Comedy is an accessible gateway to talk about tricky or jargon-filled political concepts, inviting the politically disengaged ...
"Politics, campaigns, government, and elections are usually contentious and frustrating topics," Maggie Yates opined in April in the Santa Barbara Independent. "Rarely do they feel like good, clean ...
Veteran comic Conan O’Brien quipped President Trump’s "greatest crime" was inspiring terrible political jokes about him that ruined the landscape in a podcast interview this week. Best-known for his ...
Breaking away from her usual comedic routines, Seales ventures into uncharted territory as she sets foot in the heart of Washington, D.C., ahead of her sold-out stand-up performance at the prestigious ...
Comedy and music have long served as powerful mediums for addressing societal issues. Throughout history, these art forms have been used to critique and expose the flaws in political systems. Greek ...
Listen to more stories on the Noa app. When Donald Trump seemed poised to win the presidential election in 2016, Trevor Noah, then the host of The Daily Show, began the program’s live night-of special ...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus said that comedy can be sensitive without losing its flair. The actor said that complaining about political correctness in comedy is a "red flag." Her comments follow Jerry ...
Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...
The recent appearance of the adjective “weird” in the Harris-Walz campaign to describe their opposition seems to have struck a chord with many Democrats. While some commentators fear the word diverts ...
At its core, the First Amendment safeguards freedom of speech, including the right to critique public figures, government institutions, and societal norms, even when that speech takes the form of ...
Think about the political comedians performing today. Of those, how many are conservative? Not many, right? Alison Dagnes, a political scientist, media maven and self-described “comedy dork,” has ...