Humor magazine

A humor magazine is a magazine specifically designed to deliver humorous content to its readership. These publications often offer satire and parody, but some also put an emphasis on cartoons, caricature, absurdity, one-liners, witty aphorisms, surrealism, neuroticism, gelotology, emotion-regulating humor, and/or humorous essays. Humor magazines first became popular in the early 19th century with specimens like Le Charivari (1832–1937) in France, Punch (1841–2002) in the United Kingdom and Vanity Fair (1859–1863) in the United States.

Contemporary humor magazines

Title	Language	Country	Years published	Notable Contributors	Frequency	Medium	Classification
Academia Caţavencu	Romanian	Romania	1991–present	Mircea Dinescu, Doru Buşcu, Sorin Ovidiu Vântu	Weekly	Paper	Satire
The Brown Jug	English	USA	1920–present	S.J. Perelman, Nathanael West, Jordan Carlos	Quarterly	Paper	Satire
Le Canard enchaîné	French	France	1915–present	René Pétillon, Jean Effel, Cabu, Lefred Thouron	Weekly	Paper	Satire, cartoons
Charlie Hebdo	French	France	1969–present	Philippe Val, François Cavanna, Cabu, Le Professeur Choron	Weekly	Paper	Satire, cartoons
The Civilian	English	New Zealand	2013–present	Ben Uffindell	varied	Online	Satire
The Clinic	Spanish	Chile	1998–present	Patricio Fernández Chadwick	Weekly	Paper	Satire
CollegeHumor	English	USA	1999–present	Ricky Van Veen, Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld, Streeter Seidell	Daily	Online	Humor
The Cornell Lunatic	English	USA	1978–present	Joey Green, Adam-Troy Castro, Naren Shankar	2 per year	Paper	Satire
Cracked.com	English	USA	2009–present	Jack O'Brien, Seanbaby, Daniel O'Brien, Gladstone	Daily	Online	Humor
The Daily Currant	English	USA	2012–present		Varied	Online	Satire
The Daily Mash	English	UK	2007–present	Paul Stokes, Neil Rafferty	Daily	Online	Satire
Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern	English	USA	1908–present	Dr. Seuss, Buck Henry, Chris Miller, Mindy Kaling	4 per year	Paper	Satire
Eulenspiegel-Das Satiremagazin	German	East Germany, Germany	1946–present	Mathias Wedel	Monthly	Paper	Satire
Faking News	English	India	2008–present	Rahul Roushan	Daily	Online	Satire
Frank	English	Canada	1987–present	Michael Coren, Michael Bate, David Bentley, Fabrice Taylor	Biweekly	Paper	Satire
Frigidaire	Italian	Italy	1980–present	Andrea Pazienza, Tanino Liberatore, Vincenzo Sparagna, Massimo Mattioli	Monthly	Paper	Comics
Fish Rap Live!	English	USA	1985–present	9 per year	Skyler Hanrath, Ryan Schreiber	Paper	Satire, absurdism, theme issues
The Georgetown Heckler	English	USA	2003–present	Jack O'Brien	varied	Paper	Satire
Le Gorafi	French	France	2012–present	Jean-René Buissière	Daily	Online	Satire
Grönköpings Veckoblad	Swedish	Sweden	1902–present	Nils Hasselskog	Monthly	Paper	Satire
Harvard Lampoon	English	USA	1876–present	Doug Kenney, George Meyer, Conan O'Brien, Robert Benchley	Five per year	Paper	Satire
Heuristic Squelch	English	USA	1991–present		6–8 per year	Paper	Satire
Humor Times	English	USA	1991–present	Will Durst, Dan Piraro, Ruben Bolling	Monthly	Paper	Satire
Jester of Columbia	English	USA	1991–1997, 2005–present	Allen Ginsberg, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Tony Kushner, Ted Rall	Quarterly	Paper	Satire, absurdism
El Jueves	Spanish	Spain	1977–present	Joan Vizcarra, J.L. Martín, Jordi Sellas	Weekly	Paper	Satire
The Lemon Press (University of York)	English	UK	2009–present	Joe Regan, Ryan Fitzgerald, Chris Burgess, Dave Walker	4 or 5 times per year	Paper	Satire
Light	English	USA	1992–present	X. J. Kennedy, Willard R. Espy, Tom Disch, John Updike	Quarterly	Paper (1992–2012) Online (2012–)	Light verse
Mad	English	USA	1952–present	Harvey Kurtzman, Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragonés, Mort Drucker	Monthly (1952–2009), Quarterly (2009-)	Paper	Satire; comics
