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Result Summary. Situated in the context of standup comedy, the current study examined the effects of comedian racial group membership (Asian/White) and joke content valence (negative/positive-stereotype) on Caucasian American participants’ evaluations for stereotype jokes about Asian Americans and the comedians performing such jokes. Comedian racial group membership showed direct main effects on joke funniness, joke offensiveness, and interpersonal anxiety toward the performer (Figure 4.4 & Figure 4.7). Regardless of the content valence of a joke, the participants rated Asian standup comedians to be funnier and less offensive compared to White standup comedians. Also, the participants experienced a lower level of interpersonal anxiety toward Asian than White standup comedians. In addition to its direct main effects, one-stage mediation analysis (Figure 4.8) showed that comedian group membership had mediated effects on stereotype agreement through joke offensiveness (negative) and interpersonal anxiety (positive). Further analysis (Figure 4.10) indicated the a two-stage mediation process from comedian racial group membership to stereotype agreement through joke offensiveness (first stage) then interpersonal anxiety (second stage). For content valence of stereotype joke, the current study found its direct main effects on joke funniness, offensiveness, and stereotype agreement (Figure 4.6 & Figure 4.12). Regardless of comedian racial group membership, the negative-stereotype jokes were rated funnier but more offensive than the positive-stereotype jokes. The participants also showed a higher level of endorsement for the positive-stereotype jokes than the negative-stereotype jokes. One-stage mediation analysis (Figure 4.13) showed mediation effect from joke content valence on stereotype agreement through joke funniness (positive) while accounting for the direct effect of joke content valence. Further analysis (Figure 4.14) indicated a two-stage mediation process from joke content valence to stereotype agreement through joke offensiveness (first stage) them interpersonal anxiety (second stage).