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.

Active NameCountryPlaceFoundedComments Academia Cațavencu Romania Bucharest 1991 Annals of Improbable ResearchUnited StatesCambridge, Massachusetts1994Styled as an academic journal; see also Ig Nobel PrizeÄpyFinlandEspoo1948Journal published every other year by Aalto University students (see also Julkku). Published every other yearBlandarenSwedenStockholm1863Founded by students at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyCaras y CaretasArgentinaBuenos Aires1898Le Canard enchaînéFranceParis1915MoroccoCasablanca2007Charlie HebdoFranceParis1969publication suspended in 1981–1992; publication continued despite mass killing of contributors at its offices in 2015 The ChaserAustralia1999Originally fortnightly; publication ceased in 2005-2015 and later returned to quarterly issuesThe ClinicChileSantiago1998Ad-DabbourLebanonBeirut1922Ceased print in 2019; continues onlineSwitzerlandLausanne1987EulenspiegelGermany/East GermanyBerlin1954the only satire magazine of East GermanyFrankCanadaOttawa; Halifax, Nova Scotia1987La FuriaFranceParis2022Golden WordsCanadaKingston, Ontario1967Engineering newspaper of Queen's UniversityDemocratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa1991Grönköpings VeckobladSwedenStockholm1902The Harvard LampoonUnited StatesCambridge, Massachusetts1876Student publicationHungaryBudapest1989HosteniAlbaniaTirana1945published monthly until 1991, quarterly onwardHumoBelgiumAntwerp1936Dutch-language; also a TV and music magazineHumor TimesUnited StatesSacramento1991Monthly, available in print and digital formatsEl JuevesSpainBarcelona1977TurkeyIstanbul1990The Lemon PressUnited KingdomYork2009Student publicationMadUnited StatesNew York1952Ceased print publication in 2018The MediumUnited StatesNew Brunswick, New Jersey1970Student publication of Rutgers UniversityMongoliaSpainMadrid2012MushtumUzbekistanTashkent1923NebelspalterSwitzerlandZürichRorschach (from 1921)Basel (from 1996)Horn (from 1998)1875proscribed in Nazi GermanyNiePolandWarsaw1990NoseweekSouth Africa1993The OnionUnited StatesChicago1988Stopped print in 2013, but resumed in 2024The OxymoronUnited KingdomOxford2007Publication by students at the University of Oxford; printed three times a year and published online't PallieterkeBelgiumGrimbergen1945Dutch-languageBelgiumBrussels1945French-language. In 2010, Pan merged with another satirical publication, Père Ubu (founded 1990), into ; that merger fell apart in 2017 because of editorial disagreements regarding ideologyPennsylvania Punch BowlUnited StatesPhiladelphia1899Student publication (University of Pennsylvania)Perets'UkraineKharkiv (initially), Kyiv1927Ceased print publication since 2021The PhoenixIrelandDublin1983To PontikiGreeceAthens1979Private EyeUnited KingdomLondon1961Czech RepublicPrague1992StarshelBulgariaSofia1886Uninterrupted publication since 1946SvikmøllenDenmark1915TitanicGermanyFrankfurt1979UnmadBangladeshDhaka1978published quarterly until 1991, monthly onwardIl VernacoliereItalyLivorno1982SwitzerlandLausanne2009The Yale RecordUnited StatesNew Haven, Connecticut1872Student publication

Defunct NameCountryPlaceFoundedDefunctComments L'Asino Italy Rome 1892 1925 L'Assiette au Beurre France Paris 1901 1936 SpainMadrid18831891 Il Becco Giallo Italy Rome 1924 1931 El Be Negre Spain Barcelona 1931 1936Solà i Dachs, Lluís: El be Negre i els seus homes Barcelona: Edhasa, 1977 Briefly revived in 1979 as Amb potes rosses Bertoldo Italy Milan 1936 1943 Buen HumorSpainMadrid19211931 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 ArgentinaBuenos Aires19411947 Le Charivari France Paris 1832 1937 Cu-Cut! Spain Barcelona 1902 1912 briefly revived 1913–14Cu-cut! Sàtira política en temps trasbalsats (1902-1912) - Exhibition prospect at Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona 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". Davul Ottoman Empire Istanbul 1908 1909 Dikobraz CzechoslovakiaCzech 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" Der Drache Germany Leipzig 1919 1925 ArgentinaBuenos Aires18841905SpainMadrid18921903EmmeItalyRome20072009 L'Esquella de la Torratxa Spain Barcelona 1890 1939 spin-off of La Campana de GràciaSolà i Dachs, Lluís: L'Esquella de la Torratxa (1879-1939) Barcelona: Bruguera, 1970 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 magazineSpainBarcelona18691873Continued as until 1876 Fliegende Blätter Germany Munich 1845 1944 Frank Canada Halifax 1987 2008 Frigidaire Italy Giano dell'Umbria 1980 2008 Fun United Kingdom London 1861 1901 SpainMadrid18951912SpainMadrid18641872 Gırgır Turkey Istanbul 1972 1989 SpainMadrid19311936FranceParis18711903 La Grosse Bertha France 1991 1993 Der Groyser Kundes United States New York 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 Hamburg 1862 1868 Hara-Kiri France Paris 1961 1985 reappeared briefly in 1993 and 2000. Additional weekly magazine published in 1969–1970. Hum Argentina Buenos Aires 1978 1999 Journal of Irreproducible Resultsvarious19552019Scientific focusJournal of Polymorphous PerversityUnited StatesNew York19842003Scientific focus Karuzela Poland Łódź 1957 1992 Kikeriki Austria Vienna 1861 1933 Kladderadatsch Germany Berlin 1848 1944 Krokodil Soviet UnionRussian 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 France/BelgiumParis, Brussels18681876Paris edition was stopped in 1869 for violation of lèse-majesté laws of the Second Empire, second edition, in exile in Brussels, started 1874 La Lente Grand Duchy of Tuscany Florence 1856 1861 Leuchtkugeln Germany Munich 1848 1851 SpainMadrid18801923 Il Male Italy Rome 1978 1982 Il Misfatto Italy Rome 2010 2013 SpainValencia18371870Irregular publication with four major breaksEl MotínSpainMadrid18811926 Moskovskaya Komsomolka Russia Moscow 1999 2001 Mucha Poland Warsaw 1868 1952 Münchener Punsch Germany Munich 1848 1871 'U Panarijdde Italy Taranto 1902 1953 Spain Barcelona19081937 Par Condicio Italy 2004 2005 Il Pasquino Kingdom of Sardinia/Italy Turin 1856 1930 El PapusSpainBarcelona19731987r Penguen Turkey Istanbul 2002 2017 Przegięcie Pały Poland 1988 1989 founded by Krzysztof Skibaassociated with the Ruch Społeczeństwa Alternatywnego & Orange Alternative movements Punch United Kingdom London 1841 2002 The Realist United States New York City 1958 2001 Le RireFranceParis18941971Also published a bimonthly (1906-1937) 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 France Paris 2011 2025 succeeded 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 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 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 TurkeyIstanbul20072023 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".SvariLatviaRiga (Saint Petersburg 1906–1907)19061931Main satirical periodical in interwar Latvia, publication was suspended from 1907 to 1920.DadzisLatviaRiga19572009Publication was suspended from 1995 to 2005.100MostHong KongHong Kong20132018

See also

List of satirists and satires List of satirical news websites List of satirical television news programs

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