Satire Writers Unable To Keep Up With Reality

These conservative satire writers are trying to come up with a joke, but liberals have already done every insane thing they can think of. Will they be able to outpace reality?

"Satire has weakened in our epoch for several reasons, but chiefly, I think, because the world has become too absurd to be satirized.” - Gk Chesterton, 1911

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[FATMAN_tactical]

Its hard to write comedy when the whole world is a joke.

[kingdavidjapan]

OK, how about this one: A crazy democrat mayor instates mask mandate, but claims he doesn't have to wear a mask, because he can just hold his breath instead! Hahaha hilarious satire!

[bradeki]

Babylon Bee quickly transitioned from satirical humorists to time-traveling reporters, then finally to being too slow to keep up with the changing tides. It's like watching John Connor sending new people back in time every week to fight Skynet, but it keeps adapting to change its timetable on the destruction of the human race.

[michaelroberts]

By the way, this is what caused Mad Magazine to go out of business. When their writers realized that their satire was actually more sane than the reality they were parodying, they finally threw in the towel.

[danagray]

This has been going on for years now. Every time someone I watch makes a satirical video, someone goes and does it. Imagine 10 years ago if you'd said that there would be streets in Hollywood you can't go down because even if you manage to not be assaulted by a homeless person, you might step on a crack pipe buried in feces. Imagine if you'd told a story about a drunk/drugged child molester attacking a cop, stealing his taser, shooting at him with said taser, then the cop gets arrested for returning fire! Then add that also, there were riots on behalf of the criminal because he's black. You'd be laughed out of the room because there was no way that could happen. But then, if you'd told me that Donald Trump as president would result in our best economy in generations, I'd laugh you out of the room as well.

[mn]

2002: "The Simpsons already did that one"
2022: "Reality already did that one"

[fearthehoneybadger]

Reality is so insane right now that BB satire could be easily be mistaken for it.

[maidpretty]

Got an idea for a satire: what if White House makes TikTokers blame Putin for inflation and gas prices.

[CoryTheRaven]

Me, a Lutheran: "Yes! We're being mentioned for once!"
Me, hearing the rest of the sentence: "Oh God, oh God no, not like this..."

[snelson]

They didn’t even include Maxine Waters getting frustrated at a homeless center and yell for everyone to go home.

[fincrazydragon]

It's a sad and frightening time when you can no longer tell the difference between satire and reality.

[archangelmichael]

The Babylon Bee thought it was going to be a Christian comedy website.
They turned out to be end time prophets instead.
God has a funny sense of humor.

[FRKSHW]

Democrats strategy to defeating satire: do so much stupid ridiculous shit that you can't even make that shit up.

[nedaaronarmstrong]

Thanks for not swearing. I can share this with my family

[ElementofKindness]

This is The Bee's funniest skit yet!! I really laughed out loud, before crying uncontrollably at the realization of the situation we're in.

[davidgraskemper]

Funnier than any SNL skit of the last ten years.

[wyrmwoodouroborosheartofth]

You've gotta admit, it's an innovative strategy: to put comedians out of business, you just have to be more psychotically unhinged than anything they can come up with. 🤣

[paul-ldvh]

This will go down as the greatest satire piece recorded.
Spoiler alert: A week later, our illustrious leaders doubled down on stupidity, nullifying everything in this video.

[huh]

😂😂😂 I didn't even know all this was going on!!😂😂 What was even funnier was reading Snopes' explanation of why the crack pipes for Racial Equity claim was untrue!!! 😅😅😅 Seriously, thanks for the laughs!!

[zimmermanlandscape]

“I don’t read.” That’s the best way to keep yourself safe in this environment lol