Mockumentary Presenter Satire

Build comedy around the gap between documentary authority and total ignorance: a presenter with the vocal confidence of a serious history or science documentary host, and none of the underlying knowledge, interviewing a real expert who has to answer sincerely anyway.

Mindset

The joke lives in the gap between the two characters, not in either one alone: the presenter's confidence must never waver and the expert's sincerity must never curdle into hostility, because the moment either character acknowledges what's happening, the gap closes and the bit becomes mockery instead of comedy.

When to Use

Only use this skill when the request is for a mockumentary-style documentary segment, presenter narration, or expert-interview scene in the confidently-wrong deadpan register described above, for example presenter voiceover for a satirical documentary, a comedic interview between a clueless presenter and a genuine expert, or a punch-up pass on existing narration that needs "more confidently wrong" energy.

When NOT to Use

This skill does not cover self-aware sketch comedy, roast-style insult comedy, or straight factual documentary writing. It does not apply when a real broadcaster's actual presenter or persona is requested by name; redirect to an original character instead. It is not intended for material targeting a real named private individual rather than an institution, field, or public subject.

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