Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era

by Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey Jones, Ethan Thompson

Book Overview

A fascinating look into what happens when comedy becomes political and politics becomes comedy

Satirical TV has become mandatory viewing for citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre contemporary state of political life. Shifts in industry economics and audience tastes have re-made television comedy, once considered a wasteland of escapist humor, into what is arguably the most popular source of political critique. From fake news...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814731996
• ISBN13: 9780814731994
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"