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*''[[Candide]]'', by [[Voltaire]] | *''[[Candide]]'', by [[Voltaire]] | ||
*''[[Bleak House]]'', by [[Charles Dickens]] | *''[[Bleak House]]'', by [[Charles Dickens]] | ||
| + | *''[[The Holy Bible]]'', by [[Quite A Few Dead Men]] | ||
===Musical Theatre=== | ===Musical Theatre=== | ||
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*''Avenue Q'' | *''Avenue Q'' | ||
*''Bye, Bye, Birdie'' | *''Bye, Bye, Birdie'' | ||
| + | *''Jesus Christ Superstar'' | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 20:24, August 15, 2010
A satire is an artistic work used to criticize human error and vices by using humor and sarcasm. Parody is a popular sub-form of satire.
Popular Satires
Television
- That Was The Week That Was (TW3)
- Family Guy
- The Simpsons
- South Park
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- The Colbert Report
- Saturday Night Live
- MADtv
- The Chaser's War on Everything (ABC Australia)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
Movies
- Team America: World Police
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Monty Python's Life of Brian
Literature
- Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift
- A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift
- The Rape of the Lock, by Alexander Pope
- Candide, by Voltaire
- Bleak House, by Charles Dickens
- The Holy Bible, by Quite A Few Dead Men
Musical Theatre
- Spamalot
- Avenue Q
- Bye, Bye, Birdie
- Jesus Christ Superstar