This is an incomplete list of writers, cartoonists and others known for involvement in satire – humorous social criticism . They are grouped by era and listed by year of birth. Included is a list of modern satires.
Contemporary satirists (born 1960–present)
In alphabetical order (many birth dates not known):
Jacob M. Appel (US, born 1973) – playwright (Causa Mortis , Arborophilia )
Michael "Atters" Attree (born 1965, UK)
Max Barry (born 1973, Australia) – author
Paul Beatty (born 1962, US) – (The White Boy Shuffle , The Sellout )
Nigel Blackwell (living, UK) – Half Man Half Biscuit
Jan Böhmermann (born 1981, Germany)
Charlie Brooker (born 1971, UK) – Nathan Barley
Bo Burnham (born 1990, US) – comedian and musician
Dave Chappelle (born 1973, US) – stand-up comedian, Chappelle's Show
David Cross (born 1964, US) – Mr. Show , Arrested Development
Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971) – Borat , Da Ali G Show
Stephen Colbert (born 1964, US) – The Colbert Report , The Daily Show
Sarah Cooper (born 1977, US) – blogger, vlogger, author, comedian
Douglas Coupland (born 1961, Canada) – Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Scott Dikkers (born 1965, US) – comedy writer and speaker
Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964, US) – screenwriter and director
Ricky Gervais (born 1961, UK) – comedian, creator of The Office (British TV series)
Sabina Guzzanti (born 1963, Italy) – satirist and writer
Bill Hicks (1961–1994, US) – stand-up comedian
Mishu Hilmy (living, US) – Good Morning Gitmo
Ian Hislop (born 1960, UK) – Private Eye
Jessica Holmes (born 1973, Canada) – comedian and actress
Armando Iannucci (born 1963, UK) – Brass Eye , The Day Today
Mike Judge (born 1962, US) – creator of Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill
Elnathan John (born 1982, Nigeria) — Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide
Kennedy (born 1972, US) – radio personality and author
Hari Kondabolu (born 1982, US) – stand-up comic and film-maker
Erik Larsen (born 1962, US) – "Savage Dragon " comic book
Craig Lauzon (living, Canada) – comedian and caricaturist
Stewart Lee (born 1968, UK) – stand-up comedian and director
Victor Lewis-Smith (living, UK) – TV Offal
Chris Lilley (born 1974, Australia) – Summer Heights High , We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year
Daniele Luttazzi (born 1961, Italy) – satirist and songwriter
Maddox (born 1978, US) – website The Best Page in the Universe
Seth MacFarlane (born 1973, US) – Family Guy
Aaron McGruder (US) – The Boondocks (comic strip) , The Boondocks (TV series)
Rick Mercer (born 1969, Canada) – Rick Mercer Report
Tim Minchin (born 1975, Australia) – comedian and musician
Mark Morford (living, US) – Notes and Errata , San Francisco Chronicle , SF Gate
Chris Morris (born 1965, UK) – Brass Eye , The Day Today
Gregory Motton (born 1961, UK) – playwright and author
The Moustache Brothers (Myanmar) – screwball comedy and dance
Bob Odenkirk (born 1962, US) – Mr. Show , Saturday Night Live , The Larry Sanders Show
John Oliver (born 1977, England) – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver [1]
Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962, US) – Fight Club and Choke
Alan Park (born 1962, Canada) – comedian and satirist
Trey Parker (born 1969, US) – South Park , Team America: World Police , The Book of Mormon
Alexandra Petri (born 1988, US) – author and columnist
Mark A. Rayner (living, Canada) – satirist and fiction writer
Pablo Reyes Jr. (born 1989, US) – website The Daily Currant and Huzlers
Celia Rivenbark (living, US) – columnist and author
Joe Rogan (born 1967, US) – comedian and podcast pioneer
Eric Schwartz (living, US) – folk singer and satirist
Andrew Shaffer (living, US) – author
Amy Sedaris (born 1961, US) – actress and comedian
Sarah Silverman (born 1970, US) – stand-up comedian, The Sarah Silverman Program
Martin Sonneborn (born 1965, Germany) – political jokester and satirist
Jon Stewart (born 1962, US) – The Daily Show
Matt Stone (born 1971, US) – South Park , The Book of Mormon
Vermin Supreme (born 1961, US) – performance artist, comedian and political satirist
Greg Thomey (born 1961, Canada) – comedian and playwright
David Thorne (living, Australia) – humorist and satirist
Andrew Unger , (living, Canada) – Mennonite satirist
Jhonen Vasquez (born 1974, US) – Johnny the Homicidal Maniac , Squee
Oliver Welke (born 1966, Germany) - heute-show
Mark Whitney (born 1959, US) – satirist and comedian
Howard X , (living, Hong Kong , Australia) – political satirist, musician, professional impersonator of Kim Jong-un
Bassem Youssef (باسم رأفت محمد يوسف, born 1974, Egypt ) – comedian
Rucka Rucka Ali (born 1987, Israel) – political satirist, song parody maker
Ramchandra Shukla (born 1981, India) – humorist and satirist.[2]
Notable satires in contemporary popular culture
In modern culture, much satire is often the work of several individuals collectively, as in magazines and television. Hence the following list.
