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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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New Heroes of Comedy No. 2
We’ve eulogized Armando Iannucci before, but here is his new project. Made for the Observer newspaper, Iannucci has gathered a gaggle of young British comedians together for a series of parody video’s. He’s targeting the same crowd Morris aimed at with Nathan Barley, with the same results- momentary humour, overpowered by how alienating and odious… Read more
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Max Blumenthal tells it like it is
Max Blumenthal, of American weekly ‘The Nation‘, has a Louis Theroux like ability to give the insane and insanely ignorant just enough rope. You can look away, but if you watch, you have to listen. Read more
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Starship Sofa
Over the past year, I’ve contributed a handful of readings to the wonderful Starship Sofa science fiction podcast. Ciaran O’Carroll and Tony C. Smith began the show in 2006, as an in depth discussion of the life and works of a variety of New Wave and Golden Age Science Fiction authors. Ciaran left the show… Read more
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Welcome!
Marshmallow Ladyboy Jesus is a new online satire magazine from the makers of Piranha. We’re tired of the toothless glass jawed nudge nudge that stands in for satire in Ireland, so were launching this site as a testbed for experimental comedy and unpalatable commentary in all it’s forms. Marshmallow Ladyboy Jesus is our favourite Jesus.… Read more
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To whom it may concern
Note: This open letter was written back when Marshmellow was a Piranha. As it refers to events relating to Piranha magazine, we’ve left it unedited. Everyone here on the Piranha! Editorial team would like to warmly extend our congratulations Mr Daire Hickey on his brilliantly illuminating article in last weekend’s Irish Mail on Sunday. I… Read more
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Unintentional Humour No. 5
I seem to find right wing loons inordinately funny. Their conspiracy theories are marvelously convoluted and painstakingly explained. In the example below, a man dead pans his theory that the massive memorial being built on the field where the wreckage of Flight 93 landed is in fact a celebration of Islamic terrorism. The music is… Read more
Gareth Stack 