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The British actress’s new film Maps to the Stars is a searing satire on
the vitriol and vanity of Hollywood. Guess what, she says, it’s all
completely true
The most shocking thing about the scabrous new Hollywood satire Maps to
the Stars is its portrait of the Tinseltown elite as a vile bestiary of
drugged-up, back-stabbing, sexually deviant and morally bankrupt
Maps to the stars - Official Trailer
Trailer of David Cronenberg’s Hollywood satire Maps to the Stars
2014-09-25 00:01:00.0
We think we know the Georgians so well: an era that revolved around
stately homes, Hogarthian satire and, above all, Jane Austen’s world of
county families and lovers’ quarrels. Few other periods in our history
have been so completely taken over by the heritage industry.
the catering front” — still illuminated David Nobbs’ semi-awful yet
sympathetic characters in the way they did when I first read and
re-read this, aged 12. I wanted to see if Nobbs’ satire still retained
the cynical charge that made me first realise the adult world had
several screws lose.
fingers to tartare in torture-porn horrors. But nothing so far has
matched the visceral grimness of one of the scenes in The Riot Club,
Lone Scherfig’s satire of Bullingdon entitlement and excess.
The scene in question is part of an extended initiation into the
“It was me, the Old Etonian, with the old lags,” he said. Aitken is
working with Sean Gray, who co-wrote the political satire The Thick of
It , and producer David Aukin, the former head of film at Channel 4.
Rated to 5 stars
This funny, unsettling and unforgettable satire from the theatre
company 1927 is a Frankenstein for the 21st century.
frontrunners, currently a hair’s breadth clear of its closest
competitors (Boyhood, Mr Turner, The Imitation Game), is the audacious
industry satire Birdman. A blistering account of a deranged Broadway
vanity project, the movie was named Best Picture at New York’s Gotham
Independent Film Awards earlier this week, while its star Michael
Edward St Aubyn made his name with novels exorcising the demons of his
childhood. He tells Robbie Millen why he is finally able to write a
comic novel, satirising the literary scene
So has Dame Stella Rimington been in touch? Edward St Aubyn replies to
the question with a look of studied, unbudgeable blankness.
St Aubyn’s latest novel, Lost for Words, is a very funny satire on the
literary scene and the Man Booker Prize. One of the hapless judges of
his imaginary Elysian Prize is Penny Feathers, a retired Foreign Office
Edward St Aubyn made his name with novels exorcising the demons of his
childhood. He tells Robbie Millen why he is finally able to write a
comic novel, satirising the literary scene
So has Dame Stella Rimington been in touch? Edward St Aubyn replies to
the question with a look of studied, unbudgeable blankness.
St Aubyn’s latest novel, Lost for Words, is a very funny satire on the
literary scene and the Man Booker Prize. One of the hapless judges of
his imaginary Elysian Prize is Penny Feathers, a retired Foreign Office
house. WHAT.
Is it satire?
The whole story does seem too silly in places to be anything other than
a parody. It sounds a bit too good to be true, and it will probably be
debunked as satire by tomorrow.
The website Religion News Service is hoping it is satire. According to
their site the stereotypes presented in the piece do not seems to fit
in with most modern Christian's attitudes.
Although, even if it is satire, writing over 8400 words and keeping up
that clunky style is pretty serious dedication to parody.
But what did other critics think?
The West End revival of David Mamet’s 1988 satire on Hollywood runs at
the capital’s Playhouse Theatre until November 29.
includes the videos intended to scare the world.
"This is satire, and our way of showing our contempt of them and their
videos."
is trying to make fun of, with varying degrees of success.
It's supposed to be satire, but there are some scenes like the
first-person prostitute sex where the some of the humour gets lost.
We await the #blameGaga hashtag with baited breath.
*Just in case anyone didn’t understand the satire, this is not actually
saying that the homosexual community has ruined anything. It’s mocking
all those people who actually believe that people with a
“remotely racist” to sing in mock-Caribbean accent.
“It’s a satire and a bit of fun. It’s not terribly serious. It wouldn’t
have sounded very good sung in a Surrey accent,” he said.
The Los Angeles Times said, "Characterising it as satire elevates the
creative execution of the film's very silly faux assassination of North
Korea's leader Kim Jong Un far beyond what it merits."
All-in-all, #TheInterview was nothing more than a batsh@t,
off-the-walls, insanely stupid and funny satire. Nothing to crap
your pants over.
— Rushman (@Rushman07) December 25, 2014
However, 84-year-old journalist Jenkins hit back at Woods on Twitter,
by saying: "My next column for Tiger: defining parody and satire. I
thought I let him off easy."
My next column for Tiger: defining parody and satire. I thought I
let him off easy: http://t.co/E7e9imSKwO
— Dan Jenkins (@danjenkinsgd) November 18, 2014
something we are constantly told is important.
“But, really as political satire it is just a bit of fun.
“Many politicians don’t need help to make themselves look daft, or to
“It’s irreverent and a game based upon the British tradition of
political satire that pokes fun at a high profile figure and should not
be taken too seriously as it is entertainment.”
