Jezebel: comic confrontations

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Jon Gosselin

Tracie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Between his shenanigans of allegedly wiping out his family's bank account, claiming he no longer wants his family filmed, then three days later, trying to film his children's birthday party, Jon Gosselin is out of order. Judge Judy is needed.

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Joe Wilson

Tracie — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Earlier this week, during President Obama's address about health care reform to a joint session of Congress, Rep. Joe Wilson yelled out, "You lie!" There's only one person who can put a heckler in his place—Judge Judy.

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Internet Commenters

Tracie — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Depending on the site, internet commenters can hurtful, stupid, racist, sexist, and homophobic. Oh, and they can't spell for shit. The worst is that they're so judgmental. So it's time for them to face the judge—Judge Judy.

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Glenn Beck

Tracie — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Between his jokes about poisoning Nancy Pelosi and his accusations of President Obama being a racist, Glenn Beck has been serving up the crazy—more than usual—lately. Judge not, Glenn, lest we be judged by Judge Judy.

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Joe Jackson

Tracie — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Three days after his son passed away, Joe Jackson began using the free publicity to promote his new record label. But that's nothing compared to the decades-worth of horror stories about his parenting. Should he even be around MJ's kids?

David Letterman Treads Carefully On Sarah Palin

Anna — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Messrs. Stewart and Colbert are on vacation all week - nice timing! - but Letterman is back, and, last night, he didn't shy away from the sticky issue that is media martyr Sarah Palin. Strangely, he didn't slam her either.

I dunno: Maybe, after milking a series of stupid, ill-advised, sexist jokes into a five-alarm, national fucking freakout complete with accusations of Letterman's perversion and acceptance of "rape", and then following that up with a resignation/public statement portraying her as a victim of the media, I expected Sarah Palin to be the recipient of something more... damning.

Is it too soon? I get that Palin's family should be left alone. Jokes that are sexist - or can be claimed as such by the suddenly-woman friendly GOP - are also a no-no. But are all of Palin's outrageous peccadilloes, inconsistencies and complaints off-limits when it comes to jokes from this country's best comedic social critics? (She's not a private citizen...yet.) Due to Stewart and Colbert's absences - SNL is on hiatus all summer - Letterman and his writers were in the unique position to not only go for the comedic jugular... but set a tone outside of the Beltway pundits and bloggers currently circling Palin's wagon. (Note: Keith Olbermann's show doesn't count as a "comedic," because it simply isn't funny.) As it is, the talk show host's series of swipes - a compilation, above left - was comprised of obvious digs like "Obama is currently in Russia, which means Sarah can see him from her house" (a joke also made by Letterman's milquetoast late-night rival, Conan O'Brien, which tells you something) and snipes at her pageant-contestant past and support for the hunting of Alaskan wolves/blowhard CNN anchors.

Oh well. If I want Palin-inspired comedy, I guess I can just go back to the aforementioned pundits and bloggers, namely, this, this, this, this, all of this, and the responses to this.

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Mark Sanford

Tracie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Last week, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford went missing and scared his staff. Later he admitted to that he was having an extramarital affair in Argentina. Maybe Judge Judy can show him the way to the Appalachian Trail.

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Janice Dickinson

Tracie — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Janice Dickinson was recently on FNTM…and that's not all that she was on. Wasted, she fell down the stairs and cursed at the aspiring models. Dickinson has been through rehab several times before, and claims she does not have a problem. But once she faces Judge Judy, she certainly will.

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Feminists

Tracie — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Feminists seem to love bickering about feminism. And as more women join the conversation, it gets nastier…and better! It's exciting that so many care enough about it. But it's time Judge Judy kept some order.

Earlier: • Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Michele Bachmann
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Perez Hilton
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. The Real Housewives Of New York
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Kathy Griffin
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Sarah Palin
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Amy Winehouse
•Conceptual Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Latarian Milton
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Crazy Hillary Supporters

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Michele Bachmann

Tracie — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Minnesota Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann says a lot of crazy things. This week, she implied that Democrats are to blame for the swine flu. Lady needs to stop talking and put on her listening ears.

Yes, we used most of Ms. Bachmann's own words in this feature.

Michele Bachmann: "CO2 Is A Natural Byproduct of Nature!" [YouTube]
Bachmann: Obama Wants "Re-Education Camps For Young People" (AUDIO) [Huffington Post]
Michele Bachmann Links Swine Flu To Democrats, Gets History Wrong (VIDEO) [Huffington Post]

Earlier: Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Perez Hilton
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. The Real Housewives Of New York
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Kathy Griffin
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Sarah Palin
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Amy Winehouse
•Conceptual Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Latarian Milton
•Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Crazy Hillary Supporters

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Perez Hilton

Tracie — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Perez Hilton has made a name for himself by employing base tactics when covering celebrity gossip. It's not surprising that he's been equally vile following the Miss USA scandal. It's time that justice is served.

Earlier: Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. The Real Housewives Of New York
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Kathy Griffin
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Sarah Palin
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Amy Winehouse
Conceptual Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Latarian Milton
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Crazy Hillary Supporters

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Kathy Griffin

Tracie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EDT

In her comedy special, She'll Cut a Bitch, Kathy Griffin said her mom loves Judge Judy, and wishes Kathy could get a "guest spot" on her show. We've (sorta) made that happen.

Earlier: Kathy Griffin's Mom Is A Judge Judy Fan
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. The Real Housewives Of New York
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Sarah Palin
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Amy Winehouse
Conceptual Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Latarian Milton
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Crazy Hillary Supporters
Judge Judy Vs. The YouTube Divorce Lady, Tricia Walsh-Smith

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. The Real Housewives Of New York

Tracie — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EDT

After last night's episode of Real Housewives of New York, we realized that all of the bickering and bad manners exhibited meant that they needed to tell it to the judge—Judge Judy.

Earlier: Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Sarah Palin
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Amy Winehouse
Conceptual Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Latarian Milton
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Crazy Hillary Supporters

Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Sarah Palin

Tracie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDT

As soon as John McCain announced that Sarah Palin would be his running mate, everyone was so quick to judge her. But now that we know her — and her politics — a little better, we kinda wished she'd stayed tucked away up there in Alaska. But really, who are we to judge Sarah Palin? Let's leave it to the professionals, and let Judge Judy hold court with the Caribou Barbie.