Does late night political humor matter? Are late-night comedians merely entertaining, or do they have the power to influence the way we think about politics and

Does late night political humor matter? Are late-night comedians merely entertaining, or do they have the power to influence the way we think about politics and

This edited volume brings together scholars of comedy to assess how political comedy encounters neoliberal themes in contemporary media. Central to this task is

Political humor and satire are, perhaps, as old as comedy itself, and they are crucial to our society and our collective sense of self. Satire is confrontationa