In this fraught moment, the most absurd voices are the bravest, most honest and most important.

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 ...

In a National Rifle Association (NRA) TV ad from February of this year a man stands in front of a TV screen that airs a series of clips. Among them is a shot of John Oliver saying the words “National ...

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 ...

Horror movies have always been one of the greatest outlets for satire. The genre plays into this literary element because it depends on keeping up-to-date with the pulse of society to best capture ...

In our digital times, as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to ...

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 ...

Jon Alterman: Karl Sharro is an architect, satirist, and commentator on the Middle East. He blogs and tweets as @KarlreMarks. In addition to his work in architecture, he's the author of And Then God ...