Political satire Quotes

“There is Irish Spring, but there is no fall soap.”

— Jerry Mooney

“Discretion is a polite word for hypocrisy. Tea Party Teddy”

— Dianne Harman Author

“We have no ideas, and they're pretty firm.”

— Joseph Heller

I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me.

— Tracey Ullman

“Political sensitivity is as rare as footprints on quicksand.”

— Stewart Stafford

“Every mother want her children to be like their father; except politicians”

— rassool jibraeel snyman

It's a great time to be doing political satire when the world is on a knife edge.

— John Oliver

I feel like comedy is important, and I think political satire can be really important.

— Laura Benanti

Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize.

— Tom Lehrer

“I like the pooch. When I’ve had a dog’s snout in my mouth, we tend to develop a special bond.”

— Randy Quarles

Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.

— Tom Lehrer

You can say the dirty words now, but there is no content - political satire is limited to small podiums and little…

— Tommy Smothers

I've written quite a variety of songs, everything from kids songs to political satire, and my dad covered a fairly large range,…

— Arlo Guthrie

I think up until the point when we started in the business, which was in the early '70s, most of the humor…

— David Zucker

I mean, the thing is, is that Britain has got a great tradition of irreverent political satire.

— Ash Sarkar

I have shot for a political satire by Anubhav Sinha called 'Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai.'

— Shriya Pilgaonkar

AJ' is a very special movie to me. I have been watching Dinesh and Rajkumar from their initial days, and have witnessed…

— Vetrimaaran

“Romney sounds like he wants to be the nice uncle in a sitcom, Santorum sounds like he wants to be a twelfth-century…

— John Barnes

“The paths people choose in life can lead to the creation or destruction of people, places, things, and relationships. The future is…

— Stephen Black

Political satire is a serious thing. In democratic newspapers throughout the world there are daily cartoons that often are not even funny,…

— Umberto Eco

I love Starship Troopers. That's really smart. I think he really could portray fascism in a comedic way. It's funny because both…

— Joel Kinnaman

I just think everyone knows you go on those [political satire] shows if you're a politician to, "humanize yourself" - to show,…

— Harry Shearer

“It had been more than a year since the Joker’s conquest of America and we were all still in shock and going…

— Salman Rushdie

“Fox News gets to the heart of the Zombie Reagan story: Well, Jeremy, of course on line polls are not at all…

— John Barnes

I do suppose what any political satire, what any political joke can count as a gaffe or a possible career-ending move. It…

— Timothy Simons

The Saga of Dharmapuri is one of the great works of modern Indian literature. (...) Set against Vijayan's heroic and scatological Candide…

— David Selbourne

“I would take it as a personal favor if you would use the term Ambient Temperature Risen American.” “Ha, ha, ha.” He…

— John Barnes

“Newt Gingrich, Reagan reflected, had never in his life fit properly into a suit. He still looked like the fat, despised, teacher’s-pet,…

— John Barnes

“Mitt Romney's first interview with Zombie Reagan: Mitt Romney came in with cheerful assurance, because he wasn’t capable of anything else. “Let…

— John Barnes

I have been a part of four different genres - a political satire, gangster drama, thriller and period drama.

— Shriya Pilgaonkar

The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then…

— Al Franken

I'd love to pop my head above the parapet of Left-wing political satire, but not so far that you can see my…

— Ivo Graham