DailyMirror
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* Films
* Maps To The Stars review and trailer: A dark satire starring Robert
Pattinson
Maps To The Stars review and trailer: A dark satire starring Robert Pattinson
2 / 5 stars
incestuous showbiz family[PH]
I had high hopes for Maps To The Stars, a dark satire about Hollywood
directed by David Cronenberg with a cast including Julianne Moore,
Robert Pattinson and John Cusack.
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* Theatre
* Urinetown review: Satire about paying to pee isn't worth spending a
penny for
Urinetown review: Satire about paying to pee isn't worth spending a penny for
3 / 5 stars
Urinetown is running at the Apollo Theatre, London Urinetown is a
puerile new satire at the Apollo Theatre, London [JOHAN PERSSON]
He actually seems to rule the whole place and his supremacy is only
to relieve itself for free.
As a satire on the privatisation of public utilities this is a fair
conceit for a sketch, but it struggles to sustain a whole show. I found
myself wondering what size police force you'd need to stop people
* Entertainment
* Films
* The Riot Club review and trailer: Satire about Oxford University’s
notorious male society
The Riot Club review and trailer: Satire about Oxford University’s notorious
male society
The Riot Club, review, trailer, Max Irons, Sam Claflin, Tom Hollander,
Clair Woodward
The Riot Club: a satire about Oxford University’s notorious male [PH]
Director: Lone Scherfig
exaggerated.
This is a satire after all, though the event which dominates the film,
the trashing of a village pub restaurant during a Riot Club dinner, was
typical Bullingdon behaviour and the members were known to hand the
Writer-director Dan Gilroy’s film evolves from darkly comic character
study and contemporary satire to gripping crime thriller. Bloom
witnesses a home invasion resulting in multiple deaths and becomes
complicit in the crime itself.
pleasure in Gone Girl as we start to realise that this is a film in
which everything is too good or too bad to be entirely true. There is
some sharp satire on the feeding frenzy of a gleeful, self-righteous
media who treat the disappearance of Amy as a meal to savour and regard
Nick as a sitting target to judge and condemn.
recently promoted to Lord HighExecutioner.
It is really Gilbert’s topsy-turvy land from where he could satirise
the British establishment, particularly the law. Too often Gilbert’s
brilliant lyrics are poorly enunciated when The Mikado is performed,
theatre, review PH
THE MIKADO: Gilbert and Sullivan’s topsy-turvy land of satire
The outpouring of musical talent in early 20th century Paris is
is not a car crash[SIMON ANNAUD]
Last time David Mamet's ultra-cynical satire on male Hollywood power
was in London, it starred Jeff Goldblum and Kevin Spacey.
They played the studio executive and his lowly producer buddy whose
had an affair.” Now you say.
Enjoy satire? Can’t find one to save your life? Try The Revolution Will
Be Televised (BBC3, Tuesday) before this channel is left to wither
online. You will either love it or hate it. Indeed, some may find it
IMELDA STAUNTON is magnificent as Mama Rose in this tale of broads, burlesque
and battle-axes; Here Lies Love takes a whistle-stop tour through the life of
Imelda Marcos and David Baddiel is behind the warm and witty religious satire,
The Infidel
Charles and Camilla posed for pictures with women dressed as Catrinas -
characters which originate from social satire prints lampooning
affected upper-class Mexican women, depicting them as skeletons,
dressed in gowns with large ornate hats.
The film - by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, of 21 Grams
and Babel fame - is a brilliant satire on a film industry dominated by
blockbuster comic book sequels. It is both darkly thought-provoking and
laugh-out-loud funny. Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts and Zach
Accompanied by a rambling voiceover from Riggan that reflects the
character's mental unravelling, Birdman is a wickedly funny satire of a
world of overinflated egos and barely concealed vices.
Nottinghamshire comedian Norman Pace joins EastEnders’ Emma Barton in
the return of the National Theatre’s award-winning comedy, which has
been seen by over a million people worldwide. Expect a mix of satire,
songs, slapstick and one-liners.
3. TV and Radio
Satire has died while audiences are 'distracted' by Great British Bake Off,
Rory Bremner says
Rory Bremner laments the death of satire, saying television viewers are
"distracted" by the "bread and circus" of the Great British Bake Off and
Tumble
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Political satire on television is dying while audiences are distracted
by the “bread and circuses” of the Great British Bake Off, the comedian
Rory Bremner has said.
Bremner, the comedian, said “bland politicians”, “supine commissioners”
and “the descent into farce of the British establishment” has seen the
demise of innovative satire.
Arguing the modern world required more “analysis and insight than
25 Feb 2014
“We should rediscover our tradition of satire. Of speaking truth unto
power. Or, at least, blowing raspberries unto it. It’s a question of
political will.
Comparing television today with that of 30 years ago, Bremner there are
few programmes regularly satirising the establishment.
In an article discussing “Who killed satire?”, published in the October
issue of the magazine, Bremner said: “Well, in true Agatha Christie
style, I suggest there are a number of suspects.
Heseltine.