Print
Television and radio
Music
The Cover of "Rolling Stone" a satirical lament by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show.
"White America " is a satirical song by Eminem It is about his impact in rap and the impact of rap in the white communities.
"Mercedes Benz " is a McClure-Joplin song sung by Janis Joplin
Culturcide 's album Tacky Souvenirs of Pre-Revolutionary America overdubbed new, satirical lyrics onto such pop hits as "We Are the World ".
Vaporwave , a satirical music genre with anarcho-capitalist and cyberpunk overtones dedicated to (anti-)consumerism.[3]
Mark Russell is an American political satirist known for his many appearances on PBS
Peter Gabriel 's song The Barry Williams Show satirizes talk shows which showcase domestic topics of a taboo or shocking nature (and the viewing public's fascination with such content).
Chumbawamba have consistently used satire to make political points throughout their musical career.
Pink Floyd 's albums Animals and The Dark Side of the Moon are conceptual and satirical albums.
The Lonely Island is a satirical music group known for their work on Saturday Night Live .
Trey Parker , Robert Lopez and Matt Stone 's Tony-sweeping Broadway show The Book of Mormon (musical) satirizes the applicability of first-world religion to third-world problems.
The Dead Milkmen is a satirical punk rock/cowpunk band from the early 1980s.
Ben Folds , a rock pianist, and his group, Ben Folds Five , have multiple songs including satirical elements. Some of them being, "Underground", "Sports and Wine", and "Rock Star".
Dead Kennedys , an American punk band, often used satire in their songs, most notably Kill the Poor .
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention 's We're Only in It for the Money .
Film
Blazing Saddles , a 1974 comedy movie directed by Mel Brooks, satirizing racism
Casino Royale , a 1967 surrealistic satire on the James Bond series and the entire spy genre .
Get Out
This Is Spinal Tap , a satire on heavy metal culture and "rockumentaries"
The Very Same Munchhausen , a 1979 satire of the late Soviet society
Clueless
American Beauty , a 1999 satire of life in the suburbs
Thank You for Smoking
Team America: World Police is a 2004 film satirizing Hollywood action flicks as well as post-9/11 American foreign policy.
Wag the Dog
The Rules of Attraction
Best in Show
I Heart Huckabees
Starship Troopers
Scary Movie
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie [4]
Dr. Strangelove
Planet of the Apes
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut , a film satirizing censorship
Network
Otaku no Video , a 1993 anime satirizing the otaku subculture
Adaptation.
Brazil
S.O.B. , a satire on Hollywood.
Election
Not Another Teen Movie , a satire of the teen film genre
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Citizen Ruth
The Hospital
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Little Children
Bulworth
Man Bites Dog
The Simpsons Movie
Smile , a satire of beauty pageants and small-town life
Bob Roberts
War, Inc.
Britannia Hospital
Fight Club , a dark satire on consumerism, cults, and extremism
American Psycho
Tropic Thunder
Simon , satirical commentary on the effects of mass media in pop culture
American History X satirizes race/racism in a contemporary setting
They Live
Land of the Dead , a satire of post-9/11 America state and of the Bush administration
The Wicker Man , a satire on cults and religion
The Great Dictator , a satire on Adolf Hitler
Monty Python's Life of Brian , a satire on miscommunication, religion and Christianity
The Player , a satire of Hollywood , directed by Robert Altman
In the Loop , a satire of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Elvis Gratton , a French Canadian/Québécois series depicting a satirical federalist
Fubar
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Video games
Internet