McSweeney's Internet Tendency	English	USA	1998–present	Dave Eggers, Michael Ian Black, Tim Carvell, Nick Hornby	Daily	Online	Satire
Nebelspalter	German	Switzerland	1875–present	René Gilsi, Franz Hohler, Heinrich Danioth, Marco Ratschiller	Weekly	magazine	Satire
Nonsense	English	USA	1983-present	Butch D'Ambrosio, Billy Scafuri, John Milhiser, Serious Lunch	6 times a year	Paper (1983-2011), Online (2012-present)	Satire, Parody
Noseweek	English	South Africa	1993–present	Martin Welz	Monthly	magazine	Satire
Onion.com	English	USA	1996–present	David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin, Scott Dikkers, Carol Kolb	daily	Online	Satire
The Oxymoron	English	UK	2008–present		3 per year	Paper	Satire
The Pennsylvania Punch Bowl	English	USA	1899–present		3 per year	Paper	Satire
The Phoenix	English	Ireland	1983–present	Paddy Prendeville, John Mulcahy	Fortnightly	Paper	Satire, Politics
The Plumber's Faucet	English	Canada	1984–present		Triweekly	Paper and online	Humor, satire, cartoons
Princeton Tiger	English	USA	1882–present	Booth Tarkington, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Robert Caro, John McPhee	Quarterly	Paper (1882–) Online (2009–)	Satire
Private Eye	English	UK	1961–present	Peter Cook, Ian Hislop, Richard Ingrams, John Wells	Biweekly	Paper	Satire
De Rechtzetting (The Correction)	Flemish	Netherlands	2010–present	Indiyan	Daily	Online	Fake News
De Speld (The Pin	Dutch	Netherlands	2007–present		Daily	Online	Fake News
Satyr Magazine	English	USA	1970–present		Daily	Online	Satire
The Stanford Chaparral	English	USA	1899–present	Josh Weinstein, Doodles Weaver, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston	6 per year	Paper	Satire
Svikmøllen	Danish	Denmark	1915–present	Sven Brasch	Annual	Paper	Satire
Titanic	German	Germany	1979–present	Martin Sonneborn	Monthly	Paper	Satire
The UnReal Times	English	India	2011–present	Ashwin Kumar, CS Krishna, Karthik Laxman, Ajayendar Reddy	Daily	Online	Satire
Viz	English	UK	1979–present	Chris Donald, Simon Donald, Joel Morris, Christina Martin	6 per year	Paper	Comics
The Yale Record	English	USA	1872–present	Garry Trudeau, Cole Porter, Peter Arno, Vincent Price	8 per year	Paper	Satire, cartoons
The Zamboni	English	USA	1989–present	Josh Wolk, Luke Burns, Graham Starr	Monthly	Paper (1989–), Online (2014–)	Humor. Satire, Installation Art, Parody, Cartoons, Mixed Media, sketch

Out-of-print humor magazines

Title	Language	Country	Years published	Notable Contributors	Frequency	Medium	Classification
Army Man	English	USA	1988–1990	George Meyer, John Swartzwelder, Jack Handey, Mark O'Donnell	3 issues	Paper	Satire
L'Asino (The Donkey)	Italian	Italy	1892–1925	Guido Podrecca (Goliardo), Giosuè Carducci, Gabriele Galantara (Ratalanga)	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Bałamut (Philanderer)	Polish	Russian Empire	1830–1832 or 1836	Michal Konarski, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Adam Rogalski	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Il Becco Giallo (Yellow Beak)	Italian	Italy	1924–1926	Alberto Giannini	Weekly	Paper	Satire
El Be Negre (The Black Sheep)	Catalan	Second Spanish Republic	1931–1936	Josep Maria Planes i Martí, Amadeu Hurtado	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Bertoldo	Italian	Italy	1920s–1930s	Saul Steinberg, Marcello Marchesi	Weekly	Paper	Surrealist Humor
The Blind Man	English	USA	1917	Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché, Beatrice Wood, Mina Loy	2 issues	Paper	Dada, Humor, Art
California Pelican	English	USA	1903–1988	Rube Goldberg, Ron Goulart, Earle C. Anthony	8 per year	Paper	Satire
