satire

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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 • Mar. 23, 2026

Dame Jenni made a cameo appearance in BBC satire W1A in 2015, interviewing Hugh Bonneville's character Ian Fletcher on a fictional episode of Woman's Hour.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

I almost begged R. Howard Ridgefield to give up his satire for a while.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger