Satire in The Daily Show Twitter Account

This study was conducted to uncover the aspects related to satire in The Daily
Show Twitter account. The data of this research included 40 tweets selected
during the 2020 US presidential election. The researcher used descriptive
qualitative in analyzing the data. The data in this research were collected by
using recorder technique and documentary sheet as the instrument to collect the
data. The aims of this study were (1) to find out the types of satire (2) to describe
the realization of satire, and (3) to explain the reason for the use of satire. Based
on the result of this study, there were three types of satire with the total of
horatian 52,5%, juvenalian 17,5%, and manippean 30%. Besides, there were
seven satirical techniques found in the tweets namely irony, paradox, antithesis,
enlargement, anticlimax, exaggeration, and parody. Furthermore, satire in the
tweets were used to be humorous, criticize politicians, and inform the audience
about political topics.