They say that imitation is the ultimate form of flattery, but does that apply when the imitation is a scathing parody? Self-described "writers, producers, and wise guys" Tom Connor and Jim Downey have released a follow-up to last year's Is Martha Stuart Living?, their seamless parody of the domestic maven's own monthly magazine Martha Stewart Living. Their most recent effort, Martha Stuart's Better Than You at Entertaining, so perfectly resembles the actual Martha Stewart's Entertaining that you might not detect the prank until you notice that the Martha look-alike on the cover is walking on water.
Martha got hers, and now we'll get ours: Downey and Connor plan to release a Wired spoof in early August. "Personality makes for good parody," claims Downey. Is he flattering us? We'll see about that.
Kristin Lowe
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