Praise for ¡SATIRISTAS!

“If comedy is your idea of high art, ¡Satiristas! is the coffee table book for you.” – LA Weekly


“Not only intellectually enticing but a joy to look at again and again.” - Litfest Magazine

“A superb book.” – The Serious Comedy Site

“Provenza’s quest is to prove that comedy is a rich, deep art form, not just pop-culture fluff.”- GQ

“At once a tribute, a textbook, and a comedy compendium. Read it. You won’t regret it.”- Sacramento Book Review

“Fast becoming the comic`s bible”- E-Book.com

“¡Satiristas! reveals the method and the madness of men and women who inhabit the funny side of the commentariat.” – LA Times

“¡Satiristas! has a lot to teach comedy fans about the history and structure of humor, and it offers illuminating glimpses into the inner lives of the people who make it.” – The Onion, AV Club

“A brilliant new book.” – San Francisco Examiner

“Gives you the feeing that you’re a fly on the wall at a comedy summit.” – Huffington Post

“A must-read for any serious fan of smart comedy.” – The No Fact Zone (Stephen Colbert Website)

“Deep thoughts on funny business.” – Chicago Sun Times

“A passionate, insistent, and joyous case for comedy a serious art form.” -The Boston Phoenix

“One of those rare books that you get more out of each time you read it.” – Eighth Muse.com

“¡Satiristas!’ steps in and shows us that comedy is an art that can be engagingly explored without ruining the joke.” -Bookotron

“This is the textbook for advanced students of comedy, rendering a large chunk of a typical comedy nerd’s library obsolete.” – Third-Beat.com

“Paul Provenza is tearing apart the fabric of America.”- Huffington Post

“There are maybe five photographers worldwide who do what Dion does, and fewer still who don’t do what he doesn’t do.”  - San Francisco Chronicle

“Provenza’s contact list has so many headliners it comes with a two-drink minimum.” – SF Weekly

“Finally, a book that gets right to the heart of comedians who choose to enter the unforgiving realm of the satirist.” – Library Journal

“A wealth of intimate, and at times, surprising discussions.” - Time Out Chicago