Five Jokes: 7-11-2025
A Very Obama Sketch Show (+ Larry David), A “Sweet Brand” Merger, The Modernization Of Jack White, Cloned Race Horses, and Justin Bieber’s Musical Return
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Larry David and the Obamas are teaming up for an American history sketch comedy show. The first episode will follow a group of Black friends in a lobby as they wait to be called in for reparations.
Ferrero, the Italian family-owned maker of Nutella, has agreed to buy Kellogg, the iconic American maker of Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes. Naturally, Ferrero made Kellog an offer the couldn’t refuse. It was either that, or “Swimming with the Gold Fishes….”
The White Stripes frontman Jack White now owns a cell phone for the first time in his life — which explains the manic energy of his latest single, Did You See That Video I Sent You?!?!?!?! (I Know You Did. React Next Time).
A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to clone the player’s greatest horse. Naturally, movie studios hope to do the same for cancelled actors. “Wouldn’t it be great to have a Michael Richards who’s genetically incapable of saying ANY word that starts with N?”
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Justin Bieber has surprised fans by releasing a new album titled Swag. A reminder that for some, a mid-life crisis comes early.
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