Opinion Today: To joke or not to joke

Could Trump satire be counterproductive? 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Recently, some wondered if the balance of power had shifted too far toward the humorists — as in this [examination](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMDAvMDUvMDcvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uLXJhZGlvLWZlYXItYW5kLWpva2luZy1vbi10aGUtbGF0ZS1uaWdodC1jYW1wYWlnbi10cmFpbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzIyMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYwNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWiHrmvZQ3aI8BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) of how disastrous an appearance on “Late Show With David Letterman” proved to be for George W. Bush. “The episode was instructive not only about how truly dangerous a tête-à -tête with a witty talk-show host can be,” the author, Peter Marks, writes, “but also about how much clout television comedy wields in the shaping of political perceptions.” Political humor had become so refined and effective that it could [essentially recast candidates against their will](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAwMC8wOS8yNC9tYWdhemluZS90aGUtc3RpZmYtZ3V5LXZzLXRoZS1kdW1iLWd1eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzIyMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYwNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWiHrmvZQ3aI8BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) using a single damning phrase, like “[strategery](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvU3RyYXRlZ2VyeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDEyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTMyMjAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2MDYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgploh65r2UN2iPAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)” or “[lock box](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzMjIwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjA2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdj1oQzJwb1BZdi0tNFcDbnl0Qgploh65r2UN2iPAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).” That is, until Donald Trump [came](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNy9tYWdhemluZS90cnVtcC1saWJlcmFsLWNvbWVkeS10di5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzIyMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYwNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWiHrmvZQ3aI8BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) along. He’s been such a frequent and consistent target of “Saturday Night Live,” for example, that no fewer than six different actors, including Darrell Hammond and Alec {NAME}, have impersonated him. No impression is more [spot-on](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly9zbGF0ZS5jb20vY3VsdHVyZS8yMDIwLzEwL2phbWVzLWF1c3Rpbi1qb2huc29uLWJlc3QtdHJ1bXAtaW1wcmVzc2lvbi1pbi1oaXN0b3J5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzMjIwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjA2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaIeua9lDdojwFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) than the one offered by James Austin Johnson, which [resurfaced](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9TX09JUjFwbUVFZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDEyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTMyMjAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2MDYwJnNpPTJuaVFGRDBCM2s3c0VXdGYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWiHrmvZQ3aI8BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) this past weekend, as “S.N.L.” returned with new episodes for 2024. But the issue isn’t whether the impression is too damaging (it isn’t) or even if it’s successful (yes) or funny (also yes). Now there’s a deeper dynamic at play, [argues David Kamp in a guest essay published last weekend](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1qb2tlLWRhbmdlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzIyMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYwNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWiHrmvZQ3aI8BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Trump is an unusual candidate in so many ways — 91 pending criminal indictments will do that — and one is the dissonance in the rhetoric around him. Given his presentation and temperament, he’s an obvious target for satire, and has been nationally lampooned for going on four decades. (Kamp got his start at the legendary Spy magazine in part out of a desire to poke fun at Trump.) Yet to many, Trump’s re-election would pose [a very serious threat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1kaWN0YXRvcnNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDEyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTMyMjAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2MDYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgploh65r2UN2iPAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to the continued existence of American governance, which hardly seems like the setup to a boffo punchline. Trump is both ripe for, yet impervious to, satire — he may be our first post-satire politician. He’s definitely not in danger of being defanged by [a single withering portrayal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnkj4eP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzMjIwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjA2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdj1pNEprN0tfRG5Ua1cDbnl0Qgploh65r2UN2iPAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Whether that’s a product of siloed audiences (his most ardent supporters likely aren’t big “S.N.L.” fans) or simply some Trumpian superpower, the question becomes: If you oppose him, can you still joke about him? For Kamp, a longtime humorist, the answer is an urgent no. Read the guest essay: [[An illustration of a stage against a brick wall, set up for a comedian and surrounded by fire. The fire alarm in the back has been flipped down, and a glass of water on a stool has been knocked over and is spilling.] George Wylesol Guest Essay I’ve Told My Last Trump Joke It’s easy to make fun of him. It’s also dangerous and it needs to stop. 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