HEP LONGEST AND BEST ANSWER GETS BRAINALIST Why do you think parody news shows are so popular these days? Do you think they’ll remain popular in the next decades, or is it just a passing trend? Why or why not? Be sure to talk about the different purposes of parody as part of your response.

Explanation:

I think news show parodies are popular rn because ppl would prefer to laugh than see the horrible news these days. When the news gets bad people don't want to be reminded of it and would rather watch the parodies to forget about real problems or make light of them. I think as the news gets less ugly, people won't watch as many parody shows, instead they'll just watch the news.  I don't think they'll last forever bc eventually the need and the audience for them will die out. And the younger generations have different ways of making light of situations, like t i k t o k  and t w i t t e r.