When we find ways humor hurts the political process, we can find ways to fix it. When we find ways that it is helping, we can all laugh a little easier.
Josh Compton
The first section of this chapter examines effects research on two popular forms of political humor, editorial cartoons and late night comedy television programming. The second half of the chapter explores other venues for political humor, including entertainment television, print media, Internet, film, and campaign events. Throughout, I highlight the ways that humor effects research can continue to clarify when, in politics, laughing matters.
Compton, J. (2008). More than laughing? Survey of political humor effects research. In Morris, J. S., & Baumgartner, J. C. (Eds.) Laughing matters: Humor and American politics in the media age (pp. 39-66). New York: Routledge.
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