Effective satire has to be almost identical to the subject that it is skewering.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate.
Satire works best when it hews close to the line between the outlandish and the possible - and as that line continues to grow thinner, the satirist's task becomes ever more difficult.
I love the satire and skewering of comedy writing.
I never see myself as writing satire. I think I write about people as they really are, without making them better or worse.
Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.
Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.
Satire is a weapon, and it can be quite cruel.
I've never been much drawn towards satire of any kind.
Satire doesn't effect change.
It is difficult not to write satire.