When irony overcomes the satirist he is no longer funny, but becomes cynical, sarcastic, bombastic. He becomes too subjective. This is the great danger of any artist, to be overcome by emotion. The lesser danger is to become too objective. While satire is humor, there are different kinds of humor.
Satire is actually the lowest form of humor, but it is deeper.
It contains a higher state of awareness than other kinds of humor. But the anger comes out slightly in satire, whereas other humor hides it completely. The satirist has few friends because of this. The satirist needs solitude, and creates it through his art. Few go near him, but those who do understand him well.