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Satire. I think there are tons of great examples of satire in the sketch-based comedy Portlandia. One good example is when the main characters, Fred and Carrie, are searching for the mayor of Portland. They come upon a cell phone store, they think that the salesperson might use satellite to help them find the mayor. But instead they get ensnared in the trap that is sales and false advertising.

I love this sketch because of its direct slant towards the false advertising of phone companies and their pointless lists of cell phone plans. "After you pay for it, it is free, so. Its just a one time fee that you pay annually. It is one time in that you only pay one time a year". Because you see self contradicting advertisements everywhere. They are also directing satire at salesmen who really don't care about your real needs. "He could be lying in a ditch somewhere, he might've been kidnapped""right on, right on". The guy doesn't really care that the mayor of portland is missing, he just cares about his plans and his sale.