Modern Impacts
Classical Influences
Modern Applications
Foundational Elements
Weird Al
100

The code for an asterisk (i.e. anything you want it to be) shows that Adams was not merely being absurd.

What is 42?

100

Roman satirist who sets the standard for snarling satire by exposing the gritty Rome's depravity and cut-throat culture.

Who is Juvenal?

100

SNL targets the misuse of words or made-up phrases of this President, played by Will Farrell.

Who is George W. Bush?

100

Most protest songs represent this mode of attack since the targets themselves most likely will not change.

What is lampoon?

100

Yankovic song which launched him into superstardom mainly due to his video parody of a Michael Jackson hit.


What is "Eat It"?

200

Fahrenheit 451 is a response to the strongarm government tactics resulting from this period.

What is McCarthyism?

200

Horace based Satire 2.6 on his fable of the Country  Mouse and City Mouse.

Who is Aesop?

200

Television series which popularized the mocumentary style through its satire of workplace life.

What is The Office?
200

Type of satire in which the target is in on the joke (e.g. masters in Satire 2.7 or hair bands in This is Spinal Tap)

What is smiling?

200

Yankovic song which potentially punches down since its target most likely never hears it.

What is "Amish Paradise"?

300

Irony that occurs when the zombie does not "sing" the correct lyrics in Shaun of the Dead.

What is dramatic?

300

Juvenalian persona who reports exaggerated events as if they really happened (i.e. cannibalistic soldiers and Greek pimps).

What is back-door?

300

A Christopher-Guest penned satire targeting the pagentry of dog shows and kennel clubs.

What is Best in Show?

300

Theory of humor denoted as universal (e.g. a weaponized joke or an inquisitive alien abductor).

What is Incongruity?

300

Yankovic targets conspiracy theorists in this parody.

What is "Foil"?

400

Effect of the “American Dream” depicted by Marla Singer’s focus on old Christmas trees and bridesmaid dresses.

What is disposable culture?

400

Lysistrata makes allusions to this battle where women and slaves fought to help defend their city.

What is Corcyra?

400

Frequent target of SNL’s skits due to his sensational trial and subsequent acquittal.

Who is O(renthal) J(ames) Simpson?

400

One marker of snarling satire’s exaggeration (e.g. Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s depiction of a knight fighting despite having both arms cut off).

What is grotesque?

400

Yankovic shows off his skill for high-language in this fast-paced, and much more tame, parody of a highly offensive song.

What is "Word Crimes"?

500

Twisted theology represented by Project Mayhem and the Narrator's brutal beating of Angel Face.

What is the Metaphysical Rebel?

500

Roman emperor whom Juvenal targets for exiling him to Egypt.

Who is Domitian?

500

Saw the need for Christian satire and thus starts The Babylon Bee.

Who is Adam Ford?

500

Monty Python's "Election Night" uses this marker of smiling satire by making the targets laugh at themselves.

What is high-style?

500

A Yankovic style parody of folk songs which has dark lyrics about a sociopath.

What is "The Good Old Days"?