satirical comedy
Humor skewering society
Satirical comedy uses humor to mock or criticize social institutions, political figures, or human folly.
The comedy comes from exaggeration, irony, and absurdity that expose the gap between how things are and how they should be: The show is a satirical comedy about cable news.
The genre ranges from gentle ribbing to savage takedowns.
- AristophanesAncient Greek comic dramatist
- mockumentariesSatirical fake nonfiction films
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
- parodySatirical imitation
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
irony · tongue in cheek · biting wit · Jonathan Swift · Molière · Mark Twain · human folly · burlesque · George Orwell · hyperbole · political commentary · Voltaire · caricature · Oscar Wilde · sitcoms · power dynamics · social critique · allegory
- Russian Drama
- Ben JonsonThe Alchemist, Underwood
- humours comedytemperament, bile, black bile, yellow bile, phlegm
- Jacobean PlaysThe Alchemist
- Jacobean TheatreThe Alchemist, King's Men, John Ford, masque, Globe Theatre
- Restoration ComedyDrury Lane, rake, fops, libertines, witty dialogue
satirical comedytragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
tearjerker · weepie · prestige drama · melodrama · social realism
satirical comedyslapstick comedy
Humor from physical mishaps
romantic comedy · screwball comedy · broad comedy · physical comedy · light entertainment
satirical comedypropaganda
Biased information for influence
hagiography · panegyric · hero worship · puff piece · patriotic film