In its Season 27 premiere, South Park takes direct aim at Donald Trump with its most unapologetic political satire yet ...

Yet, in truth, satire—at least satire of great quality—lives just as long as any other kind of art. It keeps its objects ...

Songwriter Tom Lehrer, who died July 26, was once considered the sharpest voice in political satire. Why did he stop writing?

If you’ve ever laughed at a satirical song, whether watching a panel show, a live comedy gig or on Radio 4, there’s a good ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, ...

Since then, Colbert has been ripping into Donald Trump with renewed relish, often while also flaying CBS and its parent ...