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 ...

In Radu Jude’s latest satire, the bracing “Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World,” the Romanian writer-director assaults the viewer with many of modern life’s indignities: gridlocked ...

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There's a reason playwright George S. Kaufman once pouted that "Satire is what closes on Saturday night." It's because satire is damn hard to pull off since it's based on a delicate twist: It's ...

Up against the wall: Ward Sutton’s comic panels get the gallery treatment (“Civil Whites,” 2024, acrylic on canvas, 26x30”). Amid one of the most divisive and chaotic election years in recent history, ...

To those who believed that videogames can't be funny, 2019 proved them wrong. The nihilistic absurdity of What the Golf! and the mischievous avian bants of PC gaming's favourite honking monster in ...

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Apple TV Plus' "The Studio" is one of the funniest shows of the year, and so far, one of our favorite shows from the streaming service in 2025. After debuting in March, the clever comedy has been ...

Mark Zuckerberg revealed that officials from the Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor some COVID-19 communication, including humor and satire. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images It’s ...

Amid one of the most divisive and chaotic election years in recent history, Ward Sutton brings his diamond-edged satire — often targeting conservative and right-wing politics — to the Subliminal ...