Why read the ‘Great Books’ when you can laugh at them?

Why read the ‘Great Books’ when you can laugh at them?
“All the Great Books” comes from a series of snarky parodies created by the Reduced Shakespeare Company; other targets include the Bard of Avon himself, the Bible, the history of America and Hollywood. Theatre Conspiracy produced “The Complete Word of God (Abridged)” and “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” in previous seasons with the same cast.