SatireIt seems like there's a lot of people who just do not

understand satire. They think it's weird. Mike Judge, Producer

What is it? Ironic, sardonic, tongue-in-cheek, caustic A constructive art that is not trying to

destroy, but to inspire reform. Aims for a sound society through wise,

viable institutions. Appeals to a reasonably intelligent, rational,

educated audience

What does it do? Pokes fun at something but not just to be

mean. Exposes hypocrisy. Criticizes an institution, belief, or person in

order to remedy a flaw or discrepancy between what is or should be.

My challenge as a satirical artist is how to present ideas to people to

enable them to question and reexamine their beliefs. My hope is,

that my work provokes people to look at things in a new way.

Joey Skaggs"Joey Skaggs." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2011. 6

January. 2011. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/joeyskag

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Techniques Irony/Sarcasm Understatement Overstatement/

Hyperbole Analogy

Allegory Parody Caricature Grouping Fable

Examples of Satire Political Cartoons South Park Saturday Night Live The Colbert Report Family Guy Simpsons The Office

Being There

Catch 22

Animal Farm

Airplane!

Monty Python’s (name any movie!)

Shaun of the Dead

This is Spinal Tap

South Park Disclaimer

“It’s called the American Dream

because you have to be asleep

to believe it.”George Carlin

Did you get it?That’s satire!