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The Onion: Obama Win Causes Obsessed Backers to See How Empty Their Lives Are

Staff, The Onion. November 7, 2008.

Can anything fill the void for Obama supporters?

The McCain-Obama Dance-Off

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. October 30, 2008.

Who knew these candidates had such moves?

Robert Greenwald Goes Toe-to-Toe with Stephen Colbert!

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. October 17, 2008.

Discussing the REAL McCain on last night's Colbert Report.

Palinex: A New Running Mate Morning After Pill

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. October 15, 2008.

A humorous new wonder drug hits the market.

Rachel Maddow on Leno: Politics, Palin, and Pat Buchanan

Staff, Huffington Post. October 13, 2008.

From Maddow's first appearance on "The Tonight Show."

Sarah Palin's Presidential Acceptance Speech (Part One)

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Brave New Films. October 9, 2008.

A humorous take on a scary scenario.

Lil' Bill O'Reilly: "We'll Do It Live! F*ck It!"

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. October 7, 2008.

Ever wonder if Bill O'Reilly was always such a bigoted, hate-filled shock jock?

Homer Simpson's Election Day Nightmare

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. October 2, 2008.

A not so subtle reminder about the all too serious issue of election fraud.

Head of Skate: The Sarah Palin Disney Movie

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. September 29, 2008.

A humorous spoof of Matt Damon's Palin criticism.

Chris Rock on Hillary Clinton: "The Patriots got a lot of points too, but they lost to the Giants!"

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. September 23, 2008.

From last night's Late Show with David Letterman

McBain for America? (A Simpsons Parody)

Dominique Smith, Brave New Films. September 22, 2008.

Rainier Wolfcastle's animated alter-ego launches a bid to be president.

SNL: Tina Fey Returns to Spoof Sarah Palin Perfectly

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. September 15, 2008.

From Saturday night's season premiere.

The RNC Was Fun... for Triumph to Poop on!

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. September 8, 2008.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes a bite out of the GOP.

GOP Vetting Emporium and Taco Stand

Brave New Films, Brave New Films. September 5, 2008.

Come for the vetting, stay for the tacos!

Greenpeace + Wall*E = One Very Clever Socially Conscious Short

Erikka Yancy, Brave New Films. August 22, 2008.

Why on earth is Kimberly-Clark using Wall*E to sell Kleenex?

The Onion: Poll Reveals 430 New Demographics That Will Decide Election

Brave New Films, The Onion. August 20, 2008.

Who will woo all the hilarious new voting blocs?

The Commander in Chief Test

Brave New Films, CitizenTube. August 5, 2008.

Humanitainment ushers in a new era of political humor.

Oil's Well That Ends Well

Brave New Films, Brave New Films. August 5, 2008.

An animated video from the NRDC drills deep for humor.

Get Your War On

Brave New Films, CitizenTube. July 29, 2008.

A new animated take on the war in Iraq from 23/6.

Washington Warmongering Monsters!

Brave New Films, Brave New Films. July 25, 2008.

A fake horror movie trailer spoofing the current administration.

Phil Gramm's Self-Help Seminar: Stop Whining, Get Off Your Fat Ass, and Imagine Yourself Rich!

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. July 15, 2008.

How to recover from a "mental" recession.

Fark TV: Our Founding Illegals

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. July 7, 2008.

A comical look at the first immigrants to reach our shores.

The Onion: Bush Tours America to Survey Damage Caused by Presidency

Brave New Films, The Onion. July 3, 2008.

Victims try to make sense of Bush's destruction.

Vogue — McCain Strikes a Pose

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. July 3, 2008.

An entry in the Colbert Green Screen Challenge: Make McCain Interesting.

Don Imus Remix: What Color Is He?

ZP Heller, Huffington Post. June 30, 2008.

A spoof of Imus's latest racist remarks.