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Jon Stewart, Donald Trump, and How Comedy Changed Politics

Offline with Jon Favreau

CHAPTER

The Evolution of Comedy and Its Relationship with the Internet

This chapter explores the evolution of comedy over the last 30 years and its relationship with the rise of the internet. It discusses the apprehension around appreciating comedy as an art form, the influence of John Stewart, and the need for a creative vocabulary to appreciate comedy. The chapter also mentions the theory of play theory as an explanation for why we laugh and enjoy comedy.

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