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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Six young contestants undergo bizarre tests and stop at nothing to top the list of the young faces responsible for shaping 'The New India' and eventually meet George Bush.
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, social satire, social commentary, escapades, contests and competitions, politician, youth, politics, competitor, contest, competition ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india, new delhi
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
"Polonia" is a humorous space based on political satire. Each week, an analysis of current events is carried out through a series of sketches where the protagonists are politicians, journalists and media people. "Polonia" was ...
Style:
satirical, parody, humorous, sketch comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, political satire, politics, political humor, current affairs, political intrigue, political unrest, sketch, celebrity impersonation, entertainment, social commentary, irreverent ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
catalonia, spain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A camera crew follows two "undecided" voters along the actual campaign trail, and no Presidential candidate - on either side of the aisle - is spared.
Style:
mockumentary, satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
political campaign, satire, political satire, politics, presidential campaign, american politics, presidential election, social satire, political election, election, social commentary, manipulation ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, semi serious, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
satire, political satire, female comedian, sketch, social commentary, social satire, stand up comedian, politics, humour, comedian, political humor, gender ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
TV show
Story:
The series follows the chairman of the ruling political party in Poland (Mr Chairman). The narrative takes place primarily in his office where, joined by his assistant Mariusz, he hosts numerous visitors, including government officials and other ...
Style:
ironic, captivating, funny, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
political satire, political intrigue, satire, workplace situations, coworker, office worker, co worker co worker relationship, politics, government official, office, workplace, humour ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
That's My Bush! is an American comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for also creating South Park, the series centers on the fictitious personal ...
Style:
sitcom, parody, not serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, american politics, goofy hero, head of state, couple relations, state affairs, media, u.s. president, political leader, stupidity, government ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ...
Style:
sketch comedy, humorous, sitcom, political, controversial ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
political satire, satire, politics, puppet, humour, sketch, british politics, british monarchy, disorder, state affairs, silly humor, society ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Nader saif eldeen and Afet elsherbiny are two competing Egyptians newspaper reporters who expose the truth but the Channel Manager rejects that for fear of government.
Style:
satirical, captivating, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
journalism, political satire, satire, humour, reporter, news reporter, female journalist, journalist, investigation, social commentary, corruption, urban ...
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Svetlana is a comedy series starring Israeli-American comedienne Iris Bahr. It premiered on HDNet on May 27, 2010 and comprises two seasons.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
political satire, satire, politics, counselor, ambitious woman, female protagonist, political campaign, ambition, political activism, irreverent, culture clash, social satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Russian president decides to go on vacation. To do this, he changes his appearance with the help of prosthetics and make-up, but the hapless artist takes the cover image of the first magazine he sees laying around, and now the President looks ...
Style:
light, feel good, entertaining, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
president, mistaken identity, political satire, lifestyle change, political humor, disorder, false identity, absurd humor, politician, dual identity, humour, disguise ...
Place:
russia, crimea
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
TV show
Story:
Viktor Hudák, Prime Minister of a small European country, is ending his career in politics and returning to everyday life. However, when his successor radically overturns all the policies that he spent a lifetime building he quickly realises there ...
Style:
satirical, family comedy, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
political satire, satire, politician, husband wife relationship, family relations, relationships, lifestyle, career, relationship vs career, politics, family life, family reunited ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
central europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
In a good-natured critique of the Brazilian political landscape, the series tells the story of Aurora, the wife of Mayor Reinaldo Rangel, the all-powerful leader of the tiny city of Pitanguá, in which she is forced to assume the leadership of city ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, political, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, political satire, satire, brazilian politics, female protagonist, problem, social problems, corrupt official, politics, political intrigue, corrupt politician, political corruption ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
The king of underground comedy takes the stage in Jacksonville with unflinching riffs on American politics and the raunchy perils of getting old.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, funny, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
political satire, stand up comedy, stand up comedian, comedian, live performance, humour, social satire, irony, satire, public speaking, joke, political humor ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Romania
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When the Mayor of Cloncatele threatens to demolish the extinctions made to his house, State decides that 'there's no justice in this country' and decides it's time for him to get to business and become the next Mayor for ...
Style:
satirical, light, feel good, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rivalry, political satire, power struggle, village life, humour, political intrigue, politics, political humor, village, satire, rivals, social satire ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
All of a sudden, Prime Minister Taizan and his carefree son Sho find their bodies switched around. They have no idea why nor how to turn back. Now Sho has to attend the Diet as Prime Minister. He cannot even read the words as he speaks as Prime ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
politics, father son relationship, switching roles, fish out of water, political satire, satire, body swapping, politician, body swap, father and son, relationships, problem ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A rural comedy where the intrigues caused by the upcoming elections in a small village give rise to a ridiculous war between the mayor and deputy mayor. Unfortunately, they have no clue that their struggle will prove to be in vain at the end of the ...
