ALL COMEDY IS CONSERVATIVE:

At a time of political uncertainty and confusion, news outlets are using new types of comedic relief to relate to their readers. [...]

Print:

The Boston Globe's Editor Brian McGrory put out a 3,000+ word memo Monday about creating a blueprint for their coverage in the future. Humor was a point of focus:

We're going to be more humorous, god dammit, and absolutely more humane.

The Washington Post announced in January that it's hiring video journalists to produce what looks to be a Daily Show-style scripted humor series.

The New York Times created a new "best of late night" feature, where the paper posts a recap of the best moments, usually news-related, from late-night shows. [...]

South Park creators have too said that they will be backing off of Trump-focused humor. "It's really tricky now as satire has become reality," co-creator Trey Parker said in February. "They're already going out and doing the comedy. It's not something you can make fun of."

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