Posts with tag "pbs"

Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Remarks Cut by PBS

Posted Nov 16th 2010 at 01:43 PM by Zach Dionne

In a taped ceremony of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, PBS chopped recipient Tina Fey's remarks regarding Sarah Palin. Now an executive producer of the broadcast tells the Washington Post the move had nothing to do with politics. "It was not a political decision," Peter Kaminsky says. "We had zero problems with anything she said." Kaminsky says the 90-minute show ran ...

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Best 'Sesame Street' TV Spoofs, By Genre

Posted Oct 1st 2009 at 11:00 AM by PopEater Staff

'Sesame Street' spoofs (or parodies) of popular TV shows have always been clever and savvy, especially when they emerge at the exact time the inspired program is at its buzziest. This week, the PBS stalwarts brought the awesomeness with their very literal take on AMC's advertising drama, 'Mad Men.' Over the years, 'Sesame Street' has pretty much covered every show style, from game shows to ...