COMEDIANS Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae and Sarah Silverman grace the cover of GQ’s new comedy issue, each with a few extra arms and legs, mercilessly mocking Vanity Fair’s epic Photoshop fail — but staffers at VF are failing to see the funny side.
The three comedians pose in glamorous gowns, but a closer look reveals there are extra contorted arms and legs added into the image. The cover parodies the 2018 Hollywood Issue of GQ’s fellow Condé Nast publication, Vanity Fair, on which Reese Witherspoon appeared to have three legs and Oprah Winfrey had an extra hand.
But, according to the New York Post, insiders say Vanity Fair execs are furious — because GQ apparently didn’t give them any advance warning about the hilarious spoof.
US GQ magazine's comedy issue cover mocks Vanity Fair's photoshop fail. Picture: GQ
US GQ magazine's comedy issue cover mocks Vanity Fair's photoshop fail. Picture: GQSource:Supplied
A Condé Nast source said, “There is mass fury at VF today, the staff and editors are really upset. GQ is spoofing the VF cover which came out with all the Photoshop mistakes, the mysterious extra legs and hands attached to Oprah.
“But Jim Nelson, the editor-in-chief at GQ, never told Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, or anyone else at VF, that he was planning this.
“They are being mocked by a sister publication, nobody told them in advance, and they found out about it at the same time as everyone else, when the GQ cover was released.”
The Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue caused a Twitter storm back in January as fans pointed out the strange errors in the Annie Leibovitz photograph featuring a host of A-list actors.
Even Witherspoon weighed in, writing on Twitter, “I have 3 legs. I hope you can still accept me for who I am.”
Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2018 cover, in which Reese Witherspoon appears to have an extra leg and Oprah an extra hand. Picture: Annie Leibovitz/Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2018 cover, in which Reese Witherspoon appears to have an extra leg and Oprah an extra hand. Picture: Annie Leibovitz/Vanity FairSource:Supplied
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VF played it down with humour at the time, tweeting, “While we would have loved the exclusive on RWitherspoon’s three legs, unfortunately it’s just the lining of her dress.”
But the mag did admit it overplayed its hand with Oprah and would correct the image online.
Meanwhile, on the new GQ cover, a random hand strokes Rae’s shoulder, while the “Insecure” star appears to have a third, extra-long arm reaching around Silverman’s body. Plus McKinnon’s right leg is impossibly contorted over Silverman’s shoulder.
There is also a random leg and hand added for extra effect, along with the tag line, “Hands down our best comedy issue ever!”
A rep for Vanity Fair declined to comment, directing us to the magazine’s pun-tactic Thursday tweet about the GQ cover: “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.”
GQ’s Nelson told the New York Post, “This is just a magazine gag, and yes, a tribute in parody. We dreamed it up in collaboration with three of the funniest comedians we know, so hopefully people have a laugh. I hope to see a forthcoming VF fashion feature of men jumping in suits.”
The three comedians pose in glamorous gowns, but a closer look reveals there are extra contorted arms and legs added into the image. The cover parodies the 2018 Hollywood Issue of GQ’s fellow Condé Nast publication, Vanity Fair, on which Reese Witherspoon appeared to have three legs and Oprah Winfrey had an extra hand.
But, according to the New York Post, insiders say Vanity Fair execs are furious — because GQ apparently didn’t give them any advance warning about the hilarious spoof.
US GQ magazine's comedy issue cover mocks Vanity Fair's photoshop fail. Picture: GQ
US GQ magazine's comedy issue cover mocks Vanity Fair's photoshop fail. Picture: GQSource:Supplied
A Condé Nast source said, “There is mass fury at VF today, the staff and editors are really upset. GQ is spoofing the VF cover which came out with all the Photoshop mistakes, the mysterious extra legs and hands attached to Oprah.
“But Jim Nelson, the editor-in-chief at GQ, never told Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, or anyone else at VF, that he was planning this.
The Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue caused a Twitter storm back in January as fans pointed out the strange errors in the Annie Leibovitz photograph featuring a host of A-list actors.
Even Witherspoon weighed in, writing on Twitter, “I have 3 legs. I hope you can still accept me for who I am.”
Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2018 cover, in which Reese Witherspoon appears to have an extra leg and Oprah an extra hand. Picture: Annie Leibovitz/Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2018 cover, in which Reese Witherspoon appears to have an extra leg and Oprah an extra hand. Picture: Annie Leibovitz/Vanity FairSource:Supplied
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VF played it down with humour at the time, tweeting, “While we would have loved the exclusive on RWitherspoon’s three legs, unfortunately it’s just the lining of her dress.”
But the mag did admit it overplayed its hand with Oprah and would correct the image online.
Meanwhile, on the new GQ cover, a random hand strokes Rae’s shoulder, while the “Insecure” star appears to have a third, extra-long arm reaching around Silverman’s body. Plus McKinnon’s right leg is impossibly contorted over Silverman’s shoulder.
There is also a random leg and hand added for extra effect, along with the tag line, “Hands down our best comedy issue ever!”
A rep for Vanity Fair declined to comment, directing us to the magazine’s pun-tactic Thursday tweet about the GQ cover: “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.”
GQ’s Nelson told the New York Post, “This is just a magazine gag, and yes, a tribute in parody. We dreamed it up in collaboration with three of the funniest comedians we know, so hopefully people have a laugh. I hope to see a forthcoming VF fashion feature of men jumping in suits.”
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