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Recent Examples of satirist
Move’s work was that not of a satirist but of a believer, of a terrific dancer who inhabited Graham’s genius.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
In the days following the podcast appearance, the author shared a parody by British satirist Intel Lady that characterizes Watson as contradictory and fame-hungry.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Authoritarians historically come for the comics first, and most recently under Putin, satirist Idrak Mirzalizade was jailed and deported for mocking Russian housing.
—Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
After the political satirist used part of his Sunday show to blast Cain's recent decision to join the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, the actor hit back, accusing the comedian of plagiarizing his jokes.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
In the days following the podcast appearance, the author shared a parody by British satirist Intel Lady that characterizes Watson as contradictory and fame-hungry.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Authoritarians historically come for the comics first, and most recently under Putin, satirist Idrak Mirzalizade was jailed and deported for mocking Russian housing.
—Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
After the political satirist used part of his Sunday show to blast Cain's recent decision to join the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, the actor hit back, accusing the comedian of plagiarizing his jokes.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirist
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Amid Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s flurry of EDM and heritage-rock shows is this master musical parodist’s.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tickets for the pop parodist are priced from $159 to $39 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Yankovic, 64, began playing the accordion at the age of seven and grew up listening to Elton John, Spike Jones, Allan Sherman, Stan Freberg and Frank Zappa.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2024
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Merrill Markoe is an Emmy-winning comedy writer, author, and essayist.—
Merrill Markoe,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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May Teng is an Indonesian-American writer and essayist based in Brooklyn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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An entire section of the Mad exhibit is devoted to movie and television show satires, the majority with art by master caricaturist Mort Drucker.—
Jeff Suess,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Nov. 2025
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That novelist’s precision is embedded in every beat of the screenplay, which values rhythm and implication over exposition.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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The novelist Naomi Alderman recently wrote about how the thing that keeps drawing us back to our phones is actually a misdirected desire to learn.—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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He is known as the world's most famous playwright and England's greatest dramatist, but even William Shakespeare got writer's block.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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The essential New Orleans recipe, named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou in 1908 to celebrate his trip to The Big Easy, is a close cousin to eggs Benedict.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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The actor and impressionist, who has been with the show since 1989, has no idea what happens after that.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Very funny, talented… an excellent impressionist.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Dec. 2025
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Hayes went from aspiring author to accomplished playwright in less than a year.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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For its part, WaterTower Theatre has produced the stage version of the landmark 1960s coming-of-age film and novella The Graduate (closing Sunday), written a quarter a century ago by British playwright and director Terry Johnson.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Then there are the charismatic storytellers.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mary is one of the most experienced Olympic commentators ever and a master storyteller.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Satirist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satirist. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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