List of satirical magazines
This is a list of satirical magazines which have a satirical bent, and which may consist of fake news stories for mainly humorous purposes. For magazines published online, see List of satirical news websites.
List
| Name | Country | Place | Founded | Defunct | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Cațavencu | Romania | Bucharest | 1991 | ongoing | |
| Alhudood | Jordan | Amman | 2013 | ongoing | |
| L'Asino | Italy | Rome | 1892 | 1925 | |
| L'Assiette au Beurre | France | Paris | 1901 | 1936 | |
| Il Becco Giallo | Italy | Rome | 1924 | 1931 | |
| El Be Negre | Spain | Barcelona | 1931 | 1936[1] | Briefly revived in 1979 as Amb potes rosses |
| Blandaren | Sweden | Stockholm | 1863 | ongoing | Founded by students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| Bertoldo | Italy | Milan | 1936 | 1943 | |
| La Campana de Gràcia | Spain | Barcelona | 1870 | 1934 | Suspended in 1872, 1874 and 1890, and substituted by L'Esquella de la Torratxa |
| Candido | Italy | Milan | 1945 | 1961 | |
| Cane Toad Times | Australia | Brisbane | 1977 | 1990 | Motivated by political events in Queensland under the Bjelke-Petersen Government (1968–1987). |
| La Caricature | France | Paris | 1830 | 1843 | |
| La Caricature | France | Paris | 1880 | 1904 | |
| Caras y Caretas (Argentina) | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1898 | ongoing | |
| Le Canard enchaîné | France | Paris | 1915 | ongoing | |
| Le Charivari | France | Paris | 1832 | 1937 | |
| Charlie Hebdo | France | Paris | 1969 | ongoing | publication suspended (1981–1992); a mass killing of contributors at its offices in 2015 causes one issue to appear late, but fails to stop publication |
| The Chaser | Australia | 1999 | 2005 | Resumed print publication as a quarterly journal in 2015. | |
| The Clinic | Chile | Santiago | 1998 | ongoing | |
| Cu-Cut! | Spain | Barcelona | 1902 | 1912 | briefly revived 1913–14[2] |
| Cuore | Italy | Rome | 1989 | 1996 | |
| Cyrulik Warszawski | Poland | Warsaw | 1926 | 1934 | associated with the Skamander literary circle; the title Cyrulik Warszawski translates as "The Barber of Warsaw". |
| Ad-Dabbour | Lebanon | Beirut | 1922 | ongoing | [3] |
| The Daily Mash | United Kingdom | 2007 | ongoing | ||
| Davul | Ottoman Empire | Istanbul | 1908 | 1909 | |
| Dikobraz | Czechoslovakia Czech Republic (from 1993) |
1945 | 1995 | from 1990 under the title Nový Dikobraz; briefly revived 2004–2005 under the title Dikobraz a Zabaveno; the title Dikobraz translates as "Old World Porcupine" | |
| De Nieuwe | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 1991 | ongoing | Back after a sabbatical of 25 years, De Nieuwe is the only printed satire magazine in the Netherlands |
| Der Drache | Germany | Leipzig | 1919 | 1925 | |
| L'Esquella de la Torratxa | Spain | Barcelona | 1890 | 1939 | spin-off of La Campana de Gràcia[4] |
| Eulenspiegel | Germany/East Germany | Berlin | 1954 | ongoing | the only satire magazine of East Germany |
| Faking News | India | Delhi | 2008 | 2020 | |
| Faking Daily | India | Bengaluru | 2021 | ongoing | |
| Feral Tribune | Croatia | Split | 1984 | 2008 | published from 1984 until 1993 as a weekly supplement in Nedjeljna Dalmacija, published from 1993 until 2008 as an independent weekly magazine |
| Fliegende Blätter | Germany | Munich | 1845 | 1944 | |
| Frank | Canada | Halifax | 1987 | 2008 | |
| Frigidaire | Italy | Giano dell'Umbria | 1980 | 2008 | |
| Fun | United Kingdom | London | 1861 | 1901 | |
| La Furia | France | Paris | 2022 | ongoing | |
| Gırgır | Turkey | Istanbul | 1972 | 1989 | |
| Golden Words | Canada | Kingston | 1967 | ongoing | Engineering newspaper of Queen's University |
| Grönköpings Veckoblad | Sweden | 1902 | ongoing | ||
| La Grosse Bertha | France | 1991 | 1993 | ||
| Der Groyser Kundes | United States | New York | 1909 | 1927 | |
| Guerin Meschino | Italy | Milan | 1882 | 1950 | |
