My favorite satire would have to be some of the slits from Mad Tv. For example, the "Can I get your number" skit, where the actors portray the situation where a guy is flirting with a girl in a movie and trying to get her number. The skit uses indirect satire because the skit doesn't come right out and say that it is using satire but it is made known through the characters. It also is uses the parody satirical device, because the characters are imitating real life situations or sometimes real people except that everything is exaggerated as to poke fun at it. THe particular skit, "can I get your number" is commenting on how some males in our society today approach woman and it is showing how ridiculous it looks. The satire works in this one, because the message comes across and it is funny at the same time On the other hand, Mad Tv does have a few skits where the satire is a bit more harsh and raunchy and it losses some of it's humor.
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