American satirists

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

American actor (1933–2016)

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

American born-British filmmaker, comedian, and actor (born 1940)

American comedian, writer and actor (born 1947)

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

American humorist and entertainer (1879–1935)

American stand-up comedian and television host

American comedian and actor (1940–2005)

American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)

American comedian (1961–1994)

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)

novelist, short story writer, academic

American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930-1999)

American comedian, television host and actor

American comedian and politician (born 1951)

American writer (1932–2025)

American cartoonist (1840–1902)

American actor, comedian, musician and presenter (1921–2000)

American comedian, actress, author and talk show host

Canadian comedic actress and author (born 1969)

American comedian and actor

Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist; pioneer of the Non-Fiction Graphic Novel (b. 1960)

American political satirist and journalist (1947–2022)

Frances Ann Lebowitz is an American author, public speaker, cultural critic, and actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, including Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese, Jerome Robbins, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Wojnarowicz, Candy Darling, and the New York Dolls.

American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)

American animator and voice actor (born 1980)

American stand-up comedian, television host, and actor

American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter

American artist (1913-1980)

American comedian, singer, actress, writer and media personality

American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer, and humorist

American aerospace engineer

American radio personality

American performance artist and political activist

American comedian and actor

Canadian-born American comedian (1927–2021)

American stand-up comedian

American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher

American journalist and writer

American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instructor (born 1951)

American sculptor (1925–1996)

American actor and comedian

American actor and comedian

American writer (1778–1860)

American writer

American artist (1904-1999)

American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003)

American author (1946–1997)

American writer (1884–1949)

American internet writer

American writer (1824–1892)

American actor

activist group founded in San Francisco by gay men to protest gay rights issues

American writer, co-founder and editor of National Lampoon (1946-1980)

American painter (1825-1900)

cartoonist (1857–1937)

American TV show host