How Comedy Became Education's Best Critique
Late-night hosts including John Oliver and Samantha Bee devoted air time to school-related issues this year, pushing the topics into mainstream conversation.
This is the second installment in our series examining the intersections of education and entertainment in 2016. Read a previous entry on a documentary, and check back for future pieces on a play, animated movies, and television.
It’s no secret that politics has been especially central to late-night comedy over the past year or so. Some would argue that shows—from to —have served as more robust sources of political news than traditional broadcast news. by Tyndall Report, since the beginning of 2016, ABC’s , , and devoted just 32 minutes to coverage of policy issues.
