Revisiting Sandesam after Sreenivasan’s death reveals why the 1991 film remains one of Malayalam cinema’s sharpest political satires.

Veteran Malayalam artist Sreenivasan, who recently passed away at 69, was remembered by filmmaker Priyadarshan for his ...

Sreenivasan, the renowned Malayalam actor, writer, and director, passed away at 69, leaving a legacy of political and social ...

Tirades in capitalization, AI meme wars, self-proclamations of greatness, name-calling, deepfakes and slews of hyperbole — parody is cavorting around the Governor Newsom Press Office account on X. And ...

Comedian Jo Koy’s monologue during Monday night’s Golden Globe Awards show clearly fell flat, and not just because he took a cheap shot at Taylor Swift. The audience (and armchair reviewers online) ...

Comedy and music have long served as powerful mediums for addressing societal issues. Throughout history, these art forms have been used to critique and expose the flaws in political systems. Greek ...

A look back at the films that shaped Sreenivasan’s legacy – from political satire and social critique to timeless comic partnerships – and how his writing and performances transformed Malayalam cinema ...

With the power of his razor-sharp humor, pioneering political satirist Bassem Youssef left audiences reeling with the effect ...

In this year's WSJ. Magazine Innovators Issue, the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series was not only the comedy cover stars but also the focus of an in-depth behind-the-scenes look.

In the new HBO limited series The Regime, Kate Winslet plays Elena Vernham, the autocratic ruler of a small nation located somewhere in “Middle Europe.” Most of the action takes place inside Elena’s ...

The reason there is very little humorous and biting political satire today is that Americans are far too politically sensitive (“Is political satire a dead art in America?,” Jan. 10). We have become ...