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Why Political Comedians Are Losing Their Jobs

Aug

11

2025

Why Political Comedians Are Losing Their Jobs — WHY POLITICAL COMEDIANS ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS by Alexandra Bowman, CagleCartoons.com

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About Alexandra Bowman

Alexandra Bowman is the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists' (AAEC) inaugural 2024 John Locher Memorial Fellow for excellence in editorial illustration. She is also a Director of the AAEC starting in 2025. She was the political cartoonist for the political action committee "The Lincoln Project." Her approach to political cartooning is inspired by her interests in classic 2D animation, late-night political comedy television, and principled, civil discourse.

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