satire terms main points of definitions

farce

comic action is central, jokes broad, characters stereotypical

vaudeville and burlesque

sitcoms, short comedy sketches, songs, one liners, stand up

high burlesque

caricatures serious work to make audience laugh

parody

serious subject imitated sarcastically

satire

makes fun of subject without imitation

comedy of manners

wit and sarcasm, social norms, domestic life or work

realistic comedy

serious theme, irony and sarcasm, black humor

black humor/dark comedy

taboo subjects, death, religion, sexual oddities, cynicism and skepticism

folk and ethnic humor

plays on stereotypes of specific groups, funnier if it comes from group

wit

fast come back repartee

horatian satire

lighter, still criticizes but playful

juvenalian satire

darker, comes from place of anger and outrage, pessimistic

menippean satire

targets attitudes and diseases of intellect

irony

does not match what is expected

sarcasm

conveys contempt, opposite of what is true to make its point

hyperbole

gross exaggeration, overstates

flash in the pan satires

stories quick to flame up and go away in news

long term satires

last for months or years, stories with same players (ex. presidential administration)

general satires

last for years, humor comes from tone not topic