La Campana de Gràcia (Gràcia's Bell)	Catalan, Spanish	Spain	1870–1934	Innocenci López i Bernagosi, Prudenci Bertrana, Antoni Serra	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Cannibale (Cannibal)	Italian	Italy	1977–1979	Stefano Tamburini, Massimo Mattioli, Filippo Scòzzari, Andrea Pazienza	Varied (9 issues)	Paper	Satire, Underground Comics
La Caricature	French	France	1830–1843	Charles Philipon, Louis Desnoyers, Honoré de Balzac, Grandville	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Cartoon Magazine	English	USA	circa 1900–1912	Clifford Berryman, Homer Davenport		Paper	Satire, Political cartoons
Le Charivari	French	France	1832–1937	Charles Philipon, Honoré Daumier, Gustave Doré, Nadar	Daily (1832–1936), Weekly (1937)	Paper	Satire, cartoons
Charley Jones' Laugh Book Magazine	English	USA	1943–1960s	Bill Ward, Al Wiseman	Monthly	Paper	Cartoons; verse; jokes
The Chaser	English	Australia	1999–2005		Fortnightly	Paper	Satirical news
Le Chat Noir (The Black Cat)	French	France	1882–1897	Rodolphe Salis, Jean Lorrain, Paul Verlaine, Jean Richepin	Weekly	Paper	Satire
El Coitao (Sex)	Spanish	Spain	1908	Miguel de Unamuno, Gustavo de Maeztu, Tomás Meabe, José Arruda	Weekly (7 issues)	Paper	Satire
Cracked	English	USA	1958–2007	Will Elder, John Severin, Daniel Clowes, Jack Davis	Monthly	Paper	Satire; comics
Le Crapouillot	French	France	1915–1996	Jean Galtier-Boissière, Roland Gaucher		Paper	Satire
Crazy Magazine	English	USA	1973–1983	Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Art Buchwald, Harlan Ellison	Monthly	Paper	Satire; comics
¡Cu-Cut! (Cuckoo!)	Catalan	Spain	1902–1912	Josep Abril i Virgili, Joan Junceda, Lola Anglada, Bagaria		Paper	Satire
Cyrulik Warszawski (The Barber of Warsaw)	Polish	Poland	1926–1934	Jan Lechon, Jerzy Paczkowski, Marian Hemar, Julian Tuwim	Weekly	Paper	Satire
L'Esquella de la Torratxa	Catalan	Spain	1872–1939	Prudenci Bertrana, Pere Calders, Santiago Rusiñol, Isidre Nonell	Weekly	Paper	Satire
The eXile	English	Russia	1997-2008	Matt Taibbi, Mark Ames, Yasha Levine, Denis Salnikov	Biweekly	Paper	Satire
Feral Tribune	Croatian	Yugoslavia, Croatia	1984–1993	Viktor Ivančić, Boris Dežulović, Drago Hedl, Predrag Lucić	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Fliegende Blätter (Flying Leaves)	German	Germany	1845–1944	Wilhelm Busch, Julius Klinger, Hermann Vogel, Count Franz Pocci	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Fun	English	UK	1861–1901	W. S. Gilbert, Ambrose Bierce, H.J. Byron, Matt Morgan	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Girgir (Broom)	Turkish	Turkey	1972–1993	Oğuz Aral, M. K. Perker, tr:Tekin AralTekin Aral, Galip Tekin, Ergün Gündüz	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Hara-Kiri	French	France	1960–2000; (banned in 1961 and 1966)	Georges Bernier, François Cavanna, Fred, Jean-Marc Reiser	Monthly	Paper	Satire, cartoons
Help!	English	USA	1960–1965	Harvey Kurtzman, Terry Gilliam, Woody Allen, Robert Crumb	Monthly	Paper	Satire
Judge	English	USA	1881–1947, 1953	S.J. Perelman, Harold Ross, James Albert Wales, Victor Lasky	Weekly, Monthly from 1932–1947	Paper	Satire
Karuzela (Carousel)	Polish	Poland	1957–1992	Jerzy Wróblewski, Adam Ochocki, Stanisław Gratkowski, Jacek Sawaszkiewicz	Biweekly	Paper	Satire
Krokodil (Crocodile)	Russian	Soviet Union, Russia	1922–2006	Vladimir Mayakovsky, Kukryniksy, Yuliy Ganf	3 per month	Paper	Satire
Liberum Veto	Polish	Polish Galicia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire	1903–1906			Paper	Satire
Life	English	USA	1883–1936	Charles Dana Gibson, Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, Robert E. Sherwood	Weekly	Paper	Humor and General Interest
Il Male (Evil)	Italian	Italy	1977–1982	Pino Zac, Vincino, Angelo Pasquini, Cinzia Leone	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Modern Humorist	English	USA	2000–2003	John Aboud, Michael Colton, John Warner, Daniel Chun	Daily	Online	Satire
