Preface
Just slightly behind food, humor is an important symbol of Mexican pride. We like to think that our humor is unique and unmatched, which has turned it into a given for all Mexicans - thus making it a difficult subject to approach using traditional methodologies. Comedy Central was challenged to understand Mexican humor and how it affects content consumption among young Mexicans. The De la Riva Group accepted the challenge and proposed to tackle it with a mix of anthropological fieldwork, interviews with experts, analysis of social media conversation, content from YouTube, stand-up comedians, and humor sites. Our findings...