Freedom Quote by Rob Corddry

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 think satire is a luxury of literate middle-class people. People who are well fed and relatively secure in their beds can laugh at…

— Harold Ramis

Until mankind is peaceful enough not to have violence on the news, there's no point in taking it out of shows that need it…

— Cher

I'm so glad that talented writers and everybody who produces shows are being meeting with such success - it gives me more hope for…

— Mark Fiore

Satire dramatizes better than any other use of it, the inherent contradiction of free speech that it functions best when what is being said…

— Tony Hendra

There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs…

— Isaac Hayes

The audiences like to think that satire is doing something. But, in fact, it is mostly to leave themselves satisfied. Satisfied rather than angry,…

— Tom Lehrer

The mark of a really great satire is its ability to seem prophetic, and I think that the television culture that film predicted really…

— Justin Simien

The show is not a history lesson or intellectual exploration. It is entertainment based on tension, irony and storytelling that is closely related to…

— Matthew Weiner

I don't want to call the show [ "Mary and Jane" ] a satire because it is not, but there are satirical elements.

— Harry Elfont

We're not trying to make a reality show at all. The show gets described sometimes as a reality show, sometimes as a prank show.…

— Sal Vulcano

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

— Harry Shearer