Top Satire Quotes
A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire.
Chris Morris
Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.
James Thurber
Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.
Ben Nicholson
The show is a satire, which gives us freedom to do anything we want. Satire is the magic word that wipes away any culpability. The media is jealous of this freedom.
Rob Corddry
It seems like there's a lot of people who just do not understand satire. They think it's weird. There's people who just don't understand you portray something or just explore a character, it means you're condoning it, saying this is the way to live.
Mike Judge
Shia LaBeouf 
Art Buchwald 
Isaac Hayes 
Edward Young 
Vladimir Nabokov 
Imogene Coca 
Lenny Bruce 
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Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.
James Thurber 
59% of people like this quote
Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.
Ben Nicholson
58% of people like this quote
The show is a satire, which gives us freedom to do anything we want. Satire is the magic word that wipes away any culpability. The media is jealous of this freedom.
Rob Corddry
57% of people like this quote
It seems like there's a lot of people who just do not understand satire. They think it's weird. There's people who just don't understand you portray something or just explore a character, it means you're condoning it, saying this is the way to live.
Mike Judge
57% of people like this quote
You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.
Art Buchwald
56% of people like this quote
Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.
Lenny Bruce
56% of people like this quote
It is hard for power to enjoy or incorporate humour and satire in its system of control.
Dario Fo
55% of people like this quote
People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House.
Robin Williams
55% of people like this quote
Popular Satire Authors
VoltaireAlexander PopeLord ByronTheodor AdornoJonathan SwiftAnthony TrollopeJames ThurberEdward YoungVladimir NabokovShia LaBeoufAngela CarterMike JudgeRobin WilliamsRob CorddryJohn Cusack
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