Satire

One of the best television shows to find examples of satire is of course one of the most humorous television shows ever made, Saturday Night Live. During the news portion particularly, they take satire to show some of the worst traits of celebrities, as well as politicians in the news. Current events are constantly used for satire purposes, not only to get the audience laughing but to make people aware of actual important events in a comical way. Another very popular example of satire comes in the form of music. If you remember the 1980’s and early 1990’s at all, then you will of course remember Weird Al Yankovich. He took the most popular songs like “Beat It” by Michael Jackson, and “Like A Virgin” by Madonna and made them into utterly hysterical satirical songs like “Eat It” and “Like A Surgeon.” He has taken his craft to huge heights with over 150 songs that are completely based on satirical lyrics. There was such simplicity in the words that he sang that it made the satire relate to almost anyone listening to his music. When it comes to films, you can almost always find examples of satire in horror films that like to make fun of other horror films, such as Scary Movie. Scary Move one through four exaggerated the very common techniques used in everyday horror movies, so that it wasn’t scary, just humorous. It was such a popular example of satire that the producers are now working another edition of Scary Movie to keep the audiences chuckling.
 * satire:** a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack.