March 31, 2026
#149: Nick Marx / Right and Libertarian Media / Comedians and Politics / Political vs Class Divides

Nick Marx is a professor of Media and Visual Culture at Colorado State University specializing in media studies, media industries, digital media, and American politics and culture.
He is author or co-editor of several books, including Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television (Indiana University Press, 2019), The Comedy Studies Reader (University of Texas Press, 2018), and Saturday Night Live and American TV (Indiana University Press, 2013). Nick's most recent book is That's Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work For Them (University of California Press, 2022).
https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/people/nickmarx/