List of satirical magazines explained

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

NameCountryPlaceFoundedDefunctComments
Academia Cațavencu 1991 ongoing
AlhudoodJordanAmman2013ongoing
L'Asino 1892 1925
L'Assiette au Beurre 1901 1936
Il Becco Giallo Italy Rome 1924 1931
El Be Negre 1931 1936[1] Briefly revived in 1979 as Amb potes rosses
BlandarenSwedenStockholm1863ongoingFounded by students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Bertoldo Italy 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
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) ArgentinaBuenos 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 1999 2005 Resumed print publication as a quarterly journal in 2015.
The Clinic 1998 ongoing
Cu-Cut! Spain Barcelona 1902 1912 briefly revived 1913–14[2]
Cuore Italy Rome 1989 1996
Cyrulik Warszawski 1926 1934 associated with the Skamander literary circle; the title Cyrulik Warszawski translates as "The Barber of Warsaw".
Ad-Dabbour 1922 ongoing [3]
The Daily Mash 2007 ongoing
Davul 1908 1909
Dikobraz Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic (from 1993)
1945 1995 from 1990 under the title Nový Dikobraz; briefly revived 20042005 under the title Dikobraz a Zabaveno; the title Dikobraz translates as "Old World Porcupine"
De NieuweNetherlandsAmsterdam1991ongoingBack after a sabbatical of 25 years, De Nieuwe is the only printed satire magazine in the Netherlands
Der Drache Germany 1919 1925
L'Esquella de la Torratxa Spain Barcelona 1890 1939 spin-off of La Campana de Gràcia[4]
Eulenspiegel Berlin 1954 ongoing the only satire magazine of East Germany
Faking News Delhi 2008 2020
Faking Daily Bengaluru 2021 ongoing
Feral Tribune 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 1845 1944
Frank 1987 2008
Frigidaire Italy 1980 2008
Fun United Kingdom 1861 1901
La Furia France Paris 2022 ongoing
Gırgır 1972 1989
Golden Words Canada 1967 ongoing Engineering newspaper of Queen's University
Grönköpings Veckoblad 1902 ongoing
La Grosse Bertha 1991 1993
Der Groyser Kundes 1909 1927
Guerin Meschino Italy Milan 1882 1950
Hackberg PostGermanyPassau20162023German-English online-publication from 2016 until 2017, from 2018 onwards only German edition in printed form
Hamburger Wespen Germany 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 1876 ongoing
The Hoar United Kingdom 2016 2017[5]
Hosteni 1945 ongoing published monthly until 1991, quarterly onward
Hum Argentina 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 1957 1992
Kikeriki Austria Vienna 1861 1933
Kladderadatsch Germany Berlin 1848 1944
Krokodil Soviet Union
Russian Federation (from 1991)
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 1848 1877
The Legian Street JournalIndonesiaBali2018ongoing
Turkey Istanbul 1990 ongoing [7]
The Lemon Press United Kingdom 2009 ongoing
Toons MagNorwayDrøbak2009ongoing
Penguen 2002 2017
Pennsylvania Punch BowlUnited StatesPhiladelphia1899ongoing
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 Moscow 1999 2001
Mucha Poland Warsaw 1868 1952
Münchener Punsch Germany Munich 1848 1871
Nebelspalter Zürich
Rorschach (from 1921)
Basel (from 1996)
Horn (from 1998)
1875 ongoing proscribed in Nazi Germany
NeurocociRomaniaOradea2018ongoing
NewsBiscuit 2006 ongoing founded by John O'Farrell (author)
Noseweek 1993 ongoing
The Onion United States 1988 ongoing Stopped print in 2013,[8] but resumed in 2024[9]
The Babylon Bee United States Jupiter, Florida2016ongoing
'U Panarijdde Italy 1902 1953
Spain Barcelona19081937[10] [11]
Par Condicio Italy 2004 2005
Il Pasquino Kingdom of Sardinia/Italy Turin 1856 1930
Der Postillon Germany 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 PazzoItalyRome2007ongoingAlso 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 19451947)
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 1983 ongoing
Tango Italy Rome 1986 1988
Teacher's Diary United Kingdom London 2004 2004 a brief Private Eye spin-off
Tawfiq 1922 1971
La Traca 1884 1939Got several interrumptions, revived between 1995 and 2010.
Ulenspiegel Germany Berlin 1945 1950
Ulk Germany Hamburg 1872 1933
TurkeyIstanbul20072023[12]
Titanic Germany 1979 ongoing
Il Vernacoliere Italy 1982 ongoing
La voce della fogna Italy 1974 1983
Der Wahre Jacob Germany 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 1872 ongoing
Eine Zeitung Germany 2005 ongoing
100Most Hong Kong 2013 ongoing
The Medium (Rutgers) United States 1970 ongoing
El Chigüire Bipolar Venezuela Caracas 2008 ongoing
The OxymoronUnited KingdomOxford2007ongoingA student-run satire magazine at the University of Oxford; printed three times a year and published online
The Toon Lampoon United Kingdom 2020 ongoing A student run satire publication at the Newcastle University

See also

Notes and References

  1. Solà i Dachs, Lluís: El be Negre i els seus homes Barcelona: Edhasa, 1977 https://books.google.com/books?id=UlZzPwAACAAJ&q=bibliogroup:%22El+be+negre+i+els+seus+homes:+Setmanari+sat%C3%ADric%22
  2. http://w110.bcn.cat/ArxiuHistoric/Continguts/Documents/Fitxers/Full_de_ma_Cu_cut.pdf Cu-cut! Sàtira política en temps trasbalsats (1902-1912)
  3. Web site: The Lebanese satirical magazine "Ad-Dabbour": Hornets' nest in Beirut - Qantara.de.
  4. Solà i Dachs, Lluís: L'Esquella de la Torratxa (1879-1939) Barcelona: Bruguera, 1970 https://books.google.com/books?id=L13ONAEACAAJ
  5. Web site: We're closing The Hoar. says. Theo. 2017-02-12. The Hoar. en-GB. 2019-12-10.
  6. Graham C Hodgson, Joint Editor-in-Chief
  7. Web site: "Special Coup Issue!" Turkish police... - Oum Cartoon أم كرتون. Oum Cartoon أم كرتون. en. 20 July 2016.
  8. News: Yu . Roger . 2013-11-08 . The Onion ends print publication after 25 years . 2024-08-18 . USA Today . en-US.
  9. News: Mullin . Benjamin . Davis . Jamie Kelter . 2024-08-16 . No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of Media . 2024-08-18 . The New York Times . en-US.
  10. Web site: Revistes d’humor noucentistes. Culturcat. Generalitat de Catalunya . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020603/http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/culturacatalana/menuitem.be2bc4cc4c5aec88f94a9710b0c0e1a0/?vgnextoid=d07cef2126896210VgnVCM1000000b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d07cef2126896210VgnVCM1000000b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=detall2&contentid=f4e0110e279d7210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD . 2013-10-05 . 2023-12-01 . Generalitat de Catalunya.
  11. Web site: Papitu . 2023-12-01 . Gran Enciclopedia Catalana.
  12. News: 24 January 2023 . Mizah dergisi Uykusuz kapanıyor . Cumhuriyet . 24 January 2023.