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3 days ago · Humour. The rules of satire are such that it must do more than make you laugh. No matter how amusing it is, it doesn't count unless you find yourself wincing a little even as you chuckle. Laughter is not an essential component of satire; in fact, there are types of
2 days ago · As to the short stuff, you would probably enjoy Katharine and E.B. White’s A Subtreasury of American Humor, but most of that would probably have to be put through a mental de-fusting. Fierce Pajamas is a wonderful collection; and I also recommend collections compiled by Russell Baker and Gene Shalit (!).
It’s funny because recently I had a popular post on r/linkedinlunatics which was my own linked in post - clearly labeled “satire”, and also obviously satirical due to the fact alone how ridiculous and over-the-top it was. Still, I got a TON of people in the comments both on Reddit and linked in from people who thought I was being dead ...
5 days ago · Satire. These sources exclusively use humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Primarily these sources are clear that they are satire and do not attempt to deceive.
4 days ago · Satire, absurdism and humor are exceptionally important to the emotional layers of Soviet and contemporary Russian literature, because they were used as artistic weapons of subversion against the society and politics of their respective eras.
3 days ago · Much ink has been spilled about French people having no “real” sense of humor– at least not beyond a strong penchant for biting political satire, à la Voltaire. As a 2003 article in the Economist opined:
5 days ago · Satire aims to expose and criticize the follies and vices of society, politics, and human behavior, using humor, irony, and exaggeration. Parody, meanwhile, is primarily concerned with mimicry and humorous imitation, often to poke fun at specific works, genres, or tropes.
