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—the coupling of criticism and humor—has been a popular means to add a seemingly lighthearted touch to somewhat sensitive topics. For example, Saturday Night Live parodied quarterback Tom Brady ...

After America’s presidential election last year, a headline in the Onion, a liberal satirical newspaper, was: “Trump calls Harris to congratulate himself on winning”. Technically, this joke is almost ...

How do you make an idea ripped from the headlines subversive? You hand it to “The Boys” producing team and their songwriter, Christopher Lennertz. Showrunner Eric Kripke was inspired by Fox News ...

A reader responds to Renée Loth’s column about banned books, lamenting that she had to explicitly state it was satire.

From Ramy Youssef’s latest to a long-running series from Seth MacFarlane, these shows tackle the hot topics of their time. By Maya Phillips The state of American politics can feel so exaggerated and ...

Back in 1940, Charlie Chaplin made a movie called The Great Dictator, a comedy about fascism. In it, he plays a Hitler-like character named Adenoid Hynkel, the authoritarian leader of an imaginary ...

Spinal Tap is back. But 41 years on, the original is still one of the sharpest and most influential comedies ever made.