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‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Kimmel’ Respond to Trump’s PBS Budget Cuts
‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Kimmel’ Respond to Trump’s PBS Budget Cuts
‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Kimmel’ Respond to Trump’s PBS Budget Cuts
We’re no where near the middle of outrage from proposed congressional budget cuts, the most visible of which would eliminate funding for staples like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Sesame Street in particular made headlines switching from PBS funding to HBO, though both it, and Jimmy Kimmel have now placed Big Bird in the spotlight to address the historic cut.
‘Sesame Street’ Parodies ‘Game of Thrones’ With ‘Game of Chairs’
‘Sesame Street’ Parodies ‘Game of Thrones’ With ‘Game of Chairs’
‘Sesame Street’ Parodies ‘Game of Thrones’ With ‘Game of Chairs’
Because there is nothing small children still learning to read love more than ultra-violent fantasy epics, Sesame Street has created a Game of Thrones parody. And we’re not talking about a simple excuse to dress up some Muppets in medieval garb. There are some serious George R.R. Martin deep cuts in this strange little sketch, which marks the first and probably last time that Sesame Street will obliquely reference brutal massacres, beheadings, and regicide.