Barrera, Sandra. "How Trump and Clinton Are Impacting Comedy This Presidential Campaign." How Trump and Clinton Are Impacting Comedy This Presidential Campaign. Los Angeles Daily News, 11 July 2016. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. .
This article is by Sandra Barrera and published by the Los Angeles Daily News. Barrera argues that comedy is a great tool for gauging the audience’s interests and feelings. So that talking to comedians we can see a more accurate picture of the audience’s thoughts about the 2016 election than by a poll. She interviewed a few comedians and asked how the audience reacts to certain jokes about politics, race, terrorism, and more. This source will be helpful when building my case that comedians sensor their material in an attempt to sway the audience’s opinions since when interviewed a few comedians say they have to avoid issues to keep the audience laughing, which is another motivation/type of censorship.
Czajkowski, Elise. "Is the 2016 Presidential Campaign beyond Satire?" The Guardian. Guardian
News and Media, 06 July 2016. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. .
This article was written by Elise
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This study looks at correlations between watching TV political comedy and watching more formal sources of information like debates. The authors argue that there is a positive correlation between the two medias and also that the younger generations may be more effected by political late-night comedy. It explains that younger people watching these shows will adapt a negative view of democracy like many comedians show, especially Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. This source will be helpful when examining the viewers of political TV comedy and a good supporting source when arguing that these comedians are swaying the