BOOK TITLE: MAD About Trump: A Brilliant Look at Our
Brainless President
AUTHOR: MAD Magazine Staff
YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Magazine Compilation
SUBGENRE: Political Comedy
GRADE: Pass
If you thought Donald Trump’s thin-skinned responses towards
SNL skits were childish, I’d love to see how he’d respond to MAD Magazine
roasting him like a turkey in this book. I for one got a good laugh out of most
of these jokes. Comparing and contrasting him to Burger King’s Cheetoh Fries
seemed like the most obvious joke to make, but technically they’re not wrong,
especially when they say both Trump and the cheese fries are disgusting dinner
conversation topics. There’s a parody of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, a parody of
The Apprentice with dead celebrities, a parody of Undercover Boss with Trump as
the CEO, basically, there’s no shortage of ways to make Donald Trump look like
a complete fool, though he does most of that to himself. If I had one critique
from a writing standpoint, it’s that some of the jokes are repetitive and can get
stale after a while. Plus, name-calling by itself isn’t necessarily a recipe
for comedy. But it doesn’t matter, because whether you’re looking for laughs or
you want validation for your hatred of Trump, you’ll get it in this book.
Conservatives, on the other hand, would have a raging fit if they saw this, but
that’s not always a lethal thing. Don’t feel ashamed for buying this book and
enjoying it from cover to cover. If laughing is all you can do to keep from
smashing your hotel room Pink Floyd the Wall-style, then I’m all for it. And
speaking of which, Roger Waters from Pink Floyd is the only one who’s allowed
to build a wall around here. A passing grade goes to this publication!
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