Political Satire
Some entries have admittedly marginal political content. I've kept those near the bottom of the list.
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- CreatorArmando IannucciStarsChris AddisonJames SmithPeter CapaldiThe Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
- DirectorChristopher GuestStarsCarrie AizleyPriya AyyarAlex BorsteinA put-upon member of Congress is harassed by inept politicians. Based on the BBC series, "The Thick of It."
- DirectorArmando IannucciStarsTom HollanderPeter CapaldiJames GandolfiniA political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.
- CreatorStephen ColbertBen KarlinJon StewartStarsStephen ColbertJay KatsirJon StewartSatirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.
- CreatorMadeleine SmithbergLizz WinsteadStarsJon StewartTrevor NoahStephen ColbertA comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
- StarsPaul EddingtonNigel HawthorneDerek FowldsThe Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
- StarsPaul EddingtonNigel HawthorneDerek FowldsJames Hacker was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - Number 10.
- CreatorArmando IannucciStarsJulia Louis-DreyfusTony HaleAnna ChlumskyFormer Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.
- CreatorGreg DanielsMichael SchurStarsAmy PoehlerJim O'HeirNick OffermanThe absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.
- StarsWindsor DaviesAnna DawsonSean ChapmanPompous George Vance (Windsor Davies) finds his life turned around when he inherits a Lordship from his Uncle. Yet the title makes George even more unbearable for everyone around him.
- CreatorMaurice GranLaurence MarksStarsRik MayallMichael TroughtonMarsha FitzalanThe ultra right-wing Alan B'Stard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic Conservative MP of them all, plots to achieve his meglomaniacal ambitions.
- CreatorJohn MoffittStarsAnne BloomDanny BreenLucy WebbAn offbeat look at current events, often by dubbing over news video with farcical commentary.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsKelsey GrammerCary ElwesViola DavisStory of a cover up in the military.
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsEddie MurphyLane SmithSheryl Lee RalphA conman discovers during a "job" that US Congress is where the money is. "Name recognition" gets him elected. Will he develop a conscience?
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsJack LemmonJames GarnerDan AykroydTwo former U. S. Presidents, hated rivals, join forces to expose the current, corrupt President at the risk of their lives.
- CreatorGary David GoldbergBill LawrenceStarsMichael J. FoxCharlie SheenHeather LocklearMike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media. Mike is later succeeded by Charlie Crawford.
- CreatorMatt BesserCharlie SiskelStarsChris TallmanMatt BesserMary BirdsongIn this parody of topical debate shows, Crossballs pits unsuspecting real experts against comedians posing as experts, debating each other on various issues.
- CreatorTrey ParkerMatt StoneStarsTimothy BottomsCarrie Quinn DolinKurt FullerSomewhat dim President George W. Bush's White House more closely resembles the set of a sitcom than real life, down to the laugh track.
- StarsMichael MurphyPamela ReedDaniel JenkinsA behind-the-scenes look at a former Michigan U.S. Representative's campaign as he vies for his party's Presidential nomination.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsPatty DukeTed BessellQuinn CummingsJulia Mansfield is the first woman to be elected President of the United States. In addition to dealing with the threat of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, spies in the cabinet, and personal attacks by a conservative religious leader, she also has to handle such personal problems as an impotent husband and a sex scandal involving her son.
- CreatorByron AllenStarsChristopher B. DuncanKellita SmithJackée HarryCenters on an African-American family in the White House.
- CreatorPeter FluckRoger LawStarsSteve NallonKate RobbinsChris BarrieA satire show using puppets that are caricatures of major public figures.
- StarsFred WillardThe Krofft PuppetsTodd MattoxSet in a Washington, D.C. bar, Fred Willard was the bartender, and the patrons were all Krofft puppets, including former U.S. Presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford, and Nixon, and news reporters Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.
- CreatorBarry FanaroMort NathanStarsChi McBrideMax BakerDann FlorekThe misadventures of Abraham Lincoln, his loony associates, and the only sane man among them, the President's Black butler Desmond Pfeiffer.
- CreatorDerek WatersStarsDerek WatersJen KirkmanJack BlackThe original sketches from Funny or Die where someone gets drunk and tries to recount a historical event.
- CreatorLorne MichaelsStarsThe Saturday Night Live BandDon PardoDarrell HammondA famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
- StarsChristopher MorrisSteve CooganPatrick MarberA spoof of the British style of news broadcasting - including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors.
- StarsRowan AtkinsonMel SmithPamela StephensonBritish sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.
- CreatorSteven BochcoNat MauldinMichael I. WagnerStarsNeil Patrick HarrisCharlie AdlerPatti DeutschThe adventures of the rodent and insect inhabitants inside the walls of the White House.
- DirectorWarren BeattyStarsWarren BeattyHalle BerryKimberly Deauna AdamsA suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
- DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsChris FarleyDavid SpadeTim MathesonA gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job is to make sure the candidate's well-meaning but incompetent brother doesn't ruin the election.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsJohn CandyAlan AldaRhea PerlmanThe U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.