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[wankaplates]

It's already up at 1am on news.com.au

People need to accept people are human 

[Chromefox]

It's not exactly a new song though? It was rehashed for the episode, wasn't it? The news really needs to pick up their act.

[.]

The song was sung by Chaser comedian Andrew Hanson during last night's show.

Andrew spells his surname with an 'o' now? 

Quality journalism there...

Anyway. It's News Ltd. What else do we expect...

[teegiee]

love the song!

[unomomento]

I love how they say it has 'embroiled' them in controversy once again, when the article was posted 3.5 hours after the show. Just how embroiled in controversy can you get in 3 and a half hours?

[Fashion Zombies!]

Top news on ninemsn

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=294194

and

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=306835

Plus it's the poll.

"Have The Chaser team gone too far with their celebrity death satire?"

Yes: 9953
No: 5690

People don't know satire if it bit them in the arse

[Chromefox]

Hahaha. Because all of this publicity is really helping people to get over it.

[Invisible Friend.]

I voted.

I actually think that it is good that people think they went too far!
I like the fact that they are pushing the boundaries.

YES - 10279
NO - 5940

[Fashion Zombies!]

Meh, when The Chaser die media figures will start treating them like gods.

[Chromefox]

It's funny because it's true.

[Theory]

From The Sydney Morning Herald.

The song was offensive, but in a "nodding, winking at the audience" way, said Chaser member Chris Taylor.

Despite the program's title, The Chaser's War on Everything, Taylor accepted it was possible for the program to go "too far" in pursuit of a laugh.

"It's a question we always deal with ... this song, in a way, is about that very issue," Taylor said.

"When we mentioned Belinda Emmett and stopped, that's our way of saying that's going too far."

During the program last night, the song's performance was terminated just as Hansen refers to Belinda Emmett, who died of cancer last year.

"I think Belinda Emmett is untouchable ... because unlike other people in the song, I'm personally not aware of any flaws or hypocrisy in her life - she was just the victim of a cruel and undiscriminating disease.

"There's no comedy in that.

[unomomento]

Meh, when The Chaser die media figures will start treating them like gods.

 

Channel 9 Announcer:
      "The world remembers these true-blue aussie satirists, who were sometimes accused of going too far... Not by us of course... We loved them... We will miss these inspirations to society"

*cue sad music over state funeral scene*

*cue channel 9 'this was your life' style, sappy doco*

[Chromefox]

Channel 9 Announcer:
      "The world remembers these true-blue aussie satirists, who were sometimes accused of going too far... Not by us of course... We loved them... We will miss these inspirations to society"

*cue sad music over state funeral scene*

*cue channel 9 'this was your life' style, sappy doco*

I love that you phrase it like they're all going to die at once. As if someone's going to get pissed and suicide bomb a taping.

[Fashion Zombies!]

Maybe they'll all get shot on a stunt.

[Invisible Friend.]

Duh, they are like super heroes guyzzz, the arnt gonna die!