The electoral struggle in the United States comes to an end. Madison Square Garden in New York is the setting for Donald Trump’s rally-show, in which, of course, comedians participate. One of them breaks the limits with racist comments against Puerto Rico and the mess. It is one more episode in American culture, but revealing of a growing change: no matter how worrying or dramatic the political context is, the resources of comedy are defining the campaign. Political humor dominates the most influential programs in a career beyond entertainment. Even the Fox network has created its own pro-Trump satirical ‘late-night’, in fair correspondence with the famous shows by Bill Maher on HBO or Jimmy Fallon on NBC. What Saturday Night Live already put in place has become demoscopic. Furthermore, the lines between politician and comedian have become blurred. Obama himself, in his speech supporting Kamala Harris, made jokes about Trump’s obsession with size… However, the Republican candidate appears, in this field, to be unbeatable, promising that more delicious ice cream and the end of wars if they vote for him. The book ‘Morir de pie’, by Edu Galán, allows us to reflect on all this, by placing comedy in the civic and cultural tradition of the USA. The candidate and the comedian are manifestations of the American public man. Pedro Rodríguez reviews the advantage that the reality show ‘The Apprentice’ has given Trump. And Juan Carlos Ortega reflects on the discrimination of humor and its limits.
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