Saying the BBC and ITV were failing to commission new satire because
they are “nervous of causing offence,” he suggested the comedy cynicism
of his generation was now moving into different medium
“Everyone is a satirist these days,” he said. “The airwaves and
newspaper columns are awash with cynical characterisations of
politicians, Twitter and other social media full of abuse of public
3. TV and Radio
British satire isn't angry enough to be funny
The cancelation of Channel 4's Ten O'Clock Live reflects the sad state of
British satire. The problem lies with the scripts.
Rik Mayall as Alan B'Stard in The New Statesman, the hit TV series
That won’t read funny on the page but it was ruddy funny on screen –
unlike 10 O’Clock Live which must have looked very good on page but was
judged to have failed in execution. Channel 4’s satire show, now axed,
had everything going for it: strong writers, four of the best comedians
in the country, plenty of material courtesy of a government ripe for
Q: what went wrong? A: the producers confused sketch comedy with
satire. Knock-about comedy doesn’t always sit well with a serious
political message, which meant that Ten O’Clock Live felt like there
was a disconnect between the delivery and the material. To make satire
work, the performers have to have total commitment to the political
message – and the laughter has to arise from anger.
in recognition of B’stard’s shameless evil and what it represents: the
triumph of amoral Thatcherism. The laughter is a congratulation of the
author for having nailed something. And that’s how good satire works:
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Well, we can definitively prove that the British are capable of
producing great satire. We almost invented it with Beyond the Fringe in
the 1960s, perfected it with Eighties shows like Yes, Minister and
Spitting Image, and scored a wonderful home run with The Thick of It.
3. Comedy
After 47 seasons of HIGNFY, how has British satire changed?
Have I Got News for You has run for 47 seasons – can satire in Britain
survive for its 48th?
and is due to start its 48th series on Friday night.
Satire has been popular on British TV for more than 50 years - but is
now a very different beast from its 1960s beginnings.
That Was The Week That Was
News-based satire arrived on television with That Was The Week That Was
(TW3) in 1962, which was hosted by David Frost. Millicent Martin sang
the opening song, Bernard Levin was a cast member and the scriptwriters
IFRAME: //www.youtube.com/embed/fJMNHu9YM-4?enablejsapi=1
Satire often blends into reality as politicians fumble around their
departments - one of the writers, Will Smith, said: “it feels more like
they copy us”.
The comedy panel game, hosted by Dara Ó Briain and featuring stand ups,
is barely satire. Though the comedy spins of current affair and news
events, the jokes are more silly than pointed - as you can see in the
clip below. Former panellist Frankie Boyle said has complained that his
risqué jokes were blocked from the show due to fears of “frightening
the horses”, and overall the tone is more light-hearted than
groundbreaking satire:
IFRAME: //www.youtube.com/embed/iIeFZCSrgKA?enablejsapi=1
Have I Got News For You
As Britain’s longest-running satirical tv show, Have I Got News For You
(HIGNFY) has seen many scandals, politicians and libel actions come and
go, but kept largely the same format.
Politicians often make an appearance, though that doesn’t stop them
from being the subject of satire – as these clips of Alistair Campbell
and Nigel Farage show:
But the series shows no signs of slowing, and millions are expected to
tune in for the 48th season of HIGNFY. Will a younger television show
steal the satirical crown? Only time will tell.
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4. Book Reviews
Their Lips Talk of Mischief by Alan Warner, review: 'dark satire'
Francesca Wade admires an ambitious novel about two chancers in Thatcher’s
cool blather and callous betrayal, grow frustratingly repetitive. The
novel is at its dark best in vignettes of set-piece comedy which
satirise the men’s attempt at a bohemian lifestyle: there are hilarious
interactions with the breezy publishing executive who uses them for
casual copy (think Cat Caption Calendar 1986), and a gripping scene
4. Book Reviews
Their Lips Talk of Mischief by Alan Warner, review: 'dark satire'
Francesca Wade admires an ambitious novel about two chancers in Thatcher’s
cool blather and callous betrayal, grow frustratingly repetitive. The
novel is at its dark best in vignettes of set-piece comedy which
satirise the men’s attempt at a bohemian lifestyle: there are hilarious
interactions with the breezy publishing executive who uses them for
casual copy (think Cat Caption Calendar 1986), and a gripping scene
Marcus Brigstocke, the comedian, says the BBC needs to raise its game when it
comes to satire
Marcus Brigstocke, the satirist best known for The Now Show
Marcus Brigstocke, the satirist best known for The Now Show Photo:
Steve Meddle/ITV/REX
Tim Walker
Goodness knows, there’s been little to laugh about on the news lately,
but Marcus Brigstocke, the satirist best known for The Now Show,
reckons it’s time the BBC raised its game.
“I mean, Mock the Week is terrible. It’s like the BBC have thought,
'that’s it, we’ve done our bit, we’ve got our bit of topical satire,’
and given up.”
He adds that Channel 4 isn’t much better. “They attempted a satirical
show with 10 0’Clock Live, but then they got Jimmy Carr to host it.
They blew it.”
Nightcrawler, review: 'jet-black laughs'
Nightcrawler, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is an electrically overblown satire
on tabloid journalism, says Tim Robey
15; 117 min.
