ABSTRACT
Humour itself is a complex psycho-cognitive phenomenon and is largely associated with a specific way of perceiving some situations in a real and abstract dimension. Many theories have been developed around this concept, which David Monro divides into three groups – incongruity theories, superiority theories and relief theories. This chapter attempts to take a critical look at contemporary Egyptian satire, with a focus on the most important phenomena associated with it and the varied ways it has come to reflect current social and political changes. The real revolution in the way of performing satire has been brought about by the proliferation of the Internet in Egypt, which actually took place at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This completely new and very broad space has provided an almost unlimited field for publishing various forms of humorous communication escaping the traditional definitions.
