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Ali-Naqi Vaziri

Ali-Naqi Vasiri (better known as Colonel Ali-Naqi Vasiri) is one of the seven children of Musa Khan Vaziri (a prominent official in the Persian Cossack Brigade) and Bibi Khatoon Astarabadi, a notable Iranian writer, satirist and one of the pioneering figures in the women's movement of Iran; her book Ma'ayeb al-Rejal (Failings of Men, also translated as Vices of Men) is considered by some as the first declaration of women's rights in the modern history of Iran.

Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?

The film is based on short story 'Tum kab jaoge,Athithi?' by Sharad Joshi, famous satirist of Hindi, whose stories are being aired on SAB TV's Lapataganj, series directed by Ashwini Dhir, The Director of the film.

Battier

Henrietta Battier (c. 1751–1813), Irish poet, satirist, and actress

Big red button

In his "MLF Lullaby," singer/satirist Tom Lehrer noted that development of a "Multi-Lateral (nuclear) Force" would ensure that "one of the fingers on the button will be German."

Billy Hicks

Bill Hicks (1961–1994), American stand-up comedian and satirist

Boyd Oxlade

The book was published by William Heinemann Australia in 1987, and the 1991 film adaptation—which Oxlade co-wrote with the film's director, John Ruane, and which starred Sam Neill, Zoe Carides and John Clarke—became a cult hit.

Cheat Bridge, West Virginia

Over 40 years later, celebrated satirist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce revisited the site of his youthful service.

Dan Dion

Upon graduation, he moved to San Francisco to work for political satirist Will Durst at his comedy club, the Holy City Zoo.

Deni

Viktor Deni (born Viktor Denisov) (Russian: Виктор Денисов) (1893–1946), a Russian satirist, cartoonist and poster artist.

Dimitar Stoyanov

Radoy Ralin (Dimitar Stoyanov, 1923–2004), Bulgarian dissident, poet and satirist

F.W. Bernstein

F.W. Bernstein (originally Fritz Weigle; born March 4, 1938, Göppingen) is a German poet, cartoonist, and satirist.

Father Joe

Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul (2004) is a memoir written by Tony Hendra, an English humorist and satirist.

Forner

Juan Bautista Pablo Forner, (1756–1799), Spanish satirist and scholar, called to the bar at Madrid in 1783

Foumani

Kioumars Saberi Foumani (1941–2004), Iranian satirist, writer, and teacher

Frank J.

Frank J. Fleming (commonly known as "Frank J."), American columnist and satirist

Franking

Because Benjamin Franklin was an early United States Postmaster General, satirist Richard Armour referred to free congressional mailings as the "Franklin privilege"

Franz Josef Degenhardt

Franz Josef Degenhardt (3 December 1931 – 14 November 2011) was a German poet, satirist, novelist, and – first and foremost – a folksinger/songwriter (Liedermacher) with decidedly left-wing politics.

Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes

He was a descendant of Anne Blaides (née Marvell), the sister of Andrew Marvell, the satirist and friend of Milton.

Gary Cooke

Gary Cooke is an Irish actor, satirist and writer who is one of the stars, on screen, of Après Match and, on stage, I, Keano and MacBecks.

Guzzanti

Corrado Guzzanti (b. 1965), Italian actor, director, writer and satirist; son of Paolo

Hikmet

Hikmet Temel Akarsu, Turkish novelist, short-story writer, satirist and play writer

I Poo Poo on Your JuJu

The album compiles Elliott's remixes of work by other artists, including Blonde Redhead, Tarwater and Yann Tiersen, together with a rare collaboration with English satirist Chris Morris involving Elliott's music underpinning dialogue from the "Bad Sex" series of sketches from Morris' Radio 1 "ambient comedy" show Blue Jam.

James Ridley

Ridley wrote two novels, The History of James Lovegrove, Esquire (1761) and The Schemer, or the Universal Satirist, by that Great Philosopher Helter van Scelter (1763); but he is mainly remembered for his Oriental pastiche Tales of the Genii, a set of stories based on those of the Arabian Nights.

