Throughout human history and civilisation, as long as there has been politics; political satire has existed, adding some muchneeded spice to humanity's rich cultural heritage. The flourishing world of internet satire with websites like the Daily Squib based on news and cultural headlines as well as politics are not only linked to the ancient world of Aristophanes, dubbed the father of comedy, satirising Athenian leaders and their conduct of the Peloponnesian War 2,500 years ago, but of the likes of Juvenal satirising everyt...
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