I like satire, and I like British humor. I know that not everyone has the same sense of humor, so I do not expect everyone to see the same things that I see as funny. British humor, if you do not understand it, can be hard to grasp for some. Satire is that form of comedy that sees the extremes in things, and then makes fun of something that is taken far beyond reality. While all aspects of comedy deal with irony in some way, satire is the most overt (in my opinion).
One of the problems with satire today, is that so many people are behaving so foolishly, that things that used to be considered satirical are now commonplace. That is a sad statement on the current conditions in modern society. For example, there is the old comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" that I used to think was such an extreme portrayal of disobedient children (as well as a commentary on many of the problems in the world). I just went back and re-read an old volume of the series and noticed that many of the behaviors of "Calvin" are now commonplace in children (especially in those called "millennials").
I seriously doubt that the comic strip itself caused these things, nor do I think that the author was being prophetic. Yet, in truth, it is quite remarkable to compare what we used to consider "extreme" and see it now as quite normal. This is the manner in which the devil likes to work. He takes something that is viewed as "too far" and works to make us get comfortable with it.
If he can break down the walls of resistance and make us become accustomed to something that we used to reject, then he can lead us to compromise our convictions. Think about sodomy for instance. I do not think that there was a single movie in "normal" theaters that portrayed practicing sodomites in a good light in 1980. Today, if you look at what is being released in the theaters, about half of the movies in the "romance" category are about sodomy (and a couple even about pederasty!). Work it in slowly, let people become used to it, then it is tolerated, then it is accepted.
Knowing this principle is important for us in our own spiritual walk. Just do a spiritual inventory in your own life. Ask yourself what you have become accustomed to over the last few years. Have you been softening your perspective on things that are sinful? Do you no longer feel repulsed (or even offended) by certain sins? It may even be helpful to get someone who knows you well to help you think it through. It is possible that your "softening" is a good thing (you might have had a bad perspective that needed changing), but that is not necessarily the case.
Each of us should take a good look at our own behavior to see if we have given in to things that we used to consider "off limits" and ask why we have changed. Look deeply into your heart and seek the Lord's help to determine whether you have moved in the direction of accepting that which is against the teaching of the Church. Do you now tolerate what you used to consider extreme? We all need to be "pulled back" from the edge occasionally. Better to discover the need yourself and move back before it is too late.
