Book Quote by Al Franken

I've always been a big fan of political and social satire.

— Camille Perri

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

— Tracey Ullman

Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only…

— Ben Nicholson

I write for fun. I had written a kind of media satire, but I doubt it will see the light of day. It was…

— Michael Hastings

Satire is used for political purposes all the time, but obviously there's a time and a place. I think in the current climate, it…

— George Michael

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power.

— Robert Harris

There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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

— Umberto Eco

Among the reasons that you go into journalism, I suppose, are some rather idealistic, even foolish reasons. In my case one of the reasons…

— Robert Caro

Politics is a thing that is kind of the same over and over and over again. But we have to find new ways of…

— Paul F. Tompkins

Satire is an art best practiced behind the back of the intended target. I think inviting politicians on a satirical show becomes a very…

— Harry Shearer

I'm not a political comic at all, so it would be weird if I just turned into a preachy, sort-of political commentator.

— Lisa Lampanelli