Introduction: Still Good for a Laugh? Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape
Jody C Baumgartner and Amy B. Becker
Section I: Comedy, Advocacy, Journalism, or Something Else Entirely? It’s Not Just Entertainment Anymore
Chapter 1: The Rise of Advocacy Satire
Don J. Waisanen
Chapter 2: Journalist or Jokester? An Analysis of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Julia R. Fox
Chapter 3: Partisan Trends in Late Night Humor
S. Robert Lichter and Stephen J. Farnsworth
Section II: Impacting Citizenship: The Effects of Exposure to Political Comedy on Democratic Engagement
Chapter 4: The Limits of Attitude Change: Political Humor during the 2016 Campaign
Jody C Baumgartner
Chapter 5: Interviews and Viewing Motivations: Exploring Connections between Political Satire, Perceived Learning, and Elaborative Processing
Amy B. Becker
Chapter 6: Inoculation against/with Political Humor
Josh Compton
Section III: Humor Appreciation: Audience Responses to Political Comedy
Chapter 7: The Political Ethology of Debate Humor and Audience Laughter: Understanding Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Their Audiences
Patrick A. Stewart, Reagan Dye, and Austin Eubanks
Chapter 8: The Joke is on You: Satire and Blowback
Sophia A. McClennen
Chapter 9: What is Funny to Whom? Applying an Integrative Theoretical Framework to the Study of Political Humor Appreciation
Christiane Grill
Section IV: It’s Gone Global: International Perspectives on Political Comedy
Chapter 10: Political Entertainment in Comparative Perspective: Exploring the Applicability of the Gateway Hypothesis across Media Systems
Michael A. Xenos, Patricia Moy, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, and Julian Meuller-Herbst
Chapter 11: The Causes and Consequences of Affinity for Political Humor
Mark Boukes
Chapter 12: Freedom of the Press in Israeli and American Satire
Edo Steinberg
Section V: Prospects for a New Generation of Laughter: The Evolution of Political Comedy
Chapter 13: A New Generation of Satire Consumers?: A Socialization Approach to Youth Exposure to News Satire
Stephanie A. Edgerly
Chapter 14: The Context for Comedy: Presidential Candidates and Comedy Television
Michael Parkin
Chapter 15: The Ides of September: Jimmy Fallon, Donald Trump, and the Changing Politics of Late Night Television
Jonathan S. Morris
Conclusion: Looking Ahead to the Future: Why Laughing Will Matter Even More in the Decade to Come
Amy B. Becker and Jody C Baumgartner
Index
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