TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lichter,S.Robert
AU  - Baumgartner,Jody C.
AU  - Morris,Jonathan S.
AU  - Amundson,Daniel
TI  - Politics is a joke!: how TV comedians are remaking political life 
SN  - 9780813347172 (pbk.)
AV  - PN 1992.6 L699p 2015
U1  - 973.9302/07 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Boulder, CO
PB  - Westview Press
KW  - Television and politics
KW  - United States
KW  - Televisión y política
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Television in politics
KW  - Televisión en la política
KW  - Television talk shows
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Programas de televisión
KW  - Aspectos políticos
KW  - Politics and culture
KW  - Política y cultura
KW  - Television comedies
KW  - Influence
KW  - Comedias televisivas
KW  - Influencia
KW  - Political satire, American
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Sátira política estadounidense
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1993-2001
KW  - Humor
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index; Introduction: politics is a funny business -- The rise of late night comedy -- A funny thing happened on the way to the White House -- Politicians behaving badly -- What's so funny? -- Laughing matters? -- If you can't beat them, join them -- Political humor: prospect and retrospect
N2  - Are late-night comedians merely entertaining, or do they have the power to influence the way we think about politics and politicians? The authors examine the historical context of political humor and demonstrate how the public turn to this venue for political information, and are in turn affected by it. They conduct an analysis of political jokes on late night TV shows dating back to 1992 in order to pinpoint the main targets and themes of late-night comedy
ER  -