{"id":415,"date":"2009-09-12T23:39:15","date_gmt":"2009-09-13T06:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jazzpianocafe.com\/piano\/?p=415"},"modified":"2009-09-12T23:43:47","modified_gmt":"2009-09-13T06:43:47","slug":"introducing-the-irack-from-apple-madtv-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzpianocafe.com\/piano\/introducing-the-irack-from-apple-madtv-video","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the iRack from Apple &#8211; MADtv (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madtv.com\/\">Mad TV<\/a> is one of my favorite comedy TV shows. They are not afraid to explore touchy subjects such as racism, politics, class divisions, and commercialism, and they do it in an hilarious and smart way.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a sketch where Apple&#8217;s <strong>Steve Jobs<\/strong> introduces their latest product, the <strong>iRack<\/strong>. It is a funny and astute commentary on the Iraq war, at the same time poking fun at the consumer culture and hype surrounding Apple.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/MgSQA1jqFpM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/MgSQA1jqFpM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MgSQA1jqFpM\">This sketch<\/a> is from MADtv Season 12, Episode 16.<\/p>\n<p>The actors are:<br \/>\nSteve Jobs (Michael McDonald)<br \/>\nAnnouncer (Nicole Parker)<br \/>\nAudience members (Crista Flanagan, Jordan Peele, and Keegan-Michael Key)<br \/>\n<!--adsensestart--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mad TV is one of my favorite comedy TV shows. 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