"Make Love Not Warcraft," "Put It Down," and "Fishsticks" are all among the absolute greatest South Park episodes that are ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Christine Wenc, author of the new book Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern News Satire. Here's some headlines for you. "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But ...

In our digital times as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to new ...

Satire is and has always been a difficult media genre to write. If a film or TV show goes too subtle in its approach, it’s often criticized as toothless or not savage enough. But go too big and there ...

It's hard to make a smart science fiction movie—and even harder to make a smart sci-fi movie that is also a funny, ...

Following weeks of complaints from students and faculty intervention, the Gorilla Gazette — Mather House’s satire newspaper — has promised to scale back lewd and personal jokes, according to the ...

Soon after Stephen Colbert landed "The Late Show" he welcomed tycoon Donald Trump as a guest and did something shocking — he apologized. "I said a few things about you over the years that, that are, ...

Satire is a powerful force for political and cultural change. But is it even possible in a world that outstrips our imagination on a daily—or even hourly—basis? Today's guests are two young novelists ...

This post is written by Apoorva Thakur, junior research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, India. Humor, specifically political humor, serves a purpose. It can be a ...

When it comes to mainstream journalism, it’s hard to imagine a stronger brand than The New Yorker. This prestigious magazine is, of course, also known for humor and cartoons. A recent satire feature ...

The Amarillo Little Theatre Academy is inviting audiences to step into a hilariously twisted version of the Renaissance, as it presents “Something Rotten!,” a Broadway-style musical comedy running for ...