If Jon Stewart saved or ruined democracy -- depending on who you ask -- what about Trevor Noah?
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Fall Premieres 2015: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Fall Premieres 2015: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Geoffrey Baym, Amber Day, Nicholas Marx, Chuck Tryon and Dannagal Young discuss Stephen Colbert's first week in the new job.
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“Aren’t We Such a Fun, Approachable Dynasty?”: Clinton’s Presidential Announcement, Cable News, and the Candidate Challenge
Chuck Tryon examines the reception of Clinton’s announcement video to explore the role of cable news in producing election coverage that sidesteps questions about how candidates will actually govern.
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Colbert’s Public Forum: Will We Meet Again?
While I’ll miss Colbert’s razor sharp satire, for me the loss of this broad and deep public forum will be harder to bear.
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A Reflection on Rodney King and the Poignancy of Satire
Upon Rodney King's passing, we can remember In Living Color's commentary on police brutality, King's trial, the L. A. Uprising, and how satire makes cultural ugliness palatable.
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Key and Peele: Identity, Shockingly Translated
Is Key and Peele tentatively picking up the mantel of satiric sketch comedy that Chappelle abandoned? Why now?
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Film Review: Can Generation P’s Cultural References Play Abroad?
Most scholars of media have at some point stumbled onto something from another country without the proper frame of reference and been utterly bewildered by it. Generation P seems to be consciously playing up this experience as part of its appeal for a niche foreign market.
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Is It OK to Type This?
How did the recent South Park controversy on depicting Mohammed contribute to our overall understanding of the issue?
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