Creating Political Comedy // Reconcile the Aisle

My journey creating comedy in character as Melania Trump taught me a lot about the internet and what messages people want to hear, will hear, and enjoy hearing within the context of comedy.

My podcast Reconcile the Aisle has been a great place to debrief the experience, and with people who have created political comedy on screens of all sizes.

Emmy Award winning write Alex Blagg helped create Problematic With Mosher Kasher, and wrote on Trump vs. Bernie. He has a lot of perspective about how things changed after 2016 as he was working in more entertainment focused show @midnight, then started creating in the more satirical space.

Content creator Shea Depmore produces an off-brand late night show for her over 80,000 followers on TikTok. She’s seen it all: trolls, angel supporters, algorithmic screwups - and she came out stronger and more potent in her message. We talk about the complications of creating online. Even if you’re on social as a passive participant you’ll identify with what she’s seeing.