From the opening skit on “Saturday Night Live” to
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to the pages of The Onion,
President Trump has become the face of comedy. Some comedians and
writers argue that in the Trump era, satire has become more challenging
and jokes have become cheap. Trump, according to his critics, has
normalized the absurd and the nature of political satire in a post-truth
world. But others disagree; they argue that the president serves up
comedy-gold every day, making their jobs – and the laughs they seek to
elicit – easier than ever before. And, they argue, comedy is much more
“woke” than it used to be, with late-night hosts and comedians playing a
pivotal role in the fight for social justice. Is the president killing
comedy? Or is he making the funny business ever more relevant?
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