In our digital times, as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to ...

In this fraught moment, the most absurd voices are the bravest, most honest and most important.

I already knew that I was going to miss the Colbert Report, and its wry, satirical take on politics and culture. Now, a fascinating new book that traces the use of satire as a form of political ...

Helldivers 2, a hit video game from Arrowhead Game Studios, challenges players to work together as an elite team of soldiers to save Earth by pushing back invading hordes of space bugs, cyborgs and ...

How did satire get so stupid? Not long ago, satire reigned as the highest form of comedy. It could shake political regimes, and spur social change. But in the Internet age, satire mostly subsists as ...

In two recent posts, I touched on both nonverbal and verbal types of formal humor. In this one, I continue our review of the latter category by discussing two styles of humor seen quite regularly in ...