• Subscribe
    • Free AJ Newsletters
    • Subscribe to AJ’s Premium Newsletters
  • Follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Tumblr
    • RSS
  • Advertising
    • Advertising
    • About AJClassifieds
    • Place a Classified Ad
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • Sources

ArtsJournal - Newsside

  • HOME
  • DANCE
  • IDEAS
  • ISSUES
  • MEDIA
  • MUSIC
  • PEOPLE
  • THEATRE
  • VISUAL
  • WORDS
  • AUDIENCE
  • AJBLOGS

When Irony Died And Then Came Back To Life: An Oral History Of The Onion’s 9/11 Issue

WORDS Posted: July 10, 2020 11:01 am

“[It] wasn’t the funniest issue they ever did, but it would turn out to be incredibly successful because it reflected so many of the emotions that people were feeling after the attacks. The sorrow, the anger, the utter helplessness — all of this was captured by one headline or another, giving most everyone in the audience something to identify with. … Now, nearly 20 years later, the issue is widely considered to be an important part of comedy history — even an important part of the broader cultural history surrounding 9/11.” – Mel

WORDS Published: 06.29.20

Read the story in Mel Published: 06.29.20

[wp-rss-aggregator template=”ajblogpage” limit=”20″]

.