That’s Not Funny: Matt Sienkiewicz on Right-Wing Humor

<p>Mike talks with Matt Sienkiewicz, an Associate Professor and Chair of the Boston College Communication Department. He&#39;s the co-author, along with Nick Marx, of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thats-Not-Funny-Right-Comedy/dp/0520382137/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=that%26%2339%3Bs+not+funny&qid=1655910596&sr=8-2" rel="nofollow"><em>That&#39;s Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them</em></a>.</p><p><strong>Topics Mike &amp; Matt Discuss Include:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong>- why most political comedy is left of center</p><p> - the main types of right of center comedy</p><p> - “punching up” vs “punching down” in comedy</p><p> - conservative humor challenging liberal pieties</p><p> - the biggest names in right wing comedy</p><p> - why right-wing comedy matters, even if you don’t think it’s funny</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Right-Wing Comedy Links</strong></p><p> <a href="https://mightyheaton.com/the-political-orphanage" rel="nofollow">The Political Orphanage</a>. Andrew Heaton</p><p> <a href="https://ggutfeld.com/" rel="nofollow">Greg Gutfeld</a></p><p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/RyanLongcomedy" rel="nofollow">Ryan Long</a></p><p> <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelmalice" rel="nofollow">Michael Malice</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/mediastudied" rel="nofollow"><strong>Matt Sienkiewicz on Twitter</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Politics Guys</strong> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/politicsguyspage" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/politicsguys" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible</strong><span>. You can support us or change your level of support at </span><a href="https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/politicsguys</a><span> or </span><a href="https://www.politicsguys.com/support" rel="nofollow">politicsguys.com/support</a><span>. On </span><strong>Venmo</strong><span>, we’re </span><strong>@PoliticsGuys.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p