satire

​Gazette Extra: Movie review: 'The Menu' serves up sharp satire about creating, consuming art 
​An elite, motley crew assembles for a very special dinner in the deliciously dark thriller satire “The Menu,” a philosophical deconstruction of artists and their enablers. Written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, of “Succession” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” and directed by Mark Mylod, who has made his name in prestige television, directing episodes of “Game of Thones” and “Succession,” “The Menu” is a tightly wound, sharply rendered skewering of the dichotomy between the takers and the givers, or in this case, the eaters and the cooks.
The recipe for “The Menu” is: one filet of bloody class warfare a la “Ready or Not,” a dash of cultish folk horror in the vein of “Midsommar,” a puree of “Chef’s Table,” dusted with a sprinkling of “Pig,” spritzed with an essence of “Clue.” We go along for this ride through the point of view of a classic Final Girl, the spunky, sarcastic and street-smart Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy), a late addition to the guest list who is an unexpected and unpredictable element in the sauce.
11.15.22

​ - BABYLON BEE  -BOROWITZ REPORT -  THE ONION - 

Bleeding Cool: ​Traveling to Mars: We Talk to Mark Russell About His SciFi Satire
​Traveling to Mars is Mark Russell's latest satire about life under Late Capitalism and his most existential story yet. The bleakly funny comedy takes place in the not-too-far-future where Earth's resources are depleted, and a nobody named Roy Livingston is sent to Mars to claim the rare minerals for a US corporate power before anyone else does. Why was Roy picked as opposed to a highly trained astronaut? Why? Because Roy is dying of cancer and has nothing else to live for, so he's not someone who will be missed in case things go south. The story follows Roy's musings about the whole situation and what happens when he actually gets to Mars as the first human to set foot there. 11.13.22

CNN: ​The Onion tells the Supreme Court – seriously – that satire is no laughing matter 10.3.22

Dec 31, 2021: Mountain Democrat: ​Dave Barry’s year in review, part 1: Wait, wasn’t 2021 supposed to be better than 2020?
​Is there anything positive we can say about 2021?
Yes. We can say that it was marginally better than 2020.
Granted, this is not high praise. It’s like saying that somebody is marginally nicer than Hitler. But it’s something.
What was better about 2021? For one thing, people finally emerged from their isolated pandemic cocoons and started connecting with others. Granted, the vast majority of the people who connected with us this year wanted to discuss our car’s extended warranty. But still.

​​“We see bad actors and disinformation agents labeling their content as satire knowing well it is likely to be shared without the satire label.” --Claire Wardle, executive director of First Draft

Dec 7, 2021: Daily Collegian: Satire: These hockey hecklers need a lesson in creativity
Team sports: A quintessential part of the American experience. Whether it’s football, soccer, baseball or anything in between, we can all come together to watch grown men and women fight over a ball, or in winter, a puck. With winter right around the corner, hockey season is in full swing. In true American fashion, students at the University of Massachusetts find comfort in bonding over poorly heckling players.

​​​Donald Trump, Queen Elizabeth, and Vladimir Putin all die and end up in hell. While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the phone is for. The devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth. Putin asks to call Russia and talks for 5 minutes.. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes him a check. Next Queen Elizabeth calls England and talks for 30 minutes. When she is finished the devil informs her that the cost is 6 million dollars, so she writes him a check. ​ Finally Donald Trump, who had not finished his term, gets his turn and talks for 4 hours. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is $5.00. When Putin hears this he goes ballistic and asks the devil why Trump got to call the USA so cheaply. The devil smiles and replies, " Since Trump took over , the country has gone to hell, so it's a local call."

Sept 4, 2020: The Onion: ‘Tell The World I Also Had Asthma,’ Conservative Begs Doctor Before Dying Of Coronavirus
Insisting through coughs that he refused to let the physician politicize his death, local conservative man Paul Welles reportedly begged his doctor Friday to “tell the world I also had asthma” before dying of coronavirus. “Tell everyone who will listen that it wasn’t coronavirus that killed me—it was asthma, and high cholesterol, and blood pressure!” the dying Trump supporter reportedly told the hospital staff between gasps for breath, demanding that they write down his cause of death as heart failure or respiratory issues. 

Sept 1, 2020: The Onion: Conspiracy Theorist Worried His Credibility Undermined By Trump Retweeting Him
​Concerned his beliefs about a shadowy cabal of elites secretly ruling the world would not be taken seriously after they received the president’s endorsement, local man Brett Tisne expressed worry Tuesday that Donald Trump retweeting him would undermine his credibility as a conspiracy theorist

Mar 7, 2016: Pirate Christian: Benny Hinn Waves Jacket at Hospital-Instantly Heals Everyone 
In a display of great ingenuity and faith, Benny Hinn waived his jacket at a hospital yesterday and healed all of the patients inside.

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