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A spin-off show that spawned from an extremely right-wing character on The Daily Show. It is hosted by the proud author of "I Am America (And So Can You!)".
What is The Colbert Report?
100
A comic strip by Garry Trudeau that has been in circulation since 1970. Usually satirizes politics and has been at the center of several political movements since it's launch.
What is Doonesbury?
100
Written by George Orwell, this book reflects the Russian Revolution of 1917 by showing the same situation played out by barnyard animals.
What is Animal Farm?
200
A satirical news show hosted by Jon Stewart that focuses on politics and media organizations.
What is The Daily Show?
200
A magazine first issued in 1952, the comics in this magazine satirizes everything from politics, to entertainment, to public figures. In 1995, it also became a sketch comedy show that competed with SNL until its final season in 2009.
What is Mad?
200
A novel by Joseph Heller that mainly follows Captain John Yossarian, who is stationed in the Air Force during WW2, as he and his fellow airmen try to maintain their sanity so that they can return home. It is also an idiom of a "no-win situation".
What is Catch-22?
300
A long-running cartoon about a family that includes an overweight father, a brainy daughter, and a mischievous son.
What is The Simpsons?
300
The author of "America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't".
Who is Stephan Colbert?
300
A book (and eventually movie) by Chuck Palahniuk that follows and unnamed character as he tries to cope with his insomnia. The protagonist gathers a group of extremely stupid people and tells them that they need to think for themselves while stripping them of their individuality. The satire within the movie is more pronounced as Brad Pitt tells us that we (himself included) will never be movie stars.
What is Fight Club?
300
A movie made in 1980 that parodies the 1957 movie "Zero Hour!" and disaster movies in general.
What is Airplane?
400
A sketch comedy show that's aired on NBC since the mid-1970's. It has musical guests and celebrity hosts. Spin-offs of this show include the movies "Blues Brothers" and "Wayne's World" as well as the musical group "The Lonely Island".
What is SNL?
400
An online and print based news group that writes stories about both fictional and real issues. The non-satirical section of the paper is called "The A.V. Club".
What is The Onion?
400
A novel by Kurt Vonnegut about Billy Pilgrim, a soldier in WW2. He is stuck visiting random parts of time throughout his life and is abducted by aliens at one point. The book satirizes the senselessness of war.
What is Slaughterhouse-Five?
500
A show that models cut-out style animation. It follows the lives of 4 fourth-grade boys in a small town who are exposed to extreme stereotypes and strange situations. The show aims to make fun of everyone equally.
What is South Park?
500
An online blog that satires American Conservative Christians. On several occasions, netizens have taken their articles seriously which has led to massive amounts of hate mail and untrue facts being circulated. They have written on everything from video games to world issues.
What is Christwire?
500
A novel by William Goldman that claims to be an abridged version of an older novel by the same name (though the older book does not actually exist). The story follows Westley, who leaves his love Buttercup to find his fortune before they wed. The novel satirizes romance and adventure novels (as well as a little on British royalty).
What is The Princess Bride?