Category: Satire

Was ‘04 Really Good for Satire or Do We Just Need to Sum Up The Year in Funny?

Salon just published an article summarizing how 2004 was a great year for satire due to the world going to hell, a “good enough” premise for revisiting this year’s comedy hits. I… Read More

Jonathan Swift’s Intellectual Descendents for Truth

On Sunday, The New York Times described why jokes about George Bush have become far more aggressive and political. For the most part, all the reasons they point out (the unpopularity of his policies… Read More

Network News is what Closes on Saturday Night

There’s been talk about the July 28th Nightline, which featured an exchange between Ted Koppel and Jon Stewart that some say outlines the gulf between old and new TV journalism. The description… Read More

My Liberal Bias Already Rears Its Filthy, Ugly Head.

The #1 tenet of comedy: If you’re not pissing someone off, you’re not doing your job. Corollary: Try to aim for Republicans… they’re pretty easy targets. Apparently, being had… Read More
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