One of the most widely read satirists in America, Feiffer died Friday of congestive heart failure, his wife, author JZ Holden, told the Washington Post and New York Times on Tuesday.

While remaining critical, Kenyan satirist and writer Patrick Gathara, who often mocks Western views of Africa, agrees things have shifted.

To my mind, the forehead-slapping awe at those undecided in this presidential election took its purest form in a commentary by comedian and satirist Lewis Black on a recent episode of The Daily Show:

Their vows sounded as if they had been written by the great social satirist Tom Wolfe.

Mr Musk's comments have drawn ire from some online, with satirist Armando Iannucci saying the billionaire had been "taken in by your own platform, which amplifies noise at the expense of facts".