{"id":81648,"date":"2024-01-24T21:58:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2039025"},"modified":"2024-01-24T21:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:58:21","slug":"in-the-know-co-creator-reveals-npr-satires-hilarious-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/24\/in-the-know-co-creator-reveals-npr-satires-hilarious-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018In the Know\u2019 Co-Creator Reveals NPR Satire\u2019s Hilarious Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conservatives hoping “In the Know” hammers NPR’s extreme bias<\/a> are likely in for a letdown.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public radio’s liberal hypocrisy? That’s another matter.<\/p>\n

Early reviews for the six-episode Peacock comedy, debuting Jan. 25, suggest the show avoids NPR’s relentless cheerleading for the Left. <\/a>Plus, co-creator Mike Judge is known for his gentle brand of satire. His mockery isn’t mean-spirited. He finds the humanity behind the flawed characters, be it Hank Hill, Erlich Bachman or Butt-head.<\/p>\n

The show still skewers liberal hypocrisy<\/a> in ways rarely seen across pop culture.<\/p>\n

Show co-creator and lead voice artist Zach Woods revels in that approach.<\/p>\n

Woods, who broke out as Gabe on “The Office” and later played Jaren on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” spoke about his new series via The Daily Beast’s “Last Laugh” podcast, hosted by Matt Wilstein. The actor\/writer plays Lauren Caspian, an unctuous host at an NPR-like radio show.<\/p>\n

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Woods spoke about the power of comedy and how integral it is for both the Left and the Right to laugh about themselves.<\/p>\n

“When [Mike Judge] does satirical stuff, it’s both totally unsparing and cutting in a way, but it’s also kind of warm,” Woods said. “The satirical point of view is not on-high looking down. It’s lateral. Instead of, ‘aren’t these people a**holes,’ it’s like, ‘Aren’t we all such a**holes.’”<\/p>\n

“I don’t think I’m any better than the people who are virtue signaling. I’m probably one of them more often than not,” Woods added, tipping off his personal ideology. “We wanted to understand the core needs, wounds, desires that motivate people to act in cringey ways and to give each part equal due, both the obnoxious behavior and then the kind of more sympathetic, recognizably human, flawed, lovable thing that’s underneath the surface of the ocean, the part of the iceberg you don’t see that’s most of it.”<\/p>\n