Media, Stand-Up Comedy and Representation: Problematising the Laugh Industry in Kenya

There has been a growing need to establish the role of media content in shaping inter-ethnic relations the world over and Kenya in particular. Ethnic jokes from televised stand-up comedy shows are supposedly major determinants of inter-ethnic relation given that television as mass media tends to serve in amplifying stereotyping, which people take as models of representation and after that use them for inclusion and exclusion of particular members of the society. This book takes you deeper into the minds of mass media consumers in Kenya and their opinion about the televised stand-up comedy they consume. The findings serve as a microcosm of the impact of ethnic content in televised stand-up comedy and related popular culture in our media.