Knows Quote by Brad Williams

I think that there's a real appetite for opinion-driven satire, not just generic making jokes about what's in the news but actually point-of-view-driven stuff.

— Nish Kumar

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 don't want to just spend my life ridiculing something that I find ridiculous, although there is an element of satire in my work.

— David Shrigley

I think a playful critique is good for all of us, and that's basically how I see satire functioning. But I'm not interested in…

— Jennifer Egan

You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

— Tom Lehrer

Journalists who are devoted to strictly factual reporting take particular pleasure from satirical news outlets that have the liberty to laugh and even mock…

— Tom Rachman

There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists.

— Cullen Hightower

Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed.…

— Carl Hiaasen

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

You cant be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

— Tom Lehrer

I don't try to be satirical. I just try to get what's in my head on the page. And that part is hard for…

— Paul Beatty

I enjoy upsetting the right people. I love poking fun at earnest censors. I want to push the bounds of what can be said…

— Milo Yiannopoulos