Marc'Aurelio	Italian	Italy	1931–1958	Federico Fellini, Castellano & Pipolo, Ettore Scola, Furio Scarpelli	Daily	Paper	Satire
Molla Nasraddin	Azeri, Russian	Russian Empire, Persian Socialist Soviet Republic, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic	1906–1931	Jalil Mammadguluzadeh		Paper	Satire
Monocle	English	USA	late 1950s–1965	Victor Navasky, Calvin Trillin, C. D. B. Bryan, Neil Postman	Monthly	Paper	Satire
Moskovskaya Komsomolka	Russian	Russia	1999–2001	Boris Berezovsky, Dmitry Bykov, Eduard Limonov, Marina Lesko	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Mucha (The Fly)	Polish	Poland	1868–1939; 1946–1952	Antoni Orłowski, Franciszek Kostrzewski, Józef Kaufman, Boleslaw Prus	Monthly	Paper	Satire
National Lampoon	English	USA	1970–1998	Douglas Kenney, Michael O'Donoghue, John Hughes, Bruce McCall	Monthly	Paper	Satire
Nickelodeon Magazine	English	USA	1990–2010	Art Spiegelman, Gahan Wilson, Robert Leighton, Robert Sikoryak	Quarterly (1990–1994); 6 per year (1994–1995); 10 per year (1995–2010)	Paper	Children's Magazine (1990); Humor, Comics (1993–2010)
Omnibus	Italian	Italy	1937–1939	Leo Longanesi, Mino Maccari, Alberto Savinio, Eugenio Montale	Weekly	Paper	Satire
The Onion	English	USA	1988–2013	Scott Dikkers, Carol Kolb, David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin	weekly	Paper	Satire
Pèl & Ploma (Hair & Feather)	Catalan	Spain	1899–1903	Ramon Casas, Miquel Utrillo, Emili Vilanova and March, Eduard Marquina i Angulo	Monthly (1899–1900), Bimonthly (1900–1901), Monthly (1901–1903)	Paper	Literature, Art, Satire
Politicks	English	USA	circa 1977–1979	Dick Morris		Paper	Satire
Przegięcie Pały	Polish	Poland	1988–1989	Krzysztof Skiba, Paweł Konnak, Piotr Trzaskalski	Quarterly	Paper	Satire
Puck	English, German	USA	1871–1918	Joseph Ferdinand Keppler, Livingston Hopkins, Frederick Burr Opper, Rose O'Neill	Weekly	Paper	Satire; comics
Punch	English	UK	1841–2002	A. A. Milne, P. G. Wodehouse, William Makepeace Thackeray, Kingsley Amis	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Quatre Gats (Four Cats)	Catalan	Spain	1899	Santiago Rusiñol i Prats, Ramon Casas i Carbó, Joaquim Mir i Trinxet, Josep Puig i Cadafalch	15 issues	Paper	Satire, Literature, Art
The Realist	English	USA	1958–2001	Paul Krassner, Lenny Bruce, Terry Southern, Ken Kesey	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Różowe Domino (Pink Dominoes)	Polish	Austro-Hungarian Empire	1882–1890	Maria Konopnicka, Włodzimierz Zagórski, W. Maniecki, AJ Waruszyński	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Sick	English	USA	1960–1980	Joe Simon, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, Bob Powell	Monthly	Paper	Satire
Simplicissimus	German	Germany	1896–1967	Thomas Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke, Hermann Hesse, Thomas Theodor Heine	Weekly; Biweekly (1964–1967)	Paper	Satire
Spy	English	USA	1986–1998	Kurt Anderson, Graydon Carter, Patricia Marx, Mark O'Donnell	Monthly	Paper	Satire
Szpilki (Studs)	Polish	Poland	1935–1994	Zbigniew Mitzner, Eryk Lipiński, Jan Galuba, Andrzej Dudziński		Paper	Satire
Ulk (Practical Joke)	German	Germany	1872–1933	Hans Reimann, Kurt Tucholsky, Lyonel Feininger, Heinrich Zille	Weekly	Paper	Satire
Vanity Fair	English	USA	1859–1863	Thomas Bailey Aldrich, William Dean Howells, Fitz James O'Brien, Charles Farrar Browne	Weekly	Paper	Satire, Political cartoons
Vim Magazine	English	USA	circa 1898	Leon Barritt		Paper	Satire, Political cartoons
Weekly World News	English	USA	1979–2007	Bob Lind, Eddie Clontz, Ed Anger, Ernie Colón	Weekly	Paper	Fake News, Tabloid
Wiadomości Brukowe (Paving News)	Polish	Poland	1816–1822	Towarzystwo Szubrawców (The Society of Rogues)	Weekly	Paper	Satire, Political cartoons