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The Fake News with Ted Nelms

The Fake News with Ted Nelms

The world may be full of fake news, but Ted Nelms is a name you can truly trust to distrust.

20171 Season1 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A news show with topical humor parodying shows such as CNN and MSNBC, diving further into the absurd of the 24 hour news cycle.

NetworksComedy Central

Top Cast

Ed Helms

Ed Helms

Ted Nelms / Charlie Shelton

Themes & Keywords

parody

About The Fake News with Ted Nelms

The Fake News with Ted Nelms is a comedy, news series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of parody. it stars Ed Helms. A news show with topical humor parodying shows such as CNN and MSNBC, diving further into the absurd of the 24 hour news cycle.

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