A new study suggests satire and memes may shape negative public perception more than direct criticism. It's a possibility, according to researchers behind a new study investigating the role satire ...

Since Snopes' start in the mid-1990s, our fact-checkers have alerted readers to numerous pieces of satire. That's many decades of "jokes" targeting politicians and celebrities, or putting twists on ...

If you believe that satire in film is about cracking jokes, think again. Satire is about using humor to deliver sharp social commentary. It combines social criticism with pointed humor, then hands it ...

In two recent posts, I touched on both nonverbal and verbal types of formal humor. In this one, I continue our review of the latter category by discussing two styles of humor seen quite regularly in ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities. By Adam Bradley LAST SPRING, DURING the Broadway revival of ...

Satire and parody are an inseparable part of musical history, and musical comedy is bigger business than ever. The Australian legacy of taking the piss will always be with us, but the tone of satire ...

Senior Lecturer in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington If you’ve read, watched and enjoyed the work of America’s best-known ...