A legacy of political satire is on show as two exhibitions in Aberdeen trace the history of sketching the great and powerful. Reporter Kevin Keane viewed some of the artworks and newspaper cartoonist ...

A video shows a woman who says that her 14-month-old baby is transgender and is going to medically transition to be a girl. Our verdict This video is a satirical, ‘rage bait’ skit by a content creator ...

In this video from the Big Comedy Conference 2023, Bill Dare digs into the topic of short-form narrative (sketch) and satirical comedy with Sarah Campbell, Stuart Laws and Stevie Martin. Bill Dare ...

A video of a woman saying she was paid to attend the "Hands Off" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk is satire. Protesters gathered in cities across the U ...

Robert Phiddian receives funding from the Australian Research Council for a study of Australian Political Cartooning. There has been much discussion in recent years about satire’s role in the online ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Daily Show's Desi Lydic in a satire video breaks down the plastic surgeries that Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's attorney general pick, underwent probably "to trick 16-year-old girls into getting ...

Will Self, a contemporary thought professor, tells Channel 4 News that satire should only target “people in power”. Writer and cartoonist Martin Rowson says “total freedom of expression is ludicrous”.

Satire is supposed to prick people's consciences and challenge the powerful - but is that possible in a society where no-one can agree the basis of right and wrong, asks Will Self. In the wake of the ...

Like many people, I haven’t been able to get on with much this week. I’ve been too absorbed in who will become the president of a country I don’t live in. As a leftie, my political wants and wishes ...

Clare and Colin begin their twelve-part series on satire with the big question: what is satire? Where did it come from? Is it a genre, or more of a style, or an attitude? They then plunge into their ...