Try to imagine the acrid TV satire of Network, lit up by the sodium
glare of an LA crime flick from the 1980s, and you’re some of the way
into Nightcrawler. The film’s a satirical thriller, which is a novel
enough entity in itself these days; it has a pungent,
can’t-miss-the-point premise, and a big, weird, sharkish performance
woman dragon. In the Sixties.
Just as much as David Frost, the Clangers were groundbreaking; satire
for the very young. They did not pander or preach. Sometimes the
storylines were a bit thin (Tiny Clanger and Small Clanger have a
The challenge for the Clangers is that the modern version must be as
un-PC as the old one. If it is to keep its place as the finest knitted
satire on TV, it must not lose its nerve – it must be willing to hit
out at some modern targets. It must question things, and do so in a
manner that surprises. Will Major Clanger come out against gay
The Murdstone Trilogy by Mal Peet, review: 'delicious drollery'
Nicolette Jones enjoys a joyous literary satire that sends up book prizes,
festivals and the excesses of JRR Tolkien
J by Howard Jacobson, review: 'jet-black and bleak'
Society lies broken in Howard Jacobson’s Booker-shortlisted satire, the most
unsettling novel of his career
steadily more serious for years, with books such as Kalooki Nights and
The Finkler Question staging their wrangling social comedies on the
edge of personal and historical cataclysms. But the jet-black satire in
J begins a long way down in the pit already. This is a novel of
absences, elisions and missing pieces, in which the reader must sift
village where most of the book’s action takes place, is rechristened,
if that’s the right word, Port Reuben. As a political scheme, this is
obviously daft, but it has its place in Jacobson’s bitterly satirical
agenda, representing a final scattering to the winds of special names
and cultural signifiers.
characters in a ridiculous world, it wants to keep the reader guessing
about the dimensions and consequences of its central atrocity, but it
needs to make sure we don’t miss any satirical, ethical or political
points either. This results in an uneven tone that can’t simply be
ascribed to the neutered language of this future society, as the author
which its ideas can be discussed.
READ: Zoo Time, Howard Jacobson's hilarious satire on the publishing
world
Opinion
Laugh if you like. But we need satire more than ever
Owen Jones
Illustration by Mitch Blunt
'Satire is so subversive – and often politically fatal for those who
rule – because it exposes the absurdities of power.' Photograph: Mitch
Blunt
strangers; a tool to broaden horizons, or to be bombarded with
nonsensical junk. But our social media, increasingly, are assuming a
role that is crucial in a democracy: satirising and ridiculing the
powerful.
small-fry account the Twitter trend of the moment.
Political satire is booming online, where taking the mighty and the
powerful down a peg or two is a sport. On the web you can find Vine
videos of George Osborne looking spaced out at prime minister’s
on our TV screens.
Satire is so subversive – and often politically fatal for those who
rule – because it exposes the absurdities of power. Authority attempts
to assert itself partly through a veneer of respectability and
ago, “Where is the Spitting Image of today? ... Imagine the sport the
show could have with Cameron and Clegg. But I don’t care whether it’s
puppets or cartoons or real people. Just give us some decent satire.”
The humorous ridiculing of the powerful has a proud pedigree in
Britain. Back in the mid-19th century, it was Punch magazine that
championed satire, being sympathetic to the rising demands of democracy
against the country’s oligarchic, unaccountable elite. More recently,
satire has episodically flourished on our TV screens: That Was The Week
That Was audaciously challenged the stultifying deference of the early
60s; Not the Nine O’Clock News stuck it to the political elite as
disproportionately young audience, entertaining and informing them.
Stephen Colbert takes on the US’s ranting rightwing shock jocks.
Depressingly, we’re even exporting satirical talent such as
Birmingham-born John Oliver, who presents Last Week Tonight on HBO.
likely to see politics as a realistic vehicle to transform society.
But quality satire does not just scrutinise and ridicule the great and
the good. It helps engage those who otherwise find politics tedious.
Politics can be made fun, raucous and appealing (at least for those not
and derided. There’s too little punching up. Where is the scrutinising
– and yes, ridiculing – of the poverty-paying bosses, the tax dodgers,
or the bankers responsible for economic disaster? Satire can be
brilliantly effective at encouraging us to challenge the way our
society is run. It is a more crucial element of our democracy than we
Opinion
Laugh if you like. But we need satire more than ever
Owen Jones
Illustration by Mitch Blunt
'Satire is so subversive – and often politically fatal for those who
rule – because it exposes the absurdities of power.' Photograph: Mitch
Blunt
strangers; a tool to broaden horizons, or to be bombarded with
nonsensical junk. But our social media, increasingly, are assuming a
role that is crucial in a democracy: satirising and ridiculing the
powerful.
small-fry account the Twitter trend of the moment.
Political satire is booming online, where taking the mighty and the
powerful down a peg or two is a sport. On the web you can find Vine
videos of George Osborne looking spaced out at prime minister’s
on our TV screens.
Satire is so subversive – and often politically fatal for those who
rule – because it exposes the absurdities of power. Authority attempts
to assert itself partly through a veneer of respectability and
ago, “Where is the Spitting Image of today? ... Imagine the sport the
show could have with Cameron and Clegg. But I don’t care whether it’s
puppets or cartoons or real people. Just give us some decent satire.”
