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satire

[sat-ahyuhr] / ˈsæt aɪər /


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The complaint also argues that Jonasi presented his translation “as authoritative fact, not comedy,” so it shouldn’t get the 1st Amendment protections afforded to parody and satire.

From Los Angeles Times

“Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief,” the fourth entry in Mr. Stevenson’s zany series, gives readers more than their money’s worth of shocks and satire.

From The Wall Street Journal

With this satire, we take rock stardom back from the stars themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the years, it became an established tradition that Ko-Ko rewrite his patter song, “I’ve Got a Little List,” to keep the operetta’s satire topical.

From Los Angeles Times

It sounded like he was the star in a Marx Brothers satire — or in “Team America: World Police.”

From Salon