| Hackberg Post | Germany | Passau | 2016 | 2023 | German-English online-publication from 2016 until 2017, from 2018 onwards only German edition in printed form |
| Hamburger Wespen | Germany | Hamburg | 1862 | 1868 | |
| Hara-Kiri | France | Paris | 1961 | 1985 | reappeared briefly in 1993 and 2000. Additional weekly magazine published in 1969–1970. |
| Harvard Lampoon | United States | Cambridge | 1876 | ongoing | |
| The Hoar | United Kingdom | Leamington Spa | 2016 | 2017[5] | |
| Hosteni | Albania | Tirana | 1945 | ongoing | published monthly until 1991, quarterly onward |
| Hum | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1978 | 1999 | |
| Humor Times | United States | Sacramento, CA | 1991 | ongoing | Monthly, available in print and digital formats. Features editorial cartoons organized as a review of the news, humor columns and more. |
| The Inconsequential | United Kingdom | Northeastern England | 2005 | ongoing | Originated from a one-issue pamphlet entitled The Shabby Hare. Published every two to three months up to 2015, then monthly thereafter.[6] |
| El Jueves | Spain | Barcelona | 1977 | ongoing | |
| Karuzela | Poland | Łódź | 1957 | 1992 | |
| Kikeriki | Austria | Vienna | 1861 | 1933 | |
| Kladderadatsch | Germany | Berlin | 1848 | 1944 | |
| Krokodil | Soviet Union Russian Federation (from 1991) |
Moscow | 1922 | 2004 | from 2001 under the title Novyi Krokodil («Новый Крокодил»); the only satirical magazine in the world to be honoured with a musical composition: "5 Romances to the Words from the Crocodile Magazine" («5 романсов на слова из журнала „Крокодил“») by Dmitri Shostakovich (1965). |
| Il Lampione | Grand Duchy of Tuscany/Italy | Florence | 1848 | 1877 | |
| The Legian Street Journal | Indonesia | Bali | 2018 | ongoing | |
| LeMan | Turkey | Istanbul | 1990 | ongoing | [7] |
| The Lemon Press | United Kingdom | York | 2009 | ongoing | |
| Toons Mag | Norway | Drøbak | 2009 | ongoing | |
| Penguen | Turkey | Istanbul | 2002 | 2017 | |
| Pennsylvania Punch Bowl | United States | Philadelphia | 1899 | ongoing | |
| La Lente | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | Florence | 1856 | 1861 | |
| Leuchtkugeln | Germany | Munich | 1848 | 1851 | |
| Emme | Italy | Rome | 2007 | 2009 | |
| Il Male | Italy | Rome | 1978 | 1982 | |
| Il Misfatto | Italy | Rome | 2010 | 2013 | |
| Moskovskaya Komsomolka | Russia | Moscow | 1999 | 2001 | |
| Mucha | Poland | Warsaw | 1868 | 1952 | |
| Mushtum | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 1923 | ongoing | |
| Münchener Punsch | Germany | Munich | 1848 | 1871 | |
| Nebelspalter | Switzerland | Zürich Rorschach (from 1921) Basel (from 1996) Horn (from 1998) |
1875 | ongoing | proscribed in Nazi Germany |
| Neurococi | Romania | Oradea | 2018 | ongoing | |
| NewsBiscuit | United Kingdom | 2006 | ongoing | founded by John O'Farrell (author) | |
| Noseweek | South Africa | 1993 | ongoing | ||
| The Onion | United States | Chicago | 1988 | ongoing | Stopped print in 2013,[8] but resumed in 2024[9] |
| The Babylon Bee | United States | Jupiter, Florida | 2016 | ongoing | |
| 'U Panarijdde | Italy | Taranto | 1902 | 1953 | |
| Papitu | Spain | Barcelona | 1908 | 1937 | [10][11] |
| Par Condicio | Italy | 2004 | 2005 | ||
| Il Pasquino | Kingdom of Sardinia/Italy | Turin | 1856 | 1930 | |
| Der Postillon | Germany | Fürth | 2008 | ongoing | |
| Private Eye | United Kingdom | London | 1961 | ongoing | |
| Przegięcie Pały | Poland | 1988 | 1989 | founded by Krzysztof Skiba associated with the Ruch Społeczeństwa Alternatywnego & Orange Alternative movements | |
| Punch | United Kingdom | London | 1841 | 2002 | |
| Il Quotidiano Pazzo | Italy | Rome | 2007 | ongoing | Also called Daily Crazy |
| The Realist | United States | New York City | 1958 | 2001 | |
| Różowe Domino | Poland (under Austrian partition) |
Lwów (now Lviv) |
1882 | 1890 | whole print runs frequently confiscated by the censorship of Austria-Hungary; the title translates as "Pink Domino". |
