Political satire has long been a standard method of political and social commentary. Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal" is a prime example of how satire is a powerful vehicle for raising awareness about critical social and political issues, but doing so in a relatively nonthreatening and accessible way. In the United States, political cartoons have long been the bastion of political satire. Howeve, r as Wallachy puts it, "American satire has changed a great deal since Benjamin Franklin's 'Join or Die' cartoon," (1). Technology is one reason why political satire in America has changed its approach. Both Jesse Watters and Samantha Bee have traditional television shows on the one hand, but both also benefit from new media both to find fodder for their discussions but also to propagate their ideas. However, there are critical differences between these two political humor shows. The most glaring difference is that Bee offers a more classic and biting sort of satire, what Wallachy would call "satire evolved towards advocacy" (1). Becker and Bode call Samantha Bee's show Full Frontal part of the "new political satire" in which "information-rich, longer format programs" have replaced shorter segments. Because "Watters World" is a small segment format that avoids information richness, it cannot be considered "new political satire." Bee uses ambush style interviews on occasion, but the ambush street interview is Watter's primary schtick, limiting the scope and effectiveness of "Watters World." However, both Full Frontal and "Watters World" reveal the importance of political comedy as an adjunct to straightforward media reporting. Both Samantha Bee and Jesse Watters blend comedy and politics, using comedy as a vehicle for social commentary. However, Samantha Bee's show offers far more in depth social and political commentary and touches upon deeper issues related to race, class, gender, power, and intersectionality. Bee is critical of Trump, but uses logic even more than emotion to substantiate her claims. Furthermore, Bee's recent Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner episode proves her overarching commitment to veracity in reporting, in spite of her role in comedy news. In the opening monologue to the Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Bee congratulates the media for remaining strong in spite of the President's numerous and direct attempts to shut down the free press by disallowing specific members of the media at White House press conferences. Bee lauds the media for "continuing to fact check the president as if one day he might actually be embarrassed," which is also one of the core purposes of Full Frontal: fact checking. Becker and Bode highlights extensive research showing that "comedy viewers are more likely than news viewers to pay close...
Full Frontal seems to encourage further investigation of the issues more than a show like "Watters World" that mainly dances around the actual issues by focusing more clearly on what ordinary Americans think or believe about the issues. Watters makes fun of Americans; Bee makes fun of the people in power.
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