Ironic Satire
I’m still talking about Bill Maher’s 2007 HBO stand-up showcase, Bill Maher: The Decider, where, after greeting the Boston crowd, Maher begins with ...
Month: July 2017
More Problems with Satire
Brian Raftery of Wired.com (11/11/2016) points to the problems with satire as it is commonly understood: In fact, my dependence on satire was so severe this yea...
1 Month in the Tank
Hey everyone (all 1-3 of you who occasionally check in!), Today marks 1 month of posts! Ok, I actually missed two days, but have made them up and there’s ...
Update to Traditional Verbal Irony
Just to keep everyone abreast of the updates I make to the site, I decided I should announce them in separate posts, under Ramblings. This update is to Traditio...
Update to Political, Social and Entertainment Comedians
Just to keep everyone abreast of the updates I make to the site, I decided I should announce them in separate posts, under Ramblings. This update is to the post...
Problems with Satiric Irony
I’m still talking about Bill Maher’s 2007 HBO stand-up showcase, Bill Maher: The Decider, where, after greeting the Boston crowd, Maher begins with ...
Satiric Irony and Litige
To continue with Bill Maher’s 2007 HBO stand-up showcase, Bill Maher: The Decider, I’ve indicated the part after he greets the Boston crowd, where M...
Satire (and Litige)
In his 2007 HBO stand-up showcase, Bill Maher: The Decider, after greeting the Boston crowd, Maher begins with a critique of President George W. Bush. Only 50 ...
Irony: Traditional Verbal Irony
Irony has been studied since at least Classical Greece. There are a few different types of irony, including dramatic irony, where the words or actions of the c...
I’m Joking/Just Kidding
A topic on my list of things to cover in this blog are statements of “just kidding” and “I’m joking.” I started on this in my ana...