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Chinese Newspaper Falls for The Onion Naming Kim Jung-Un 'Sexiest Man Alive'

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:41:34 +0000

Some humor — like, say, a guy slipping on a banana peel — is universal. But when more sophisticated jokes cross into other cultures they can get lost in translation. The Onion’s brand of fake news humor can certainly be pretty sophisticated. Although we’re still not sure that excuses The People’s Daily, which is the [...]

5 Weird Facts About Kim Jong II

Matthew Roulette — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:16:19 +0000

Kim Jong II may have been a brutal, totalitarian dictator, but none of his contemporaries could approach him in terms of sheer strangeness. (Well, maybe Gaddafi.) But Jong II was in a league of his own in terms of weird. As North Korea buries its Dear Leader, here's a few odd things that made the [...]

Andy Richter's Obituary for Kim Jong-il Is Hilariously Inaccurate [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:49:30 +0000

‘Conan’ sidekick Andy Richter has no idea who Kim Jong-il is, but that didn’t stop him from doing a video obituary for him on Monday’s show. Conan himself asked Richter to do the obituary because it’s a huge news story, but Richter got more facts wrong than right. A lot more. Richter not only isn’t [...]

Watch Thousands of North Koreans Tearfully Mourn the Death of Kim Jong Il [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:28:20 +0000

On Monday, thousands of people marched through the streets of North Korea’s capital and wept openly at the death of leader Kim Jong-il, who died on Saturday at 69 from a heart attack. Mourners stood at attention in neat rows and sang, while others cried hysterically. Some even bowed before a giant statue of Jong-il [...]

5 Hilarious Examples of Kim Jong Il as a Pop Culture Icon [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:02:14 +0000

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may be dead from a heart attack at 69-years-old, but his certifiable status as a pop culture punchline lives on.

The notoriously brutal dictator has often been the butt of jokes in movies and TV shows, including 'Team America,' 'Saturday Night Live' and 'The Simpsons,' just to name a few. We've gathered five of the funniest examples of Kim's bizarre status as a pop culture icon below.

Kim Jong-Il and His North Korean Army Star in LMFAO's 'Party Rock Anthem' Music Video

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:31:47 +0000

The summer of 2011's most bouncy, feel-good hit had to be LMFAO‘s 'Party Rock Anthem.' Even North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il agrees.

Well, sort of. Seems the dance anthem's video has been reimagined as ‘North Korea Party Rock Anthem ft. Kim Jong-Il,’ swapping out the original clip's dancing for footage from North Korean military parades and -- with the help of CGI and some clever digital editing -- a few soldiers and even the Supreme Leader himself lip-syncing the lyrics.