Editor’s note: Our friend Danna Young is a scholar of, among other things, the intersection of entertainment and information — particularly humor’s use within the political landscape and the ways in ...

A lot of nuances of writing are lost on the internet -- things such as irony. That's why satirical material such as the writing of Andy Borowitz on the website of The New Yorker magazine has to be ...

"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own," said Jonathan Swift, the gifted 18th-century lasher of human hypocrisy. "Which is the chief reason ...

Political satire and humour have emerged as influential forces in contemporary media communication, merging critique with entertainment to shape civic discourse. Across television, print, online ...

Just what is satire – and does one escape accountability for spreading false information by using this literary genre as excuse? MANILA, Philippines – On May 1, 2016, website Adobo Chronicles ...

Alec Baldwin as Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and Kate McKinnon as Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton during the "Debate Cold Open" sketch on October 1, 2016. U.S.

CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES do not have a reputation for being funny. The language of the right has more often been outrage, while liberals dominated comedy through shows such as “Politically Incorrect” ...