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''ZANEWS'' (now also known as (Puppet Nation ZA )) is a South African satirical puppet show first produced in 2008 by Both Worlds, a Cape Town based production company. The show is a daily and weekly satirical news programme in the form of a mock puppet television newscast and features on both the web and TV. ZANEWS features key local and international political figures and celebrities. For eight seasons, ZANEWS has been using its puppet cast as mouthpieces for satirical commentary on South Africa’s public space. Inspired by the cult British television series Spitting Image along with the French equivalent, Les Guignols,〔http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-08-06-za-news-return-of-the-puppets/#.UWbwQldjudl〕 ZANEWS has been aired on the web and TV since 2009 on a range of media platforms, the most prolific of these being the show’s online presence.〔http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-03-03-za-news-and-the-irony-of-local-satire-facing-extinction/#.UXeHNMpjudn〕 The show’s motto of 'Make Laugh. Not War’ has perpetuated the show’s portrayal of South African and international politicians and celebrities in its news format. The show is the only South African satirical puppet show, but is somewhat similar to the Kenyan produced The XYZ Show.〔http://memeburn.com/2011/09/no-one-is-safe-but-everyone-is-welcome-zanews-now-on-tv/〕 In October 2015 it was announced that Puppet Nation ZA is a nominee for Best TV Comedy in the 43rd International Emmy Awards == History and Development == ZANEWS started in 1997 when French producer Thierry Cassuto and South African cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro with the help of Jeffrey Fineberg from “Spitting Image” made their first puppet of former South African president Nelson Mandela. "Shapiro was invited to a farewell garden party and sneaked the Mandela puppet in. He approached Mandela, much to the mirth of the members of government and politicians present and extended the puppet’s hand. Mandela didn’t miss a beat of course and shook the puppet’s hand saying: ‘Oh, I believe I have met this gentleman before’".〔 The show launched its first season on the ZANEWS website and YouTube with the assistance of low cost airline Kulula.com. Cassuto and Zapiro spent years trying to shop ZANEWS to a variety of broadcasters. The show was commissioned by the national broadcaster but when they demanded editorial control the deal fell apart. “People aren’t ready for this,” was the message they got time and time again. And this was incorporated into the script and the show’s slogan of ‘Why are we doing this? Because here we can!' The storylines of Season 1 to 8 have developed along the lines of current news stories and events, with more characters being added to the show’s lineup. The eighth season of ZANEWS was launched in November 2014. The show's YouTube channel has over 4 million hits to date. ZANEWS is produced South Africa with puppet caricatures of mostly local politicians, celebrities and the everyman, bringing audiences a mix of the latest and most current events, parodying the formulaic style of media broadcasting. In 2012 the show began airing on TopTV's channel Top One,〔 a South African satellite TV service. hey also launched a bigger website, ‘ZANEWS Network’, meant to be the online portal for quality South African satire. The site hosts their weekly episodes and daily videos shows as well as the best satirical columns, fake news, cartoons and user-generated content. In the same year the co-creator of Spitting Image, Roger Law made a documentary for BBC Radio 4, entitled 'South Africa Spits Back'. Law visited ZANEWS in South Africa to find out just how 'colourful comedy can get in the Rainbow Nation'. In November 2013, the show launched its sixth season on StarSat (formerly TopTV) under the new title Puppet Nation ZA〔http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/66/103187.html〕 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「ZANEWS」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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