X News was a short-lived sketch meant to satirize "edgy" teen news programs like MTV News; it hosted by Marsh (David Herman) and Amy (Nicole Sullivan). They presented news with a stereotypical teen attitude; Amy later stylized her name to "Ah-mee", much to the joy of Marsh, who stylizes his name as Mersha to mock her. Ah-mee stresses her rebellious nature, although hints have been dropped that she's actually from an upper-middle-class family (her parents bought her a car and paid her college tuition), while Marsh takes every opportunity present to insult her. Marsh almost constantly seems to confuse "the Man" (an Establishment figure) with "Batman", and has latent racist tendencies (he once said cops treat him like he's black because he steals stuff).
X News appeared on MADtv during seasons 1 and 2, and had a total of 5 appearances on the show.
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