US Comedians Get Into Politics

4,522 views · Published 29 October 2010 · 3:59 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics

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With American politics in a state of polarization and the news media's credibility in crisis, some comedians are getting involved in politics and becoming immensely popular. Two of the nation's best known comics are now going a step further: They're organizing a political rally this weekend on the National Mall in Washington. But as VOA's Jerome Socolovsky reports, not everyone thinks politics is a laughing matter.

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