Articles for Political Comedy

Saturday Night Live: SNL’s Kamala Harris and Trump skits fail at political comedy.
2 months ago

Saturday Night Live: SNL’s Kamala Harris and Trump skits fail at political comedy.

Slate  

In this fraught political moment, there are few things more jarring than the experience of watching Saturday Night Live in a swing state. Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush and Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin feel more present in some ways than their real-life analogues, who, despite what many might think, never actually said “strategery” or “I can see Russia from my …

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Jerry Seinfeld says he was wrong about ‘extreme left’ ruining comedy: ‘It’s not true’
2 months, 1 week ago

Jerry Seinfeld says he was wrong about ‘extreme left’ ruining comedy: ‘It’s not true’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jerry Seinfeld took back comments he made earlier this year about …

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Editor’s Note: Vaishna Roy: Power of political comedy
1 year, 1 month ago

Editor’s Note: Vaishna Roy: Power of political comedy

The Hindu  

When other forms of expression are suppressed, comedy becomes a beacon of dissent. Half a dozen TV mics are thrust at her face and the reporters ask: “But do you condemn Hamas?” The dark wit in that meme censures the Western media’s deeply problematic coverage of the Israeli assault on Gaza more sharply than any serious critique can. Oh yes, …

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How late-night political comedy needs to evolve: Be more subversive
1 year, 10 months ago

How late-night political comedy needs to evolve: Be more subversive

Salon  

In the past months, the political comedy of late-night TV has taken a hit. "We're going to use the back half of the broadcast year — call it from now until June — to really experiment and try different things," Paramount Media Network CEO Chris McCarthy told Vulture. "During the Kilborn era it was about... creating the news — creating …

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Is political comedy dead in the Biden era?
3 years, 8 months ago

Is political comedy dead in the Biden era?

Raw Story  

In the days following the attacks of 9/11/200, no one wanted to laugh. Perhaps the best example of this doublespeak was Dan Brooks' piece for The New York Times, "How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy," which offers a sweeping overview of a wide range of Trump comedy at the same time that it suggests that none of it matters. Richard …

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