GQ released the cover for its comedy issue today and we’re laughing already. Note the multiple appendages:
Presenting the 2018 #GQComedyIssue, starring Kate McKinnon, @IssaRae, & @SarahKSilverman https://t.co/OiWFIdo6lC pic.twitter.com/9BsNxEuvDo
— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) May 17, 2018
The cover image, featuring Issa Rae, Sarah Silverman, and Kate McKinnon, is a spot-on spoof of the Vanity Fair images that made headlines in January for their Photoshop fails. Here’s the piece of the VF cover image (shot by the legendary Annie Liebovitz) where Reese Witherspoon appears to have three legs:
And here’s another VF image where Oprah seems to have three hands:
Vanity Fair is taking this public dig in stride though, offering a pair of puns with their congratulations:
It’s not going out on a limb to say we love Issa, Kate, and Sarah. Props to @GQMagazine for getting a leg up on this trend. https://t.co/CF4BWUhVND
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 17, 2018