Style:
sitcom, satirical, situational comedy, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
political satire, small village, social satire, village life, satire, politics, election, political humor, political intrigue, lifestyle, countryside, humour ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Azerbaijan, Moldova
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Intigam Agayev is already leaving for Moldova. Siyavush and Intigam are trying to get Intigam elected mayor of Chisinau. However, his rival Gabriel prevents him from being elected mayor. And at this time, their adventures continue. Intigam calls his ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, captivating, ironic ...
Plot:
political satire, friendship, humour, mayor, friends, political intrigue, political unrest, politics, town mayor, irony of fate, relationships, corrupt mayor ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime ...
Style:
humorous, funny, slapstick comedy, political, light ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
political campaign, stupidity, political satire, corrupt politician, politics, road trip, scandal, governor, frame up, clumsiness, embarrassment, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington state, washington d.c., usa, seattle
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A stage actor's turn as GDR leader Erich Honecker inspires an outlandish scheme to keep his daughter safe during the Leipzig protests of 1989.
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Plot:
political satire, stasi, political humor, theatrical troupe, humour, impersonation, father daughter relationship, surveillance, power struggle, secret police, cold war, espionage ...
Place:
east germany, german democratic republic
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
An Israeli satire show featuring satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, as well as the thoughts of recurring characters. One of the most watched and influential shows on Israeli TV.
Style:
parody, witty, humorous, cynical, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
politics, political satire, society, state affairs, politically correct, media satire, artists and showbiz, israeli, satire, comedy team, impersonation, absurdism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Set in the 7th century AD during the Korean peninsula's division into three perpetually warring kingdoms, Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield focuses on the Shilla's king Kim Choon-chu efforts to conquer his rivals: Koguryo and Baekche. To ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, political satire, battles, korean history, humour, political leader, absurd humor, politician, politics, political humor, fortress, irony ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
korea
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
TV show
Story:
At the Swedish embassy in Mexico City, the staff tries to do everything to promote the image of Sweden. But for the selfish ambassador Thomas Hofwander, it is mainly about lifting himself.
Style:
satirical, thrilling, captivating, political, semi serious ...
Plot:
political satire, diplomacy, ambition, office politics, diplomat, political campaign, satire, social climber, job, workplace, political candidate, political leader ...
Place:
eastern europe, mexico city
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Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Diplomatic Immunity is a New Zealand comedy that follows the misadventures at the consulate of The Most Royal Kingdom of Feausi and a fallen New Zealand Foreign Affairs high-flier who has been sent in to straighten out the consulate staff. The show ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, political ...
Plot:
embassy, satire, political satire, politician, politics, ambassador, diplomat, political intrigue, fish out of water, office politics, culture clash, bureaucracy ...
Place:
new zealand
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Comedian Nick Cannon is back - and using his potent voice to attack the haters and naysayers, while discussing everything from the controversial times we're living in to how getting old affects his dating. Plus, there's Nick's scoop ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, captivating, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
live performance, political satire, stand up comedy, stand up comedian, social commentary, public speaking, comedian, social issues, joke, humour, irony, satire ...
Place:
south central los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iran
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in late 40s in Iran. When a politically exiled man (Ansari) meets strange rural people with weird actions and accents in a village called Barareh.
Style:
satirical, feel good, humorous, ironic, funny ...
Plot:
satire, political satire, village, political humor, society, culture shock, politician, irony, politics, cross cultural relations, culture, humour ...
Place:
iran
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
K Street is a 2003 HBO television series about lobbyists and politicians in Washington, D.C. It was named for a street that is home to many lobbying and legal firms.
Style:
clever, political, realistic, serious, cynical ...
Plot:
politics, lobbyist, american politics, political satire, state affairs, ambition, dishonesty, rivalry, workplace, realism, campaign, workplace intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits ...
Style:
parody, sketch comedy, sarcastic, cynical, witty ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, sketch, media satire, current affairs, irreverent, deadpan, social commentary, television studio, cold war era, fake news report, political commentary ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, West Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, cult classic, political ...
Plot:
distopia, dystopia, politics, totalitarianism, dystopian future, brainwashing, technology, fascism, totalitarian state, satire, surveillance, political corruption ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1984, near future, 20th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Comedy about two high school girls who wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate ...
Style:
humorous, political, teen, not serious, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
teenage girl, politics, high school, friendship, marijuana, president, stupidity, farce, political cover up, alternate history, political satire, witness ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. ...
Style:
grindhouse, road movie, black comedy, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
car, car chase, carsploitation, dystopia, satire, dark humor, dystopian future, racing, distopia, dystopic future, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 2000, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
usa
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