satire
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The contrast of town and country gave Guy de Maupassant targets for satire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Over in the comedy categories, Hollywood satire Hacks is predicted by many to continue its hugely successful Emmys streak following its fifth and final season.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
For a satire of human arrogance, this book retains a loving center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Bunker’s” issue isn’t its politics so much as how to present them: In unwieldily combining satire, family drama and finally thriller, it ill serves all three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
One remedy proposed by the governor seemed like it could have been satire from The Onion, but it was reported by the Associated Press.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
But Verhoeven’s Hollywood films are all satires of one aspect of American life or another.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
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 wasn’t until 2019, when Ms. Auder’s yoga satires began to get some notice, that she thought she might try to sell the book one last time.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
His name would now scarcely be known, nor would any at this day be conversant with his comedies and satires but for the exalted position which his widow subsequently attained.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
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