The humorous ridiculing of the powerful has a proud pedigree in
Britain. Back in the mid-19th century, it was Punch magazine that
championed satire, being sympathetic to the rising demands of democracy
against the country’s oligarchic, unaccountable elite. More recently,
satire has episodically flourished on our TV screens: That Was The Week
That Was audaciously challenged the stultifying deference of the early
60s; Not the Nine O’Clock News stuck it to the political elite as
disproportionately young audience, entertaining and informing them.
Stephen Colbert takes on the US’s ranting rightwing shock jocks.
Depressingly, we’re even exporting satirical talent such as
Birmingham-born John Oliver, who presents Last Week Tonight on HBO.
likely to see politics as a realistic vehicle to transform society.
But quality satire does not just scrutinise and ridicule the great and
the good. It helps engage those who otherwise find politics tedious.
Politics can be made fun, raucous and appealing (at least for those not
and derided. There’s too little punching up. Where is the scrutinising
– and yes, ridiculing – of the poverty-paying bosses, the tax dodgers,
or the bankers responsible for economic disaster? Satire can be
brilliantly effective at encouraging us to challenge the way our
society is run. It is a more crucial element of our democracy than we
Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un is too easy a target for satire
Kim Jong-un inspects a submarine. Photograph: Kns/AFP/Getty Images
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Satire is a weapon to undermine power; there is no such thing as an
innocent comedy depicting revolution in a real-life authoritarian state
(US may put North Korea back on state terror list after Sony
Film blog
Dear White People: satire with bite but a fractured funny bone
Justin Simien’s satire offers up familiar stereotypes: black
separatists, white-wannabes and liberals in denial. It’s when we don’t
fit into any of them that the real race confusion starts
The Observer
God Bless the Child review – entertaining satire of formulaic teaching
3 / 5 stars
School can be a theatre of the absurd too. Molly Davies has worked as a
teacher and this is an entertaining, satisfying satire on formulaic
teaching and mindlessly positive thinking. Castlegrave Community
Primary school is putting into practice “Badger Do Best” – a rigid
Stage
Golem review – visual bravura marred by scattergun satire
3 / 5 stars
The show is undeniably clever. It just never seems sure what precisely
it is satirising. In part, it is an attack on our increasing reliance
on robotic machines, which is an idea as old as Karel Čapek’s 1920
play, RUR. But the show also spreads into an assault on the
adore Benedict Cumberbatch”. Since a recent episode of Sherlock
contained a golem, that turns out to be a typically sophisticated
in-joke within the scattergun satire.
• Until 31 January. Box office: 020-7922 2922. Venue: Young Vic,
Venezuela
Venezuelan cartoonist 'fired' over healthcare satire
Rayma Suprani says she was axed after representing Chávez's signature
A Venezuelan cartoonist says she has been fired from one of the
country's largest newspapers for a sketch satirising the country's
health system.
Mal Peet
The Murdstone Trilogy by Mal Peet review – joyful satire of the fantasy genre
In his first book for adults, the children’s author demonstrates a
writer’s lot, the whole fantasy genre – with a Pratchettian mix of
gusto and warmth. The latter quality is particularly helpful in the
literary satire, which skewers the tropes of an entire genre while
managing to keep the phantastic storyline going as a valid part of the
plot.
Theatre
Play Strindberg review – a punchy satire on the state of marriage
3 / 5 stars
Strindberg and his imitators, perhaps even the state of marriage
itself, a playful fingers-up by filtering the action through a mid-20th
century despair, cut with a grotesque absurdist satire.
Hell is not just other people, but two particular people: former actor
Fashion blog
Spike Jonze satire electrifies New York fashion week for Opening Ceremony
Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of the cult label Opening Ceremony
Carol Lim.
This was a satire of the fashion industry in which its superficiality,
absurdity, addiction problems, and shoddy treatment of young women were
all skewered with black humour. “Her legs are making that skirt look
Music blog
Redfoo versus Taylor Swift: who is the real satirist?
Clem Bastow
You know how it goes. We’ve been waiting for months for a truly
satirical music video, then two turn up at once: Taylor Swift’s Blank
Space and Play-N-Skillz’s Literally I Can’t, featuring Redfoo, Lil Jon
and Enertia McFly.
for Literally I Can’t (dropping on YouTube just before Halloween
without much fanfare) suddenly screamed into the headlines courtesy of
its alleged “satire” of American college life.
IFRAME:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/PC52toizz8U?wmode=opaque&feature=oembed
I put satire in scare quotes because Redfoo, who provides the song’s
verse, seems to think that making a video for a song whose refrain
literally (sorry) tells women to “SHUT THE FUCK UP!!”, where sorority
girls (albeit fictional ones) are shamed and filmed without consent is
a satire of … well, it’s anyone’s guess.
