“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.”
Voltaire — Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville (May 16, 1767)
“Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make merry, laugh or shed tears. But in real life it is different. Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. Our Guildensterns play Hamlet for us, and our Hamlets have to jest like Prince Hal. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”
Oscar Wilde — Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
“It feels like it’s going to be more difficult to mock Trump’s administration. They’re already going out and doing the comedy. It’s not something you can make fun of. It’s tricky and it’s really tricky now as satire has become reality. We were really trying to make fun of what was going on last season but we couldn’t keep up. What was actually happening was way funnier than anything we could come up with. So we decided to just back off and let politicians do their comedy and we’ll do ours.”
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone
The South Lawn of the White House and the Atlas cedar tree covered with snow
People have argued that political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize. [Tom Lehrer] Others believe that satire is not dead. It is alive and living in the White House. [Robin Williams] Here is a joke and two very real stories. I will let you decide… Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading
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