List of satirical magazines

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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.

Contents

Active

NameCountryPlaceFoundedComments
Academia Cațavencu Romania Bucharest 1991
Annals of Improbable Research United States Cambridge, Massachusetts 1994Styled as an academic journal; see also Ig Nobel Prize
Äpy Finland Espoo 1948Journal published every other year by Aalto University students (see also Julkku ). Published every other year
Blandaren Sweden Stockholm 1863Founded by students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Caras y Caretas Argentina Buenos Aires 1898
Le Canard enchaîné France Paris 1915
Le Canard libéré  [ fr ] Morocco Casablanca 2007
Charlie Hebdo FranceParis1969publication suspended in 1981–1992; publication continued despite mass killing of contributors at its offices in 2015
The Chaser Australia 1999Originally fortnightly; publication ceased in 2005-2015 and later returned to quarterly issues
The Clinic Chile Santiago 1998
Ad-Dabbour Lebanon Beirut 1922Ceased print in 2019; continues online [1]
La Distinction  [ fr ] Switzerland Lausanne 1987
Eulenspiegel Germany/East Germany Berlin 1954the only satire magazine of East Germany
Frank Canada Ottawa; Halifax, Nova Scotia 1987
La Furia FranceParis2022
Golden Words Canada Kingston, Ontario 1967Engineering newspaper of Queen's University
Le Grognon  [ fr ] Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa 1991
Grönköpings Veckoblad SwedenStockholm1902
The Harvard Lampoon United StatesCambridge, Massachusetts1876Student publication
Hócipő  [ hu ] Hungary Budapest 1989
Hosteni Albania Tirana 1945published monthly until 1991, quarterly onward
Humo Belgium Antwerp 1936Dutch-language; also a TV and music magazine
Humor Times United States Sacramento 1991Monthly, available in print and digital formats
El Jueves Spain Barcelona 1977
LeMan  [ tr ] Turkey Istanbul 1990
The Lemon Press United Kingdom York 2009Student publication
Mad United States New York 1952Ceased print publication in 2018
The Medium United States New Brunswick, New Jersey 1970Student publication of Rutgers University
Mongolia SpainMadrid2012
Mushtum Uzbekistan Tashkent 1923
Nebelspalter Switzerland Zürich
Rorschach (from 1921)
Basel (from 1996)
Horn (from 1998)		1875proscribed in Nazi Germany
Nie Poland Warsaw 1990
De Nieuwe Netherlands Amsterdam 1991Operated in 1991-1995 and then since 2020 [2]
Noseweek South Africa 1993
The Onion United States Chicago 1988Stopped print in 2013, [3] but resumed in 2024 [4]
The Oxymoron United Kingdom Oxford 2007Publication by students at the University of Oxford; printed three times a year and published online
't Pallieterke Belgium Grimbergen 1945Dutch-language
Pan  [ fr ]Belgium Brussels 1945French-language. In 2010, Pan merged with another satirical publication, Père Ubu (founded 1990), into Ubu-Pan  [ fr ]; that merger fell apart in 2017 because of editorial disagreements regarding ideology [5]
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl United States Philadelphia 1899Student publication (University of Pennsylvania)
Perets' Ukraine Kharkiv (initially), Kyiv 1927Ceased print publication since 2021
The Phoenix Ireland Dublin 1983
To Pontiki Greece Athens 1979
Private Eye United Kingdom London 1961
Sorry  [ cz ] Czech Republic Prague 1992
Starshel Bulgaria Sofia 1886Uninterrupted publication since 1946
Svikmøllen Denmark 1915
Titanic Germany Frankfurt 1979
Il Vernacoliere Italy Livorno 1982
Vigousse  [ fr ]SwitzerlandLausanne2009
The Yale Record United States New Haven, Connecticut 1872Student publication