Does Redfoo understand the concept? The LMFAO singer took to Twitter to
The video, directed by frequent Redfoo/LMFAO collaborator Mickey
Finnegan, only adds insult to injury. Following the fracas, it’s now
preceded by a title card that reads: “The following is a satirical
video based on Sororities/Fraternities and the cliche ‘Literally I
Can’t.’ This content is in no way to be interpreted as misogynistic or
By comparison, the video for Swift’s Blank Space (a song in which the
singer explores her “boy crazy” reputation) can rightly claim to be
satire, or at the very least impressive self-parody. Directed by Joseph
Kahn (who we have to thank for Britney Spears’ Toxic and Eminem’s
Without Me videos among many others), the half-winking thriller depicts
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Iraqi TV's cartoon satire on terror, ISIS, and jihadis
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ISIS jihadis blowing themselves up and rejecting radio as un-Islamic -
welcome to Iraqi TV's cartoon satire on terror
* Middle Eastern television networks use comedy to ridicule ISIS
* Others portray ISIS as narcissistic and confused about the meaning
of Islam
* Satire is a powerful tool in Middle East, where direct attacks are
dangerous
* ISIS fighters have themselves embraced slick videos to spread
in Syria and Iraq.
The satirical animation mocks the jihadists' radical ideas and portrays
the group as narcissistic, deluded and obsessed with a literal
interpretation of Islam that forces them go to ridiculous lengths to
and deeper threat' to international security than had been known in
recent times.
Satire: The Looney Tunes-style cartoon depicts a hapless young ISIS
militant struggling to carry out simple tasks - first dropping a rocket
launcher on to the foot of his commander before accidentally shooting
him
Satire: The Looney Tunes-style cartoon depicts a hapless young ISIS
militant struggling to carry out simple tasks - first dropping a rocket
launcher on to the foot of his commander before accidentally shooting
cartoons and comedy to ridicule the group's radical views.
Satire has long been a powerful force in Arab culture, where direct
criticism of governments, religious institutions, wealthy individuals
or powerful groups can be an incredibly dangerous practice.
'Of course it's a sensitive issue, but this is one way to reject
extremism and make it so the people are not afraid,' he added.
Animation: The Looney Tunes-style satirical cartoon mocks the
jihadists' radical ideas and portrays the group as obsessed with a
literal interpretation of 7th Century Islam that makes their lives
needlessly difficult
Animation: The Looney Tunes-style satirical cartoon mocks the
jihadists' radical ideas and portrays the group as obsessed with a
literal interpretation of 7th Century Islam that makes their lives
partying and meeting beautiful women while training
Satire has long been a force in Arab culture, beginning first with its
ancient poetry. Indirect criticism once cloaked in self-censorship
exploded out into the open during Arab Spring revolts.
Even in the midst of Syria's bloody civil war, the country's black,
satirical humor has continued - with ISIS finding itself challenged in
a cultural war after its huge territorial gains.
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Literally I Can't... keep up with the backlash: Redfoo defends new song by
calling it 'satire' as critics and fans slam him for disrespecting women
By Karishma Sarkari for Daily Mail Australia
'@PlaynSkillz @LilJon @EnertiaMcFly and I made a comical party song to
satirize the cliche,' Redfoo tweeted about the collaboration on
Tuesday.
for degrading women
Firing back: The American artist and honourary Aussie fired back at
critics on Tuesday claiming the song was a satire not misogynistic
Firing back: American artist and honourary Aussie, Redfoo, fired back
wrote, hash-tagging the phrase 'literally she said no'.
Victimising women: Matty Whiting from Melbourne was not buying Redfoo's
claims of satire
Victimising women: Matty Whiting from Melbourne was not buying Redfoo's
claims of satire
Not funny: Michelle Hitch also refutes the singer's ideas about the
spirit of the song
for 'girl on girl' to 's*** the fuck up' is neither love nor respect'.
Michelle Hitch told the rappers their satire wasn't very funny or
satirical, while Emma Horsburgh matter-of-factly stated: 'At US
colleges 1/4 women will be sexually assaulted during their academic
career - 'artists' are not the victims'.
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'Just hideous': Fury at 'savage' TV satire that portrays Lady Thatcher
as Hannibal Lecter and Queen Mum as drink-sodden gambler
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'Just hideous': Fury at 'savage' TV satire that portrays Lady Thatcher as
Hannibal Lecter and Queen Mum as drink-sodden gambler
* Psychobitches has been branded 'beyond the acceptable bounds of
satire'
* Sky Arts 1 sketch show depicts the Queen Mother as a foul-mouthed
drunk
killer Hannibal Lecter and depicts the Queen Mother as a foul-mouthed
drunk has been branded ‘hideous’, ‘savage’ and ‘beyond the acceptable
bounds of satire’.
Historian Andrew Roberts, former Minister John Redwood and Royal
'But the sheer savagery of this goes beyond the acceptable bounds of
satire.’
Tory MP Mr Redwood said: ‘I think this depiction would have been
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Is Conchita Wurst a sausage or a singer? After a year in which many events
were beyond parody, enjoy our 2014 satire quiz
By Steve Punt, Presenter Of Radio 4's The Now Show
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Scourge of the supersnobs: As his joyous satire on middle-class bitchiness
comes to TV, the VERY eccentric life of the Queen Mum's favourite author
One really was most amused. The Queen Mother’s favourite novels were
hilarious, pin-sharp satires on English snobbery and the lives of a
pair of bickering small-town snobs — Mapp and Lucia.
each manoeuvring to be supreme empress of their social circle in a
Sussex town in the Twenties. Fans regard the original books as the most
acute satire on the British middle classes ever penned.
