Whether it is encouraging critical thinking or acting as much-needed social commentary Satire uses comedy to analyze flaws ...

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Senna is less certain: “I’m always like, ‘Am I writing satire?’ I don’t know.” Though “Colored Television” includes at least one character — a Black film producer — who reads ...

Reading a satirical piece of writing is like chopping off an onion. When you cut off an onion, tears trickle down your cheeks. Yet you smile. Similarly, when you read a satirical novel ...