John Cleese’s Ode to Fox News

If there’s anyone who can truly capture the metaphysical riddle that is Sean Hannity, it is perhaps John Cleese, who certainly has a taste for the surreal. This week, Cleese stepped up to the plate with a poem/tribute that was read by Keith Olbermann on Countdown, and then made the rounds on the web. “Aping urbanity/Oozing with vanity,” the poem begins. It goes on to consider Hannity’s journalistic acumen and intellectual development before the big finish: “You’re a profanity/Hannity.” Read and savor.