Dinner parties and bridge nights are the ladies’ battleground, and
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An unsubtle satire about dismal losers: QUENTIN LETTS first night review of
Saxon Court
To the right of Ukip: Debra Baker as Donna
Rrecruitment agencies are no doubt ripe for satirical treatment.
As one of the headhunters in Daniel Andersen’s unsubtle comedy puts it:
Director Melanie Spencer needs to tone it all down by about a third.
There is too much eye-bulging and shouting, too little deftness. Let
the satire build. The writing makes that difficult. There is some
coarse stuff about the office lavatory being blocked and the
receptionist (Miss Franklin) having fake boobs.
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But these sorry specimens are hardly major villains. A satire about
dismal losers is never going to be as much fun as a satire about
smooth, successful schemers.
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‘It’s not a lie if you believe it’: Australian parliament given the Seinfeld
treatment in political satire spoof
* The cast of Seinfeld take on Australian politics in Huw Parkinson's
people?'
In the latest YouTube send-up by political satirist Huw Parkinson, the
cast of Seinfeld take on Australian politics. And they've gone viral.
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Islamic State group becomes target of Arab satire
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Islamic State group becomes target of Arab satire
By Associated Press
In response, television networks across the Middle East have begun
airing cartoons and comedy programs using satire to criticize the group
and its claims of representing Islam. And while not directly
confronting the group's battlefield gains, the shows challenge the
supporter of the Islamic State group sings a song. Television networks
across the Middle East have begun airing cartoons and comedy programs
using satire to criticize the group and its claim of representing
Islam. And while not directly confronting their battlefield gains, the
shows challenge the legitimacy of the Islamic group and chips away at
afraid."
Satire has long been a force in Arab culture, beginning first with its
ancient poetry. Indirect criticism once cloaked in self-censorship
exploded out into the open during Arab Spring revolts. Even in the
midst of Syria's bloody civil war, the country's renowned black,
satirical humor has continued.
The Islamic State group, born out the Syrian war, now finds itself
outdated acronym of the group, appears before a cartoon show.
Television networks across the Middle East have begun airing cartoons
and comedy programs using satire to criticize the group and its claim
of representing Islam. And while not directly confronting their
battlefield gains, the shows challenge the legitimacy of the Islamic
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'It's a family movie... for some reason': Evan Rachel Wood plays a
13-year-old girl turned adult opposite Darren Criss in Funny Or Die satire of
Big
and nearly forgets his true age.
And in a new Funny Or Die satire on Big, Evan Rachel Wood plays a
comical and somewhat darker, adult version of the Hanks role, as a
13-year-old who takes on the appearance of an older woman.
the woman she finds in her home is 'that slut that's sleeping with my
husband.'
This is fun: Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss star in a satire of the
1988 movie Big in a new Funny Or Die Clip
This is fun: Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss star in a satire of the
1988 movie Big in a new Funny Or Die Clip
Woken up bigger: Jenny reacts with shock when she wakes up to find
Is magic a good defence in court? Jeff weeps in the bath tub
You're only young once: Jeff panics about his reputation in the
satirical clip
You're only young once: Jeff panics about his reputation in the
satirical clip
'Did you tell anybody?' he asks.
Being famous in a social media-obsessed world: Kirsten Dunst stars in
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Being famous in a social media-obsessed world: Kirsten Dunst stars in short
satire film exposing the weirdness of selfie culture
By Annabel Fenwick Elliott for MailOnline
polite conversation. Then, they arrogantly implore her to 'tag' them
from her own social media account.
Awkward: Kirsten Dunst (left) has appeared in a two-minute satire film
in which she is accosted by fans who angle her for a series of
uncomfortable selfies (pictured)
Awkward: Kirsten Dunst (left) has appeared in a two-minute satire film
in which she is accosted by fans who angle her for a series of
uncomfortable selfies (pictured)
Other actresses Mr Frost has enlisted in his short films include Cate
Blanchett in a 'slow motion' satire, Kate Winslet in an interview
spoof, and Jessica Chastain turning on a fan who is attempting to take
a sly photo.
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Further, this transient controversy affords him the opportunity to
blend satire, mock indignation and mild reproof in a deft and potent
combination. His droll response was, frankly, masterly.
The Hogmanay TV line-up also includes the ever-popular Only an Excuse .
Jonathan Watson's comedy satire of the year, including the Commonwealth
Games and the referendum, will hand over to Jackie Bird, Phil
Cunningham and Aly Bain as they welcome the New Year from the Old
The former stand-up comic from Hull made his name with One Man, Two
Guvnors. This year he returned to the National Theatre with his savage
satire Great Britain, about the phone-hacking scandal, and he’s
venturing into musicals with Made in Dagenham.
Oxfordshire is a prolific and increasingly daring playwright. Critical
successes include Cock and Chariots of Fire. His most recent work is
the provocative and very funny King Charles III, a satire about Prince
Charles taking the throne.
