Satire

Graham Carpenter has big dreams of being a serious journalist, but he doesn’t quite have the skills to match. Starting a new job as local cub reporter for the Butterthwaite newspaper is Graham’s big chance. With pad and pencil in hand, he’s willing and ready - what could possibly go wrong? Follow Graham’s (mis)adventures as he tries to land the ultimate scoop. In the first week of the job he gets a lucky break and an unexpected story lead when there’s whispers of royalty coming to town, but can he get the front page?

When two childhood best friends blow up their respective romantic relationships, they make a time-sensitive pact: serial-cheater Chuck cannot sleep with anyone as she attends a three-month-long recovery group for cheaters, while sex-deprived Sofia vows to hook up with as many people as possible before recommitting to monogamy and tying the knot with her long-time fiancé. To keep things interesting, Chuck and Sofia decide to revive a past tradition from their summer camp days—also known as the dawning of sluthood.

My husband is dead. I attended his funeral. I watched his casket be lowered six feet into the ground. (Actually, it may have been only five feet, but that still seems like more than enough.) And then we ate an array of finger sandwiches and deviled eggs and miniature beef wellingtons that cost more than my first car. My point is, Grant is gone. And so are all his many, many deep, dark secrets which I never really ever bothered to ask him about. He is never coming back.

Amber is a young videographer who has landed her dream job. She is to produce a web series based on a late-night talk radio show dealing with the unexplained. She is a huge fan of the show, and its host, Jack Owens, who she hopes to help reveal the world’s most cryptic secrets. The first secret she reveals is Jack’s. He doesn’t believe any of this crap. To him, the show is just a cushy job that allows him to support himself and his wife without having to try very hard.

Chris Addison – the thinking idiot's pretend anthropologist – takes us on a comic journey through the vast and rich subject of human history in these eight hilarious comedy lectures. Aided by Professor Austin Herring (aka Geoffrey McGivern), Dan Tetsell and Jo Enright, who put their considerable talents to use in sketches illustrating the lectures, he examines how Homo sapiens became Top Species, charts the rise and fall of the Western world and looks at what’s next for the future of mankind.

After too many glasses of champers, Ruby takes her moment in the spotlight to reveal what she really thinks of every one of her friends, family and colleagues. She accuses her husband of having an affair and lambasts her mother for a lifetime of playing her three daughters against each other. As the stunned gathering gawks at Ruby, the birthday girl reveals that she has terminal cancer, and has cashed in her life savings to take her two estranged sisters cruising into the sunset for a dose of HRT – Husband Replacement Therapy. But is Ruby being courageous or ruthlessly selfish?

"Ein Hirn zu haben und es auch zu benutzen, ist keine Schande und schadet nicht einmal dem Klima." Wann genau hat sich der Verstand eigentlich in den Urlaub verabschiedet? Und wieso ist unser schönes Gehirn so eine verdammt faule Sau geworden? Wenn man das am rechten Rand immer lauter werdende politische Geschehen verfolgt, sich in sozialen Netzwerken bewegt oder die belanglos bumsbanalen Reality-Formate im TV anschaut, könnte einen die blanke Verzweiflung packen. Es scheint, als hätte die kollektive Blödigkeit endgültig gewonnen und der spießigen Vernunft lachend die Beine weggetreten.

Dive into Jonathan Swift’s sharp satire in A Modest Proposal, one of literature’s most famous works of dark humor and social criticism. Written in 1729, Swift offers a shocking "solution" to the poverty and famine affecting Ireland, proposing the unthinkable with a calm, calculated rationale that highlights the cruelty and indifference of the ruling classes. Through biting irony, Swift forces readers to confront the realities of exploitation and dehumanization in society.

The Woke Apostles of the Fourth Reich: A Comedy of Global Madness is a satirical masterpiece that takes a bold, unapologetic look at the bizarre world we live in today. In this razor-sharp critique of modern politics, social justice movements, and global elitism, the author blends biting humor with intellectual depth, exposing the absurdities of cancel culture, virtue signaling, language policing, and the overreach of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

After a failed petition to change his career, Bill, the local pottery maker and town drunk, is coerced by his neighbors and king to join an expedition to hunt down and slay a mighty dragon that plagues their village.

Maria dimostra circa sessant’anni, è innamorata e vuole andare in pensione: capita a molte. Ma il caso di Maria è un po’ particolare perché lei, come lavoro, fa la Morte. Sono miliardi di anni che programma trapassi – di qualsiasi cosa: esseri umani, piante, animali, intere specie – e che sia andata in burnout non è una gran sorpresa. Per l’INPS, però, è uno shock e l’unica risposta che riescono a inventarsi è che per sbrigare la sua pratica occorrerà un po’ di tempo. Un periodo che Maria decide di impiegare interagendo con il mondo e soprattutto con l’oggetto del suo desiderio, Antonio Panini.

"Historia de los viajes de Escarmentado (Escrita por él mismo)" de Voltaire es una novela satírica que sigue las aventuras de Escarmentado, un noble que emprende una serie de viajes en busca de sabiduría e iluminación. A lo largo de su viaje, Escarmentado se topa con una variedad de personajes y experiencias que exponen los absurdos e hipocresías de la sociedad. Desde encuentros con funcionarios corruptos hasta presenciar las locuras de la guerra y la política, los viajes de Escarmentado brindan comentarios mordaces sobre la condición humana y las deficiencias de la civilización.

Satire, Humor and Irony in some cases have been regarded as the most effective source to understand a society, the oldest form of social study. Contents: The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry; The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry; What Stumped the Blue Jays by Mark Twain; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain; The Toys of Peace by Saki (H. H. Munro); The Artful Hussar by Johann Peter Hebel; From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe; The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner; When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Micromegas: A Philosophical History by Voltaire.

"The Misadventures of Mister Schlump" is a satirical take on recent American politics, cleverly disguised as a whimsical children's fable. This thought-provoking book uses humor and wit to shed light on the challenges faced by our nation during a controversial presidency.

"Ревізор" - знаменита комедія в п'яти діях російського письменника Миколи Васильовича Гоголя. Роком написання вважається 1835 рік. Молоду людину, яка оселилася в саратівському готелі, місцеві чиновники помилково приймають за ревізора і всіляко намагаються йому послужити. Насправді, Хлестаков — дрібний чиновник із Петербурга, який намагається жити на широку ногу, але не має коштів. Всі гроші, що надсилаються йому батьком, він миттєво прогулює. А тут трапляється така нагода: чиновники самі і із задоволенням постачають його грошима.