I do think it is hacking, and I think that is a skill comedians pick up from observing their audience in the years of perfecting their craft. In this context,

I do think it is hacking, and I think that is a skill comedians pick up from observing their audience in the years of perfecting their craft. In this context, it is even more interesting because his hack of sorts takes place in the environment where the state, industry and media are assumed to be united unquestioningly, and apparently at their most vulnerable since cracks form in the groups sense of self (possibly on an unconscious level since everyone in the group during that moment is probably not going to be actively contemplating the union of the state, industry and media and what effects that union has on internal group dynamics as a whole)… now I wonder if people like him are pen-testing for possible exploits to their hacks or "just for the lulz" or a little bit of both? ;)