asked members of Chicago's Schadenfreude comedy ensemble to watch the debate and give us some yuks.
They agreed if we let them plug their shows Oct. 18 and 25 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m at the Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway, and if we said that the tickets are only $20 and that a critic once called them "bold, adventurous, innovative, and yes, entertaining."
That said, here's what Schadenfreude said:
Kate James: I liked the forum better because you were never sure if McCain would bite or hug the questioner. I'm glad they got Mount Rushmore to moderate.
Adam Witt: McCain looked old, Barack Obama looked black. Like a reverse "Lethal Weapon," kinda.
Stephen Schmidt: People wondered why McCain was blinking so much. It's the way he was communicating with Cindy: "I love you honey, we got this one in the BAG. And Johnny's coming home!"
Schmidt: What would Joe the Plumber say? Joe's wondering why the two suits are talking when the Phillies should be on.
Witt: McCain combined pork barrel and earmark into one word! Drink twice!
Justin Kaufmann: Did McCain use the word "cockamamie?" That's a sketch -- what if McCain used all his time in office trying to get old-timey words to catch on again?
Witt: McCain managed to truly rub me the wrong way, but I reserve judgment until Keith Olbermann tells me what I thought.