Once upon a time, the First Amendment right to free speech was a given and not debatable. In 1968, the Smothers Brothers ...
Satire—the coupling of criticism and humor—has been a popular means to add a seemingly lighthearted touch to somewhat sensitive topics. For example, Saturday Night Live parodied quarterback Tom Brady ...
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Christine Wenc, author of the new book Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern News Satire. Here's some headlines for you. "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But ...
With his attacks on Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, the President is turning the First Amendment into a dead letter ...
After America’s presidential election last year, a headline in the Onion, a liberal satirical newspaper, was: “Trump calls Harris to congratulate himself on winning”. Technically, this joke is almost ...
How do you make an idea ripped from the headlines subversive? You hand it to “The Boys” producing team and their songwriter, Christopher Lennertz. Showrunner Eric Kripke was inspired by Fox News ...
THE ZOMBIES in “28 Days Later” are not actually zombies, as any horror aficionado will tell you. In the film of 2002, the ravenous monsters are simply people who have contracted a “rage virus” which ...
A satirical article from 2019 about a Danish government offer to buy the United States, minus its government, is being shared online as an authentic response from Denmark to President-elect Donald ...
How do you make an idea ripped from the headlines subversive? You hand it to "The Boys" producing team and their songwriter, Christopher Lennertz. Showrunner Eric Kripke was inspired by Fox News ...