Hamilton Heights High School Library

Satire

Still confused about what satire is exactly ? Well, you're not alone. Check out this definition of satire in the Wikepedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire to help clear your mind. Read an example of satire in this spoof of over-cautious legistation entitled, The Americans with No Abilities Act.

Here are some links to three of the best examples of political satire on the web and three collections of links to other satire sites.

• The Onion at http://www.theonion.com/ -- "The Number One News Source" (well, at least for political satire).
• The Capitol Steps at http://www.capsteps.com/ -- Musical political satire
• Satire Wire at http://www.satirewire.com/index.shtml -- Although this site hasn't been updated in a while, it still has some good content.
• About.com Review of Political Satire on the Internet at http://politicalhumor.about.com/
• The Open Directory Project on Satire at http://www.dmoz.org -- After clicking on this link, you must enter "satire" as your search term. Your results (assuming it works correctly) will include several sub-categories under the satire heading.
• Librarian's Index to the Internet on Satire at http://lii.org/search?m=p&query=satire&searchtype=keywords
• You might also try a web search on Monty Python , Saturday Night Live , or the birthplace of SNL, the Chicago improvisationial group that specializes in satire, Second City . Although these groups specialize in satire, you might be hard pressed to find an actual example of some of their work on the web. However, they may give you some ideas.

As always, if you find something great that you think should be added to this collection, please let Mrs. Reed know so that she might add it to this collection so that others may share your find.