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In a world where politics can often feel demoralising, it’s no surprise that many people are finding comfort and hope in political satire. Shows like Have I Got News For You and Last Week Tonight With ...
The team behind "The Boys" open up about writing their political satire musical number long before Donald Trump was reelected ...
Desi Lydic, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, and Ronny Chieng sat down with IndieWire for a roundtable discussion about their ...
Political satire seems virtually impossible these days. How do you make fun of leaders and institutions when some of them are so bonkers that it feels like Borat is going to pop out at any minute ...
Political satire, it wasn’t. The headlines from CNN, The Hollywood Reporter and many other media outlets — “‘SNL’ Takes Aim at Pro-Palestine Campus Protesters in Cold Open” reported ...
Political satire seems to have run its course, for the time being, at least. Why? Likely because it’s generally not funny and it’s heavy-handedly anti-conservative.
Comedian and activist Tony Zorc continues the tradition of using comedy and music to shed light on sociopolitical issues in modern times.
In contrast, political satire chooses reports based on comedic value, which—instead of deviating from essential information—often accentuates the news and underscores important issues in politics.
Saturday Night Live has a political satire problem: Our reality isn’t very funny The comedy show has lost its absurdist heart ...