The UK needs more US-style political news satire. Sadly broadcast rules are making that difficult.
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John's conversations were full of hysterical laughter, and he had a way asking questions that drew extraordinary answers.
John Clarke gave voice to a brilliant Antipodean acerbity that has always seemed a little old-fashioned in its moral and tonal dignity. His was a magnificent achievement of focused, pitch-perfect satire.
The growing incidence of racism on social media in South Africa suggests that there are consequences. Whether there ought to be criminal sanctions remains an ongoing debate.
Bill Leak divided his audience, image by image. Causing offence was a KPI for him, not a risk.
He probably would have been amused by – and maybe even befriended – Trump the entertainer. Trump the president? Not so much.
As newspaper circulation continues to founder, sales of satire and weekly news magazines have never looked healthier.
Some advice to Man Booker winner Paul Beatty on how to cope with his newfound fame.
Over a lifetime's work, Dario Fo stood tall and would not bow to either artistic or political compromise.
British society takes monarchy far more seriously than they did two centuries ago. Far too seriously.
Satire should be a way of keeping the powerful in check, not sneering at the powerless.
From Alfonso the Wise's bawdy songs of slander to Ronald Reagan's sunny smile, politics and humor have gone hand-in-hand for centuries. But no one seems to be laughing anymore.
As any political observer could tell you, sometimes you need to laugh to keep from crying. But as another federal election wraps up, Australia's political satire landscape looks a little grim.
The ABC’s Rake is about to air its final episode. This smart, postmodern show ushered in a new kind of Australian satire: with less caricature than Front Line, more politics than Kath and Kim, and a fluid connection to high and low culture.
Two recent controversial cartoons depicting people as apes have raised an important question: what are the legal and philosophical distinctions between harm and offence?
A week after the death of the writer and philosopher, Umberto Eco's swansong is making waves.
Why we should criticise Charlie Hebdo’s latest satirical take on racism.
In shedding the caricature of a conservative pundit, Colbert can have more substantive conversations with his guests, while still employing his unique brand of satire.
Thick of It satirist's MacTaggart lecture was a call for unity to secure British public broadcasting.
They're rude, crude and uncouth. So what makes farts so funny?
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Honorary associate, School of Social Sciences, UNSW
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Lecturer in Journalism, Swansea University
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Professor, University of New England
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Associate Professor in the Media School, Indiana University
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Associate Professor, School of Communication, QUT, Queensland University of Technology
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Director, Center for Global Studies, Pennsylvania State University
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Lecturer in 18th-century Literature, York St John University
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Professor of Twentieth Century History, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor of Political History, University of Nottingham
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University of York
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Senior Research Associate, Jesus College, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Italian, University of Leeds
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Scholar in Media and Cultural Studies, Macquarie University
