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07 Aug 09

“And Now Your Moment of Zen”: The Cultural Significance of The Daily Show < Features | PopMatters

  • when it’s done well, comedy in this country can become a counterbalance to journalism, like journalism is a counterbalance to government
  • To be sure, humor is what it is because it’s rooted in some larger complex truth. Jokes are a palatable way of examining those things about ourselves, either culturally or individually, that may otherwise not be so easy to stomach. A successful joke operates as a kind of reductio ad absurdum, highlighting the deceptively large gap between language and meaning.
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