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Research on political polarization points to how people's preferred news outlets and social media use create information ...

Political comedy can make politics more accessible and expose hypocrisy, but it can also deepen divisions and cynicism.

With 11 stand-up specials under his belt, Jim Gaffigan is one of the most prolific comedians this side of George Carlin. His family-friendly jokes about parenting and food made Gaffigan a household ...

While Donald Trump has provided plenty of material for late-night hosts and other comedians, Conan O'Brien considers political comedy a much more delicate art. The 6x Emmy-winning comic acknowledged ...

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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 ...

mBen Stiller has weighed in on comedy under President Donald Trump and today’s political climate. Yep, the guy who gave us Tropic Thunder. In a recent chat with Radio Times magazine (yeah, he was ...