Jorge Llopis

Jorge Llopis (1919–1976) was a Spanish satirist, actor and playwright best known for Los Pelópidas, a two-act satire of Greek tragedy, and for the parodic false anthology of the Spanish poetry Las mil peores poesías de la lengua castellana.

Kakori

The greatest poet of 'naat' genre of Urdu poetry Mohsin Kakorvi, his son Noorul Hasan Nayyier, the compiler of Nurul Lughaat, one of the authentic Urdu Dictionary to date and the satirist Ghulam Ahmed Alavi 'Furqat Kakorvi' all belonged to this town.

Kevin Lewis

Kevin N. Lewis (1955–2008), RAND strategic analyst, political satirist

Kunchan

Kunchan Nambiar (1705–1770), 18th-century satirist from Kerala, who was the originator of Ottamthullal

Maim That Tune

This album was dedicated to the deceased stand-up comedian, satirist and social critic Bill Hicks.

Milan Radonjić

Milan Radonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Радоњић), born on 11 April 1973 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia, is a known TV personality, comedian, satirist and tarot card reader in the Balkan region.

Miles Lord

He also has a daughter, Priscilla Lord Faris, who ran against satirist Al Franken, in the Democratic Party primary in 2008, for the Senate seat held by Norm Coleman.

Never Never Newsreel

The Never Never Newsreel was a weekly syndicated satirical radio sketch created by Australian satirist Josh Zepps that ran until June 2008.

Oologah, Oklahoma

Will Rogers – Preeminent philanthropist, actor, humorist, philosopher, and political satirist of the early 1900s; born at Dog Iron Ranch just outside of Oologah.

Perfect Cherry Blossom

British comedian and satirist Charlie Brooker, in his video game review show Gameswipe, presents Perfect Cherry Blossom as an example of the shoot 'em up genre that "masochistic maniacs actively enjoy dipping into".

Peter Pindar

Peter Pindar, a pen name of John Wolcot (1738–1819), satirist, born in Dodbrooke in Devon

Private Eye TV

In celebration of the magazine's tenth anniversary, the best of its output was compiled by Barry Took and read out by the magazine's staff and assorted comedy stars (like Private Eye, largely originating themselves from the Satire Boom) such as John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Spike Milligan, William Rushton, John Wells, Christopher Booker, Barry Fantoni, Paul Foot and Richard Ingrams.

Saberi

Kioumars Saberi Foumani (1941-2004), Iranian satirist, writer, and teacher

Sara Kishon

Sara Kishon (October 8, 1931 – March 24, 2002) was a pianist, art collector, and the wife of the Israeli author and satirist Ephraim Kishon.

Simon Hunt

Pauline Pantsdown (also known as Simon Hunt), Australian satirist and former Australian Senate candidate

Spread the Net

It was co-founded by Rick Mercer, a Canadian satirist, and Belinda Stronach, a former Canadian Member of Parliament and philanthropist.

The Educated Mind

The same year the essay was published (1997), Italian comedian-satirist Daniele Luttazzi used Egan ideas for his character Prof. Fontecedro in the popular TV show Mai dire gol, aired on Italia 1.

The Realist

In 2003, Italian satirist Daniele Luttazzi produced the short story Stanotte e per sempre (Eng.: Tonight and forever), which transposed Krassner's elements in the Italian political context.

The Remains of Tom Lehrer

The Remains of Tom Lehrer is a box set containing all the songs from musical satirist Tom Lehrer's previous albums along with previously unreleased songs and his works featured in The Electric Company.

The Satirist

The Satirist was frequently criticised by commentators, and James Hain Friswell described it as a "poor imitation of Town and Country".

Those Who Trespass

The satirist Stephen Colbert, known for his parody of O'Reilly and other political pundits on his show The Colbert Report, has stated that his sci-fi character Tek Jansen was originally inspired by O'Reilly and Those Who Trespass.

Up Sunday

These were later pruned, and the cast enlarged to feature the likes of Clive James, Kenny Everett and John Wells.

Włodzimierz Słobodnik

Włodzimierz Słobodnik (born September 19, 1900, in Novoukrainka, died July 10, 1991, in Warsaw) was a Polish poet, translator of French, Russian, and Soviet literature, a satirist, and the author of numerous books for young adults.


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