9780814731994-0814731996-Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era

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

ISBN-13: 9780814731994
ISBN-10: 0814731996
Author: Jonathan Gray, Ethan Thompson, Jeffrey P. Jones
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: NYU Press
Format: Paperback 288 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780814731994
ISBN-10: 0814731996
Author: Jonathan Gray, Ethan Thompson, Jeffrey P. Jones
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: NYU Press
Format: Paperback 288 pages

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Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era (ISBN-13: 9780814731994 and ISBN-10: 0814731996), written by authors Jonathan Gray, Ethan Thompson, Jeffrey P. Jones, was published by NYU Press in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other United States History (Communication & Media Studies, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.53.

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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 and pundit shows to animated sitcoms and mash-up videos, satire has become an important avenue for processing politics in informative and entertaining ways, and satire TV is now its own thriving, viable television genre. Satire TV examines what happens when comedy becomes political, and politics become funny. A series of original essays focus on a range of programs, from The Daily Show to South Park, Da Ali G Show to The Colbert Report, The Boondocks to Saturday Night Live, Lil' Bush to Chappelle's Show, along with Internet D.I.Y. satire and essays on British and Canadian satire. They all offer insights into what today's class of satire tells us about the current state of politics, of television, of citizenship, all the while suggesting what satire adds to the political realm that news and documentaries cannot.

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