Author Mike C. Erickson announces the promotion of his historical satire novel, Pianist in a Bordello. What would happen if a politician decided to tell the truth-the whole truth? Richard Youngblood, ...

Australian playwright and filmmaker Tony McNamara’s historical satire The Great returned last month to Hulu and Amazon Prime for its third season. Set against the opulent and extravagant backdrop of ...

In the most recent edition of The Economist, an article makes the claim that satire has, in recent decades, seen an unprecedented popularization. No longer the fief of haughty artists and writers, ...

Christian Bale and Amy Adams star as Dick and Lynne Cheney in director Adam McKay’s newest satire of contemporary history, “Vice.” The film is a dramatized tell-all about the former vice president who ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (UPI) --In Mel Brooks' 1981 comedy History of the World, Part I, one of the jokes was the promise of a second part. Over 40 years later, History of the World, Part II, premiering ...

The season will begin with "Blood at the Root," by renowned playwright Dominique Morisseau, at the District Theatre.

The history of the powerful can be powerfully confusing. Most of us have at least heard the name Charlemagne, the first of the Holy Roman emperors, but not to be confused with his ally, the pope.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Christine Wenc, author of the new book Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern News Satire. Here's some headlines for you. "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But ...