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| − | A '''satire''' is | + | A '''satire''' is a device used to highlight, expose and criticise people's behaviour. To achieve this, it employs strong irony or sarcasm and some humor.<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/satire</ref> Childish name-calling never forms a part of satire. [[Parody]] is a popular sub-form of satire. |
==Popular Satires== | ==Popular Satires== | ||
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===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
| − | *''[[That Was The Week That Was]]'' (''TW3'') | + | *''[[That Was The Week That Was]]'' (''TW3'') |
*''[[Family Guy]]'' | *''[[Family Guy]]'' | ||
*''[[The Simpsons]]'' | *''[[The Simpsons]]'' | ||
*''[[South Park]]'' | *''[[South Park]]'' | ||
*''[[The Daily Show|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]'' | *''[[The Daily Show|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]'' | ||
| − | *''[[Colbert | + | *''[[Stephen Colbert|The Colbert Report]]'' |
*''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' | *''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' | ||
*''[[MADtv]]'' | *''[[MADtv]]'' | ||
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===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| − | *''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'', by Jonathan Swift | + | *''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'', by [[Jonathan Swift]] |
*''[[A Modest Proposal]]'', by Jonathan Swift | *''[[A Modest Proposal]]'', by Jonathan Swift | ||
| − | *''The Rape of the Lock'', by Alexander Pope | + | *''The Rape of the Lock'', by [[Alexander Pope]] |
| + | *''[[Candide]]'', by [[Voltaire]] | ||
| + | *''[[Bleak House]]'', by [[Charles Dickens]] | ||
===Musical Theatre=== | ===Musical Theatre=== | ||
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*''Bye, Bye, Birdie'' | *''Bye, Bye, Birdie'' | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Leftism and humor]] | ||
| + | *[[Essay:Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution|Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Humor]] | [[Category:Humor]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Satire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:09, April 23, 2020
A satire is a device used to highlight, expose and criticise people's behaviour. To achieve this, it employs strong irony or sarcasm and some humor.[1] Childish name-calling never forms a part of satire. Parody is a popular sub-form of satire.
Popular Satires
Television
- That Was The Week That Was (TW3)
- Family Guy
- The Simpsons
- South Park
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- The Colbert Report
- Saturday Night Live
- MADtv
- The Chaser's War on Everything (ABC Australia)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
Movies
- Team America: World Police
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Monty Python's Life of Brian
Literature
- Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift
- A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift
- The Rape of the Lock, by Alexander Pope
- Candide, by Voltaire
- Bleak House, by Charles Dickens
Musical Theatre
- Spamalot
- Avenue Q
- Bye, Bye, Birdie