Laughter, Outrage and Resistance

Lori Henson (Ph.D., Indiana University) is an Instructor of Journalism in the Department of Communication at Indiana State University. Her research focuses on American news media, religion and politics. Stacie Meihaus Jankowski (Ph.D., Indiana University) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Kentucky University. She is the co-author, with Lesa Hatley Major, of Health News and Responsibility: How Frames Create Blame.

List of Figures – Acknowledgments – Introduction – Matthew R. Meier: Trump vs. Comedy: The Carnivalesque Politics of Late Night – Stacie Meihaus Jankowski: "There Are No Switzerlands": Jimmy Fallon and the Costs of Staying Apolitical – Jessica Birthisel: From The Man Show to #MeToo: How "the Personal" Shifted Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy, and His Performance of Masculinity, into the Political – Spring-Serenity Duvall: "Jokes Seth Can’t Tell": Using White Male Privilege to Promote Diversity in Late Night – Lori Henson: The Roasts That Burned: Comedy, Access Journalism, and Resistance at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner – Nancy Bressler: Checking In with the Resistance against Trump’s Administration: How Samantha Bee Utilizes Feminist Humor to Advocate for Social Issues – JenniferA. Jackson: Truth, Humor, and a Reality Check: Samantha Bee’s ‘Full Frontal’ Coverage of Trump’s Travel Ban Executive Order – Kacee A. Garner: Deconstructing Privilege with Trevor Noah – Patty Terhune / Charisse L’Pree Corsbie-Massay: Satirical Education or Educational Satire?: Learning and Laughing on Last Week Tonight – Rosemary Pennington: John Oliver: Committing Acts of Journalism through Dick Jokes and Snark – Contributors – Index.