| Political humour is highly popular material because it | | | | Societies who are able to enjoy political humour |
| is something everyone can easily relate to. | | | | should consider themselves lucky. This is the |
| Politicians are popular public figures so anyone can | | | | legacy of a free society. There are certain |
| identify with them to get a good laugh. The public | | | | countries and cultures around the world where |
| generally blames government for everything, | | | | political ribbing is totally banned. Government |
| whether the reasons it has to do so are sensible | | | | controls all forms of media so citizens are not |
| or not. Politics is a good source of humour - even | | | | allowed to pull a little fun from the political |
| when the economic downturn is practically | | | | scenarios. |
| crashing down on everyone around the world, | | | | Political humour is a manner by which arrogance |
| people still get a kick out of political humour. | | | | and hubristic tendencies of those who are in |
| What's good about this type of humour is the | | | | power may be prevented from taking shape. |
| fact that it is able to address whatever political | | | | Citizens have the right to speak their minds, and |
| issue is at hand. Everyone identifies with an issue, | | | | one way to vent this out effectively is through |
| that's why political jokes are highly popular. They | | | | political humour. With politicians tending to become |
| inject amusement into pressing issues without | | | | too egotistical or overbearing at times, comedy |
| regarding the whole thing as an attack on a | | | | has been the most effective vehicle that indirectly |
| particular politician or statesman. It is rather more | | | | exposes issues and concerns to the general public. |
| of a personal observation of the character traits | | | | Politics, like entertainment will always be favourite |
| prevailing in the political arena seasoned with a little | | | | material for comedy and humour. The general |
| comedy and wit. In some other instances, there | | | | population feels a connection to it and its |
| lies beneath the surface some intent to bring | | | | popularity is best described by George Bernard |
| forth as issue and initiate change or action on the | | | | Shaw when he said, "The problem with political |
| part of the political subject. | | | | jokes is that they get elected. |