Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern American News Satire

Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern American News SatireDiscover the real truth behind the original fake news with this in depth history of beloved humor publication, The Onion. In 1988, a band of University of Wisconsin Madison undergrads and dropouts began publishing a free weekly newspaper with no editorial stance other than "You Are Dumb." Just wanting to make a few bucks, they wound up becoming the bedrock of modern satire over the course of twenty years, changing the way we consume both our comedy