Idiocracy is very funny, yet still a brutal commentary on the state of things.  It's set far in the future, but it really doesn't seem much different than today when you stop and think about it.  Much in the same way that 1984 seems far-fetched and over-the-top, until you look closely at the world in which we live.  What's funny, is now that I think about the two ... I think the Idiocracy version of the future is much more likely.  Orwell gave us a little too much credit.

Idiocracy is just as funny as Office Space, which Mike Judge also wrote.  It's so weird that it was released in the same bungled way that Office Space was released, especially in light of the fact that Office Space became a "stealth blockbuster."  Either they are trying to do that again, or they are just dummies.  You can probably guess what I think. ;)