If John Mulaney triggers conservatives, comedy really has become tribal

Published May 15, 2018 7:32pm ET



Jokes are supposed to be funny, not tribal.

Liberal comics are so far up their own bubble, though, they can’t make a distinction between mocking President Trump and belittling his supporters. Ben Shapiro rightly observes over at National Review that conservatives are more likely to respond with votes instead of their own jokes. But that partisan backlash to political comedians isn’t good for democracy, and it’s definitely worse for comedy.

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