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''This is That'' is a news satire program broadcast on CBC Radio, which airs comedic news stories presented in the style of a real CBC Radio public affairs program.〔Natasha Lederman, (CBC Radio satirical show 'This Is That' sparks as much outrage as laughs ). ''The Globe and Mail'', June 21, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.〕 The program began as a summer replacement in 2010,〔 returned in the summer of 2011, and was added to the regular schedule in the fall of 2011.〔(CBC Radio One Releases Fall Lineup ). ''Broadcaster'', September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.〕 It is hosted by Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring, and produced by Chris Kelly. ==In the media== The program, whose style has been compared to ''The Onion'', has drawn phone calls from listeners who did not realize that they were listening to a comedy program and took the content seriously;〔 Oldring and Kelly admit to having been surprised that listeners would be fooled.〔James Brotheridge, (It’s All Lies: Radio comedy goes newsy on ''This Is That'' ). ''Prairie Dog Magazine'', August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.〕 In June 2010, the ''National Post'' reported as fact that CTV purchased the set of the NBC series ''Friends'';〔("CTV purchases the set from ‘Friends’ (well, according to ‘This Is That’ )" ). ''National Post'', June 29, 2010.〕 this, however, was a satirical story by ''This Is That''.〔("CTV Buys "Friends" Set" ). ''This Is That'', June 28, 2010.〕 Two years later, esteemed Canadian journalist Robert Fulford wrote an article for the ''National Post'' claiming that the show is "worth tuning in for".〔("Fulford: This Is That is worth tuning in for" ). ''National Post'', January 2, 2012.〕 Also in 2012, Public Radio International reported as fact a ''This Is That'' story that dogs in Montreal would have to know commands in both English and French by law.〔(CBC Radio show strikes again with ball-less soccer satire ), by John Bowman, at CBC.ca (via archive.org); published September 6, 2013; archived October 3, 2013; retrieved March 9, 2015〕 In early 2013, ''Harper's'' reported as fact a ''This Is That'' story in which a Canadian student "sued her university for failing to accommodate her allergies to cactuses, escalators, tall people, and mauve."〔("Harper’s Magazine reports joke story as real, blames ‘nefarious CBC’" ). ''National Post'', January 14, 2013.〕 In September of the same year, several media organizations, including ''USA Today'' and the ''Washington Times'', reported on a story about an U-11 organization that had decided to play soccer without a ball to remove competition from the game.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CBC Radio Satire On 'No-Ball' Soccer League Fools Everyone - SportsGrid )〕 In 2014, Jonathan Jones at ''The Guardian'' wrote an article analyzing the satire in their story about a New York artist creating invisible art and selling it for millions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「This Is That」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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