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'''Satire''' is a form in [[art]] or [[writing]] which ridicules either a person, [[government]], or an institution, often through the use of [[humour]]. Satire can either be in [[painting]]s, [[play (theatre)|play]]s, [[book]]s, [[song]]s, [[TV]] or [[movie]]s. It also is used to [[stereotype]] people.

Satire was used long ago,. evenIt asis longa ago[[Latin]] asword, though the plays of [[Ancient GreeksAristophanes]] are often called satirical. ItSatire was widely known in [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabethan]] times. [[Jonathan Swift|Swift]] used satireit in his book ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' to make fun of people’s stupidity. Works like ''The Beggar’s Opera'' (1728) used satire to show how silly the [[politician|politicians]] of the time were. The [[Germany|German]] [[playwright]] [[Bertolt Brecht]] used a lot of satire, as did [[Peter Cook]]. More recently [[Jon Stewart]] and other [[comedian]]s use it frequently. A modern example of satire is the American cartoon [[South Park|''South Park'']].