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v, 173 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Politics and comedy : critical encounters |
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Politics and comedy, critical encounters.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The political comedy public sphere -- Political comedy in the Reagan/Bush era: unkind and not so gentle -- The Clinton era: humor below the belt -- Bush v. Gore and the comedy of chaos -- The 9/11 era: "Now they are pundits" -- The 2008 election: authenticity (or lack thereof) -- Conclusion: The structural transformations of political humor. |
| Summary |
"Over the last decades of the 20th century, and into the 21st, humor on late-night TV became a more influential part of the United States' political conversations. Not only did viewers talk about what the shows were saying, but serious journalists in newspapers and television news did as well. This book explores how Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert became popular pundits, with their commentaries often being shown on the news or quoted in the papers, and how Tina Fey's parody of Sarah Palin eclipsed the real life candidate herself. This transformation occurred after the attacks on 9/11 and the beginning of the War in Iraq, when comedy figures were often more critical and informative than traditional news sources. At the same time, they became more substantive in their critiques than political humor often had been in the past, which relied heavily on mocking political candidates' personality quirks. Using transcripts from Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report during the presidential elections from 1980-2008, this book takes a comprehensive look at how the comedy itself transformed. In addition, the analysis includes how journalists in the Washington Post and the New York Times discussed the shows at the time, revealing how they once denigrated the programs, but came to regard them as valuable narrative resources."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Saturday night live (Television program)
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Daily show (Television program)
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Colbert report (Television program)
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Television and politics -- United States.
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Television broadcasting of news -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989 -- Humor.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- -- Humor.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- Humor.
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Political satire, American -- History and criticism.
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Colbert report (Television program) (OCoLC)fst01779114
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Daily show (Television program) (OCoLC)fst01402383
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Saturday night live (Television program) (OCoLC)fst01362330
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Political satire, American. (OCoLC)fst01069725
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Politics and government -- Humor.
(OCoLC)fst01919765
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Television and politics. (OCoLC)fst01146689
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Television broadcasting of news. (OCoLC)fst01146787
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1981
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| ISBN |
9781498567367 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1498567363 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781498567381 paperback alkaline paper |
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149856738X paperback alkaline paper |
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9781498567374 electronic book |
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