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Recent Examples of satirist
The satirist from Windham died following a long battle with prostate cancer, according to his ex-wife, Shelly Miles.
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Brian Niemietz, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The conservative satirist announced in May that he was being treated for prostate cancer, which had metastasized to his bones.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Move’s work was that not of a satirist but of a believer, of a terrific dancer who inhabited Graham’s genius.
—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
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Brian Niemietz, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The conservative satirist announced in May that he was being treated for prostate cancer, which had metastasized to his bones.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Move’s work was that not of a satirist but of a believer, of a terrific dancer who inhabited Graham’s genius.
—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
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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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Economist and essayist David Oks argued in an influential, widely read Substack post that most of this ATM story is just half the tale.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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Athena Nassar is an Egyptian American poet, essayist, and short-story writer.—
Athena Nassar,
The Atlantic,
3 May 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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American poet and novelist Charles Bukowski had a wide range of menial jobs before finding success as a writer later in life.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Set in a quaint, New England town, the six-part series follows bestselling novelist, Allie (Shields), who forms an unlikely alliance with Andi (Williamson), an aspiring writer and podcaster, to find the killer of a close friend.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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In transcripts of hearings of the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Garber finds an upwelling of voices from the literary past, among them Christopher Marlowe, the revenge dramatist Thomas Kyd, and, from first to last, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The debate centers on alternate theories proposing that Shakespeare was a front for the real dramatist (or dramatists).—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.—
Lindsey Tramuta,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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The awards show is set for March 31, with stand-up comedian, actor and impressionist Matt Friend as host.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2026
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The production was written and directed by Fort Lauderdale poet and playwright Darius Daughtry, founder of the Art Prevails Project.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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Loosely based on the nonfiction book You and I—The Illness Suddenly Gets Worse by Makiko Miyano and Maho Isono, the story follows the French director of a nursing home who attempts to introduce a more humane care technique and meets a terminally ill Japanese playwright.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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But as a storyteller, Barton is primarily interested in how pairs of people navigate the power dynamics between them (think of the personal and professional relationships throughout Barton’s previous series, Giri/Haji and Black Doves), and so his Amadeus reconfigures.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Industry leaders will discuss stackable incentives, rebates, grants, and financing strategies, alongside resources supporting independent producers and emerging storytellers working in California.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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