Melissa McCarthy Mocks NPR Brilliantly on CBS’s 'Mike and Molly'

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Mike and Molly went there. The veteran CBS comedy mocked liberals' beloved NPR. GASP! Molly (Melissa McCarthy) and Peggy (Rondi Reed) were asked to be interviewed about the book co-authored by the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo on NPR. Peggy blows it off as unnecessary nonsense, so Molly does one interview by herself at the beginning of the show. Later, after convincing Peggy to be interviewed, since the book is based on Peggy’s life growing up in a small town, the often feuding pair sit for an interview on “Author’s Notes.”

Molly mocks the sleep-inducing monotone voices used by the show hosts on NPR in “Cops on the Rocks.” In her own brilliant comedic way, McCarthy resorts to answering questions in radio interviews as though she is Terry Gross herself.

Not one to employ politically correct speech, Peggy lets it rip. She confronts Molly on the phony speaking voice – Molly says she can’t help it. She responded to the interviewer's question about "feminist themes" in the book with, "I don't know what that's NPR-code for, but we both like men." Then Peggy demands that NPR take her off the mailing list during pledge drives, including using a threat that if this isn’t done “it’d be a shame if something happened to all those Commie electric cars parked out front.” Ouch! Talk about hitting ideological liberals where they live! - See more at: http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/cul....0TZfmPBV.dpuf