| Simplicissimus | Germany | Munich | 1896 | 1944 | |
| Siné Mensuel | France | Paris | 2011 | ongoing | succeeded to the weekly magazine Siné Hebdo published from 2008 to 2010 |
| Spy | United States | 1986 | 1998 | ||
| Lo Stenterello | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | Florence | 1848 | 1849 | |
| Süddeutscher Postillon | Germany | Munich | 1882 | 1910 | |
| Svikmøllen | Denmark | 1915 | ongoing | ||
| Szpilki | Poland | Warsaw (Łódź 1945–1947) |
1935 | 1994 | founded by Eryk Lipiński & Zbigniew Mitzner; publication suspended during the Second World War between September 1939 and March 1945, and again for a few months during the dictatorship of General Jaruzelski |
| The Phoenix | Ireland | Dublin | 1983 | ongoing | |
| Tango | Italy | Rome | 1986 | 1988 | |
| Teacher's Diary | United Kingdom | London | 2004 | 2004 | a brief Private Eye spin-off |
| Tawfiq | Iran | Teheran | 1922 | 1971 | |
| La Traca | Spain | Valencia | 1884 | 1939 | Got several interrumptions, revived between 1995 and 2010. |
| Ulenspiegel | Germany | Berlin | 1945 | 1950 | |
| Ulk | Germany | Hamburg | 1872 | 1933 | |
| Uykusuz | Turkey | Istanbul | 2007 | 2023[12] | |
| Titanic | Germany | Frankfurt | 1979 | ongoing | |
| Il Vernacoliere | Italy | Livorno | 1982 | ongoing | |
| La voce della fogna | Italy | 1974 | 1983 | ||
| Der Wahre Jacob | Germany | Stuttgart | 1879 | 1933 | |
| Watzmann | Austria | 1982 | 1985 | ||
| Weekly World News | United States | 1979 | 2007 | ||
| Wiadomości Brukowe | Poland (under Russian partition) |
Wilno (now Vilnius) |
1816 | 1822 | closed by the censorship of the Russian Empire; continued surreptitiously as Bałamut until 1836; the oldest satirical magazine in the world; the title Wiadomości Brukowe translates as "Gutter-rag News". |
| The Yale Record | United States | New Haven | 1872 | ongoing | |
| Eine Zeitung | Germany | Bremen | 2005 | ongoing | |
| 100Most | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2013 | ongoing | |
| The Medium (Rutgers) | United States | New Brunswick | 1970 | ongoing | |
| El Chigüire Bipolar | Venezuela | Caracas | 2008 | ongoing | |
| The Oxymoron | United Kingdom | Oxford | 2007 | ongoing | A student-run satire magazine at the University of Oxford; printed three times a year and published online |
| The Toon Lampoon | United Kingdom | Newcastle upon Tyne | 2020 | ongoing | A student run satire publication at the Newcastle University |
See also
Media related to Magazines about satire at Wikimedia Commons
- List of satirists and satires
- List of satirical news websites
- List of satirical television news programs
References
- ^ Solà i Dachs, Lluís: El be Negre i els seus homes Barcelona: Edhasa, 1977 [1]
- ^ Cu-cut! Sàtira política en temps trasbalsats (1902-1912) - Exhibition prospect at Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona
- ^ "The Lebanese satirical magazine "Ad-Dabbour": Hornets' nest in Beirut - Qantara.de".
- ^ Solà i Dachs, Lluís: L'Esquella de la Torratxa (1879-1939) Barcelona: Bruguera, 1970 [2]
- ^ says, Theo (2017-02-12). "We're closing The Hoar". The Hoar. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ Graham C Hodgson, Joint Editor-in-Chief
- ^ ""Special Coup Issue!" Turkish police... - Oum Cartoon أم كرتون". Oum Cartoon أم كرتون. 20 July 2016.
- ^ Yu, Roger (2013-11-08). "The Onion ends print publication after 25 years". USA Today. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Mullin, Benjamin; Davis, Jamie Kelter (2024-08-16). "No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of Media". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Revistes d'humor noucentistes. Culturcat. Generalitat de Catalunya". Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Papitu". Gran Enciclopedia Catalana. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Mizah dergisi Uykusuz kapanıyor". Cumhuriyet. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.