How Comedy Took Over Our Culture

How Comedy Took Over Our CultureTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 830, Segment 2

Jun 8, 2018 • 51m

Guest: Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! Champion and New York Times Best-Selling Author of “Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture” If you can believe it, there was a time – back in the Mad Men days – when advertising was not supposed to be funny. Neither were politicians or pastors, news reports or airline safety videos. So why is it that today, comedy is our favorite currency? And are we getting to the point where we’ve taken comedy too far?

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