satire

Libel and slander are not protected speech, but satire most certainly is.

Such chaos is bad for democracy, but it does inspire wickedly funny memes, hashtags, sketches and political satire.

Terhune’s irony and satire can be so sly that some people don’t get the joke, thinking that Alpha Male is not an act but the comic’s true self.

South Park has always worked on multiple levels - offering outrageous forbidden shock value for schoolchildren while delivering crunching adult satire.

Some will take issue with that since “The Daily Show” host grounds his satire in fact and, frankly, it's easier to be one of his fans.