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Laughter, Learning, or Enlightenment? Viewing and Avoidance Motivations Behind The Daily Show and The Colbert Report

Pages 153-169 | Received 16 Mar 2012, Accepted 02 Nov 2012, Published online: 06 Jun 2013

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