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.

In two recent posts, I touched on both nonverbal and verbal types of formal humor. In this one, I continue our review of the latter category by discussing two styles of humor seen quite regularly in ...

Satire plays a powerful role in challenging authority, exposing hypocrisy and testing the boundaries of free expression. It's among the forces Judy Woodruff explores in the podcast, “In Pursuit of ...

Satire used to be a joy. I could sit down, spin out a story about a time-traveling anti-vaxxer or a pastor’s absurd “accidental” run-ins with risqué toys, and readers would laugh knowingly, finding ...

Satire is a powerful force for political and cultural change. But is it even possible in a world that outstrips our imagination on a daily—or even hourly—basis? Reason's Nick Gillespie talks with them ...

Some comedy movies are solely interested in making audiences laugh. There's not some higher goal other than to put a smile on your face, and that's perfectly okay. But some movies want to move beyond ...

Satire used to come in all flavors — silly, savage, and everything in between. I used to love it in all those forms. But lately, it’s gotten stuck in one lane: rich people behaving badly. From The ...

TikTok doesn't know what "satire" means, but the hashtag will lead you to a few funny videos . While satire usually refers to a comedic form of social commentary, on TikTok, it's more like a video ...