Armando Iannucci
Screenplay writer
The Scottish satirist has balanced performing and producing during his
career, but latterly has spent more time behind the screen on American
political satire Veep, which swiftly followed the success of its UK
cousin, The Thick Of It (with fewer expletives). As someone who has
worked with Stewart Lee, Steve Coogan and Chris Morris, Iannucci
Private Eye, editor
A star of the BBC’s Have I Got News For You for nearly a quarter of a
century, but his commitment to satire goes back even further. He worked
for Private Eye straight after Oxford and has been editor since 1986.
Proved he has lost none of his edge with the “Woman Has Baby” cover,
NEW ENTRY
Anyone who has ever dealt with PR companies could only watch Hynes’s
pin-point portrayal of Siobhan Sharpe in Olympic satire Twenty Twelve
and BBC mockumentary W1A through their fingers, such was its painful
accuracy. The award-winning star who first broke through alongside
NEW ENTRY
The impressionist who gave the world Loadsamoney back in the Eighties
returned to form in 2014 with his satirical tribute to BBC2 with Paul
Whitehouse, Harry and Paul’s Story of the Twos. Enfield’s impression of
Simon Schama was so pin-sharp it would not be a surprise if he starts
become one of television’s most important figures, as a critic in his
pithy Guardian columns, as a writer with his dystopian Black Mirror
satires and as a comedic commentator on C4’s 10 O’Clock Show and BBC2’s
Weekly Wipe. Always entertaining, invariably provocative, a welcome bit
of grit in the wheels of the smooth world of showbiz.
And responding to criticism on social media, the former Conservative
supporter dismissed accusations of racism and insisted the song is
"political satire".
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Jamaican tourism."
Speaking on Sky News, he added: "It's a satire and a bit of fun. It's
not terribly serious. It wouldn't have sounded very good sung in a
Surrey accent."
The school's principal Phil Karnavas defended the app, which he says is
a bit of fun to celebrate "brilliant, traditional British satire".
He said: "Never has a British political party offered themselves so
easily to satire.
"It's a bit rich, bearing in mind some of the things the members of
Sir David Frost, who balanced a life of hard-hitting political
interviews with satire and Through the Keyhole, is set to have his own
life investigated. Frost died in August last year at the age of 74, and
now his career will be documented with Frost on Frost, a new book from
But others said the troubled socialite held her own and was 'properly
good' in David Mamet's satire about the American film industry.
One audience member told the Daily Mail: "She didn't remember her
sings in a mock Jamaican accent was racist.
“It’s a satire and a bit of fun,” he said. “It’s not terribly serious.
It wouldn’t have sounded very good sung in a Surrey accent.”
The couple spoke of their passion for supporting emerging theatre
companies such as Made By Brick, which is putting on Saxon Court. The
satire, directed by Melanie Spencer, is set in a recruitment office at
the height of the financial crisis.
previously spent more than a decade at Radio 1.
He had earlier insisted the controversial song was "satire and a bit of
fun", adding: "It wouldn't have sounded very good sung in a Surrey
accent."
“I was a bit miffed,” said artist Grayson Perry. The object of his
miffedness? Architect Lord Foster, who owns one of Perry’s works, the
15m-long Walthamstow Tapestry, detail above, a satire on consumerism.
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Scot Squad, a pilot episode of which was shown in 2012.
A satirical response to the glut of cheap cops-and-cameras TV series in
the schedules, it features comedy wrestler Grado, as well as River City
actor Jordan Young and James Kirk.
The 2012 pilot was well received, leading to the commission of four
more half-hour episodes from the Comedy Unit, makers of Limmy’s Show,
Gary: Tank Commander and Burnistoun. It’s a part-improvised satire on
Police Scotland, the merged Scottish police force.
His work behind the camera has seen him co-produce No Holds Bard, BBC
Scotland’s cute Robert Burns satire, BBC1 network sitcom The Old Guys
and others like Trigger Happy TV and The Armstrong and Miller Show, as
well as writing on the likes of the recent Scotland In a Day and the
He’s joking, of course, delivering the line with all the acerbic
satirical observation of someone who used to write Spitting Image.
“That’s one gag we couldn’t get into Scotland In a Day.
submissions from all across the UK, so it was a big process.
“Nothing is beyond satire and I think we should always try to find the
comedy in anything we do.
Popular show Perth in the Buff returns on November 1 to reflect on 2014 with
satire and song
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Cup will be fair game for Andy Gray, Ian Grieve, Amanda Beveridge and
Charlie Fraser when they reflect on 2014 with their popular mix of
satire and song.
The date for the diary is Saturday, November 1 at the Corinna, which
Local institutions like St Johnstone, the council and the PA are cannon
fodder for the Buff team’s wit and repartee, with Andy stressing: “We
all love Perth and live here so the satire comes from our love of the
place. Moving back here was the best decision I ever made.”
“analyse the campaign, scrutinise the celebrity endorsements, dissect
the part that social media played in the lead up to the vote and take a
satirical look at how the news at home and abroad covered the event”.
“Frankie is uniquely placed to create this for us, as one of the
leading voices in modern satire.”
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responsible for the world’s first comic book , and helped shape the
early days of satire.
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