I think the joke is aimed at the sort of person who constantly complains that teenagers have no attention span, but also that their music is boring and repetitive, and sees no irony in that.

Although kids's April Lies are never elaborate, and they're usually pretty flexible on the "believing" part too. For me it always went:
Kid 1: Hey guess what?
Kid 2: What?
1: [something stupid]
2: No it isn't.
1: Really, it's true!
2: Whatever, dude.
1: OMG APRIL FOOL I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE SO GULLIBLE [laughs hysterically,…

Countdown to GJI article loving a April Fool's joke from 2011. Or at least… etc.

I think that's partly right, but I also think it's significant that a black guy said it. By the time the Cosby Show hit its stride, BC had become probably the most high-profile black man in television. His standup had almost never talked about race, and the show was popular across the board - the guy almost became the…

That's like saying the only reason anyone liked Iron Man was because of the captivating love story between Tony Stark and Pepper Potts.

This is kind of Marketing Strategy 101. Attempting to be all things to all people and prioritising new customers over old ones is going to disappoint your core fans. And if your industry was based on a loyal niche fanbase to begin with, well you just alienated your entire customer base, genius. It's already a…

You and me vs the world, buddy!

You mean Walter, right?

Oh. Oh god. I can't believe I'd repressed that memory.

So now America has TWO Piers Morgans.

It's less camp than you might imagine.

"Tomorrow, sir, I shall be sober; whereas you will still be a potato-faced rube and professional pearl-clutcher."

Whoa. Are you the guy who calculates the unemployment figures for the White House?

Last year I was working in a pizza restaurant with an Italian head chef, and I asked him what Italian people make of Mario. He said of course they love Mario, he's Italian! I asked did it not bother them that he's such a stereotype? He said no, because at least he's not a pizza chef. That would have pissed him off.…

WAAAAAH!

Selina: Roger, you want to walk us through the drill right now? And would you please, please try and keep it clean?
Roger: Madam President, tomorrow night is the president's annual holiday party for congressional members and their families. Ma'am, you'll need to make the initial approach. Ben will keep the offer…

[Facepalm xx Upvote cancel combo]

I couldn't make it through that book. I think it's because I can't find a character funny if they're just The Worst literally all of the time. Comedy requires tension, but how can there be tension when the character always behaves entirely predictably? (It's for this reason that I think Tommy Saxondale is a better…

I'm probably about 130% of what I was in 1998. I'm not sure which of us did worse.

For two reasons.