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satire

[sat-ahyuhr] / ˈsæt aɪər /


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The man inside the bin is the comedian Jon Harvey, an Oxford graduate who has specialised in satire, writing scripts for BBC comedy shows The Thick of It and Have I Got News For You.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Grande moves in a similar space, but without the satire to easily delineate the difference between healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

The play isn’t content to be a satire of how we don’t connect in this over-mediated age.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

On the comedy side, after last year's big wins for Seth Rogen's Hollywood satire "The Studio," the competition looks set to feature an old favorite and a newcomer.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

We were doing this satire thing with stereotypes, and it went too far.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

The latter film is one of Keaton’s lesser-known but still brilliantly limned stone-faced satires, in this case involving cowpokes and its star’s tender feelings for a milk cow.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

But Iannucci turned his attentions to political satires like The Thick of It, while Baynham was "poached by Sacha Baron Cohen" for Borat, Coogan recalls.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

Unlike most post-“Parasite” satires, “Common Side Effects” encourages its viewers to think about its themes in new and mystifying ways.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2025

Frank Rich, known for his work as an executive producer on the Emmy-winning TV satires “Veep” and “Succession,” is executive producing the film adaptation, but in a non-writing capacity, according to the company.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2023

But it is remarkable that this extensive body of verse, if a few political satires be excepted, has but one constant theme—the exaltation of love.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence




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