Mostly without the benefit of hindsight, the show satirizes Eisenhower's America as a very dull, very conformist sort of place.

Howard Ashman wrote, in the introduction to the acting edition of the libretto, that the show "satirizes many things: science fiction, 'B' movies, musical comedy itself, and even the Faust legend".

Mr. Sudani, 40, gaunt and chain-smoking, is all too familiar with the woes his show satirizes.

The show satirized these stories with a focus on how Grier thinks typical African Americans view them.

The show follows her attempt to find work after her move to Hollywood, and satirizes reality shows.

And though shows like "Chicago" satirize that brand of gung-ho individualism that was once unashamedly celebrated in American culture, a nostalgia for those simpler values persists.

The show satirizes contemporary American suburban values, artistic fads and romantic and sexual mores.

Like the sketch, the show is a parody of local news broadcasts and satirizes contemporary news stories and figures.

I make my living doing commercials, voices and voice-overs, and so I'm part of the media bombardment that my show satirizes.

The show (first airing October 14, 2008), hosted by Matt Iseman, satirizes recent events in sports and the stations that cover them in similar fashion to sister network E!