I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Note even Jonathan Swift would dare to write a satire in which politicians argued that - in a world where species are… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little - or it will seem that his satire springs rather from… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“O, gentle Bard, if thou couldst but glimpse our digital age! We set words in light called ‘blogs,’ Which are, alas, neither… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“Saying that you do not remember something or someone is a less embarrassing or hurtful way of saying that you do not… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
“Procuring the house in Ballister was a desperate bid for respect, for recognition, the ultimate gesture (or sacrifice, as it turned out)… — Ted Gargiulo Copy Share Image
Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Regardless of what amount of satire or sarcasm is heard in what I do, the reason it connects with people is because… — Ricky Reed Copy Share Image
We're never going to be the ultimate-insider look. You can do 50 insider looks at this Hollywood business, and the satire didn't… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
The bitterest satires and noblest eulogies on married life have come from poets. — Edwin Percy Whipple Copy Share Image
Occasionally, the horrors of life in North Korea do show up in our American satire. — Jennifer Armintrout Copy Share Image
If all you have is satire, your show will close. Even if all you have is comedy, your show will close. The… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
Lampoons, like squibs, may make a present blaze; but time and thunder pay respect to bays. — Edmund Waller Copy Share Image
“Finding out that you are not your lover’s only lover hurts, but not as much as discovering that you are the side… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Some people who have been working out regularly for months or even years are still out of shape because the number of… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Politics is a thing that is kind of the same over and over and over again. But we have to find new… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
When satire flies abroad on falsehood's wing, Short is her life, and impotent her sting; But when to truth allied, the wound… — Charles Churchill Copy Share Image
Whatever is going on in the news and whoever is in the spotlight is up for grabs and fodder for satire. — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
“We are sometimes depressed by our failure to convince people who strongly believe that we are that we are definitely not depressed.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
