
Strangers With Candy (TV Series)

This has got to be one of the best tongue in cheek sitcoms to come out...ever! Honestly, the show will leave you in stitches with their racial and sexual innuendos, well not so much innuendo as straight forward politically incorrect jokes! Amy Sedaris is an absolute scene stealer in her lead role as Jeri Blank, a 46 year old teenage runaway who bids to start her life over by returning to freshman year of high school. Stephen Colbert plays the mean, brutally honest history teacher and is absolutely hilarious. Paul Dinello, who wrote and directed this show, plays the flambouyant, self-indulged art teacher and is also completely histerical.
The show perfectly pokes fun at shows like Degrassi and Saved By The Bell, poking fun at anorexia and racism in some outrageous and hilarious ways. For example, is one episode Stephen Colbert makes it clear that you need to be very good looking to make the debate team, leading to Jeri's (Amy Sedaris') case of anorexia.
This is one of the best shows out there and it's a shame it only lasted 3 seasons (97-00). In 2005 they released a movie called Strangers With Candy. It is a prequel to Jeri Blank going back to high school, so you get to see her spending some jail time and whoring around as a teenage runaway. If you're a fan of shows like South Park and Family Guy, this is the show for you!
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