A humor magazine is a magazine specifically designed to deliver humorous content, often in the form of satire, to its readership. A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... This article discusses humour in terms of comedy and laughter. ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ...
Gargoyle HumorMagazine or The Gargoyle is the official student-run humormagazine for the University of Michigan.
The magazine is part of the University's Student Publications, which also includes the campus newspaper, The Michigan Daily, as well as the yearbook, the Michiganensian.
At one time the magazine was sold for prices varying from fifty cents to two dollars, but for the last five years, it has been free, all revenue being generated by advertisements.