A Very Fatal Murder Explained

A Very Fatal Murder
Hosting:David Pascall (voiced by David Sidorov)
Genre:Satire, True Crime, Comedy
Director:Ryan Nantoli and Fran Hoepfner
Language:English
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:18
Began:January 23, 2018
Ended:May 11, 2019
Provider:The Onion

A Very Fatal Murder is a podcast produced by the satirical publication The Onion.[1] A parody of true crime podcasts, A Very Fatal Murder is hosted by fictional New York City reporter David Pascall, who travels to the small town Bluff Springs, Nebraska to investigate the murder of prom queen Hayley Price.[2] Pascall is voiced by David Sidorov, who also wrote for the podcast. The podcast premiered on January 23, 2018, and consists of 7 episodes.[3] Season 2 was released in its entirety on May 11, 2019.[4]

Production

A Very Fatal Murder satirizes popular true crime podcasts such as Serial, S-Town, and My Favorite Murder. According to head writer Katy Yeiser, the podcast is not meant as a take down of any particular podcast, but rather an ode to the genre.[5]

Synopsis

The podcast follows fictional investigative reporter David Pascall (voiced by David Sidorov) who is searching for the perfect murder to create an award-winning podcast about. He is assisted by ETHL (the Extremely Timely Homicide Locator), an MIT-created computer programmed to find "the most interesting, violent, culturally relevant murder cases in America".[6]

Episodes

Season 2

Reception

The podcast received mostly positive reviews, and was largely praised for attacking true-crime tropes such as the "hot dead girl" and the romanticization of small-town America.

Awards

AwardDateCategoryResultRef.
Webby Awards2018Comedy[7]
Writing

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'A Very Fatal Murder': Even the Fake Ads Are Hilarious in The Onion's True Crime Podcast Parody. Greene. Steve . 8 February 2018 . indiewire.com . Indie Wire. 17 December 2018 .
  2. Web site: Quah . Nicholas . Nicholas Quah . 6 February 2018 . The Onion's New Podcast Is a Loony True-Crime Parody . 17 December 2018 . vulture.com . Vulture .
  3. https://www.theonion.com/c/a-very-fatal-murder A Very Fatal Murder episode list
  4. Web site: Luminary. A new way to podcast. luminarypodcasts.com. en. 2019-06-08.
  5. Web site: True Crime, Fake Homicide: The Onion's 'A Very Fatal Murder' Podcast . Cornish. Audie . 5 April 2018. npr.org. National Public Radio . 17 December 2018 .
  6. Web site: Could A Very Fatal Murder kill off the true-crime podcast?. Verdier . Hannah . 20 February 2018 . . 17 December 2018 .
  7. Web site: 2018 . 2 Nominations: A Very Fatal Murder - The Onion . live . April 6, 2022 . . en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418035153/https://winners.webbyawards.com/2018/podcasts/general-series/comedy/61131/a-very-fatal-murder . 2021-04-18 .