Defunct

NameCountryPlaceFoundedDefunctComments
L'Asino Italy Rome 18921925
L'Assiette au Beurre France Paris 19011936
La Avispa  [ es ]SpainMadrid18831891
Il Becco Giallo ItalyRome19241931
El Be Negre Spain Barcelona 19311936 [6] Briefly revived in 1979 as Amb potes rosses
Bertoldo Italy Milan 19361943
Buen Humor SpainMadrid19211931
La Campana de Gràcia SpainBarcelona18701934Suspended in 1872, 1874 and 1890, and substituted by L'Esquella de la Torratxa
Candido ItalyMilan19451961
Cane Toad Times AustraliaBrisbane19771990Motivated by political events in Queensland under the Bjelke-Petersen Government (1968–1987).
La Caricature FranceParis18301843
La Caricature FranceParis18801904
Cascabel  [ es ]ArgentinaBuenos Aires19411947
Le Charivari FranceParis18321937
Cu-Cut! SpainBarcelona19021912briefly revived 1913–14 [7]
Cuore ItalyRome19891996
Cyrulik Warszawski Poland Warsaw 19261934associated with the Skamander literary circle; the title Cyrulik Warszawski translates as "The Barber of Warsaw".
Davul Ottoman Empire Istanbul 19081909
Dikobraz Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic (from 1993)		19451995from 1990 under the title Nový Dikobraz; briefly revived 2004–2005 under the title Dikobraz a Zabaveno; the title Dikobraz translates as "Old World Porcupine"
Der Drache Germany Leipzig 19191925
Don Quijote  [ es ]ArgentinaBuenos Aires18841905
Don Quijote  [ es ]SpainMadrid18921903
Emme ItalyRome20072009
L'Esquella de la Torratxa SpainBarcelona18901939spin-off of La Campana de Gràcia [8]
Feral Tribune Croatia Split 19842008published from 1984 until 1993 as a weekly supplement in Nedjeljna Dalmacija, published from 1993 until 2008 as an independent weekly magazine
La Flaca  [ es ]SpainBarcelona18691873Continued as La Madeja Política  [ es ] until 1876
Fliegende Blätter Germany Munich 18451944
Frank Canada Halifax 19872008
Frigidaire Italy Giano dell'Umbria 19802008
Fun United Kingdom London 18611901
Gedeón  [ es ]SpainMadrid18951912
Gil Blas  [ es ]SpainMadrid18641872
Gırgır Turkey Istanbul 19721989
Gracia y Justicia  [ es ]SpainMadrid19311936
Le Grelot  [ fr ]FranceParis18711903
La Grosse Bertha France 19911993
Der Groyser Kundes United States New York 19091927
Guerin Meschino ItalyMilan18821950
Hackberg PostGermanyPassau20162023German-English online-publication from 2016 until 2017, from 2018 onwards only German edition in printed form
Hamburger Wespen Germany Hamburg 18621868
Hara-Kiri FranceParis19611985reappeared briefly in 1993 and 2000. Additional weekly magazine published in 1969–1970.
Hum Argentina Buenos Aires 19781999
Journal of Irreproducible Results various19552019Scientific focus
Journal of Polymorphous Perversity United StatesNew York19842003Scientific focus
Karuzela Poland Łódź 19571992
Kikeriki AustriaVienna18611933
Kladderadatsch GermanyBerlin18481944
Krokodil Soviet Union
Russian Federation (from 1991)		 Moscow 19222004from 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 18481877
La Lanterne  [ fr ]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 TuscanyFlorence18561861
Leuchtkugeln GermanyMunich18481851
Madrid Cómico  [ es ]SpainMadrid18801923
Il Male ItalyRome19781982
Il Misfatto ItalyRome20102013
El Mole  [ es ]Spain Valencia 18371870Irregular publication with four major breaks [9]
El Motín SpainMadrid18811926
Moskovskaya Komsomolka Russia Moscow19992001
Mucha PolandWarsaw18681952
Münchener Punsch GermanyMunich18481871
'U Panarijdde Italy Taranto 19021953
Papitu  [ ca ]SpainBarcelona19081937 [10] [11]
Par Condicio Italy20042005
Il Pasquino Kingdom of Sardinia/ItalyTurin18561930
El Papus SpainBarcelona19731987r
Penguen Turkey Istanbul 20022017
Przegięcie Pały Poland19881989founded by Krzysztof Skiba
associated with the Ruch Społeczeństwa Alternatywnego & Orange Alternative movements
Punch United KingdomLondon18412002
The Realist United StatesNew York City19582001
Le Rire FranceParis18941971Also published a bimonthly Fantasio  [ fr ] (1906-1937)
Różowe Domino Poland
(under Austrian partition)		 Lwów
(now Lviv)		18821890whole print runs frequently confiscated by the censorship of Austria-Hungary; the title translates as "Pink Domino".
Simplicissimus GermanyMunich18961944
Siné Mensuel  [ fr ]FranceParis20112025succeeded the weekly magazine Siné Hebdo published from 2008 to 2010
Spy United States19861998
Lo Stenterello Grand Duchy of TuscanyFlorence18481849
Süddeutscher Postillon GermanyMunich18821910
Szpilki PolandWarsaw
(Łódź 1945–1947)		19351994founded 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 ItalyRome19861988
Teacher's Diary United KingdomLondon20042004a brief Private Eye spin-off
Tawfiq Iran Teheran 19221971
La Traca Spain Valencia 18841939Got several interrumptions, revived between 1995 and 2010.
Ulenspiegel GermanyBerlin19451950
Ulk GermanyHamburg18721933
Uykusuz  [ tr ]TurkeyIstanbul20072023 [12]
La voce della fogna Italy19741983
Der Wahre Jacob Germany Stuttgart 18791933
Watzmann Austria19821985
Weekly World News United States19792007
Wiadomości Brukowe Poland
(under Russian partition)		 Wilno
(now Vilnius)		18161822closed 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".
Svari Latvia Riga (Saint Petersburg 1906–1907)19061931Main satirical periodical in interwar Latvia, publication was suspended from 1907 to 1920.
Dadzis Latvia Riga 19572009Publication was suspended from 1995 to 2005.
100Most Hong Kong Hong Kong20132018

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References

  1. ↑ Triloguenews. "Ad-Dabbour, la saga familiale du plus vieux journal satirique libanais" (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. ↑ Bos, Menno van den (2020-07-31). "Satire De Nieuwe is terug: 'Moeder bevalt van 12-ling'". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. ↑ Yu, Roger (2013-11-08). "The Onion ends print publication after 25 years". USA Today. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "L'hebdo satirique belge PAN est de retour: "On va essayer de titiller les tricheurs" (vidéo)". RTL Info (in French). 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  6. ↑ Solà i Dachs, Lluís: El be Negre i els seus homes Barcelona: Edhasa, 1977
  7. ↑ Cu-cut! Sàtira política en temps trasbalsats (1902-1912)- Exhibition prospect at Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona
  8. ↑ Solà i Dachs, Lluís: L'Esquella de la Torratxa (1879-1939) Barcelona: Bruguera, 1970
  9. ↑ "El Mole". Biblioteca Valenciana Digital.
  10. ↑ "Revistes d'humor noucentistes. Culturcat. Generalitat de Catalunya". Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  11. ↑ "Papitu". Gran Enciclopedia Catalana. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  12. ↑ "Mizah dergisi Uykusuz kapanıyor". Cumhuriyet. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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