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Comedy’s Influence on a Greater Scale

Sarah Bishop ,who is an assistant professor in the department of communication studies at Baruch College, has written an article about Stephen Colbert’s appearance at a congress hearing addressing the issue of migrant workers. The congressional testimony from Colbert was meant to highlight the issues with our over dependence of migrant workers and how little we appreciate them. Bishop goes through the whole event and states her opinions on the matter using quotes and facts. She also tries to inform the reader on both sides of the argument for better perspective. Sarah Bishop throughout the article tries to explain why she believes that Stephen Colbert and other figures of comedy can have an outstanding influence on major issues outside of comedy. They can use their fame and humor to bring light to certain issues that might not be heard by the common person if not for the humor. Bishop first goes to the setting of the congress meeting and explains how many people had their concerns with Colbert’s presence and how others supported Colbert's’ attendance at the hearing. Bishop includes quotes of people voicing their concerns. representative Smith says “It is no laughing matter to pretend that Americans don’t want jobs”(pg. 549). Throughout this paragraph, Bishop’s …show more content…

Bishop later shared a quote that supported her thesis. Chairwoman Lofgren said “. . .His actions are a good example of how using both levity and fame, a media figure can bring attention to a critically important issue for the good of the nation”(qtd. In Bishop 549). Bishop shared this quote because it goes hand in hand with her view on the matter. Bishop wants to persuade the reader that even though Colbert is a man of comedy, he should still be able to share his views and try to

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