fictional

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It’s no wonder the new season of “Jury Duty,” a comedy series that tricks an unsuspecting non-actor into believing his off-the-wall fictional circumstances are actually happening, is set at a corporate off-site.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The internet called it “Pied Piper,” after the fictional compression algorithm in HBO’s “Silicon Valley” series.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Comedian Tom Walker, who portrays the fictional journalist Jonathan Pie, said the government needs to recognise comedy "as an important cultural thing from grassroots to sitcoms on the BBC".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Lifelike meme videos have also been used to depict fictional Iranian military victories and even the strategic Strait of Hormuz reimagined as a cartoonish toll booth.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Makes me wish that I were a fictional character.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt