Lampoon Quotes

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

We reserve the right to make fun of every single person on planet Earth.

One parody is worth a thousand polemics.

Everything can be satirized.

Is not parody the eternal lot of man?

For such is the fate of parody: it must never fear exaggerating. If it strikes home, it will only prefigure something that others will then do without a smile--and without a blush--in steadfast virile seriousness.

As a former writer for the 'National Lampoon,' I've probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.

Humor is a powerful tool, and some of these politicians are so far out and easy to lampoon. They just provide such delicious opportunity.

Ridicule is about the most powerful weapon possible.

Parodies and caricatures are the most penetrating of criticisms.

The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.

Satire can always be found everywhere. A people without love for satire is a dead people.

The thing about Donald [Trump] is the jokes write themselves. I don't even think of it to be trolling. What he says is the joke.

I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin.

Satire is what closes on Saturday night.

In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.

Caricature is rough truth.

The most serious parody I have ever heard was this: In the beginning was nonsense, and the nonsense was with God, and the nonsense was God.

Satire is a weapon, and it can be quite cruel.

Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous.

The show is a satire, which gives us freedom to do anything we want. Satire is the magic word that wipes away any culpability. The media is jealous of this freedom.

Mocking Hugh Hefner is easy to do, and in my mind should be made easier.

I see parody as another form of comedy.

I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals.

A farce is that in poetry which grotesque (caricature) is in painting. The persons and actions of a farce are all unnatural, and the manners false, that is, inconsistent with the characters of mankind; and grotesque painting is the just resemblance of this.