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UNINA9910810685903321 |
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Autore |
Peterson Russell Leslie |
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Titolo |
Strange bedfellows : how late-night comedy turns democracy into a joke / / Russell L. Peterson |
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-77652-1 |
9786611776527 |
0-8135-4476-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Television comedies - United States - History and criticism |
Television talk shows - United States |
Television broadcasting of news - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-243) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Losing our religion -- "Showmen is devoid of politics": the roots of pseudo-satire and the rise of the comedy-industrial complex -- Film at 11:00, jokes at 11:30: topical comedy and the news -- The personal and the political -- Pay no attention to that man in front of the curtain -- Truth versus Truthiness; or, Looking for Mr. Smith -- For whom the bell dings -- Laughing all the way to the White House -- Irony is dead... long live satire? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A significant number of Americans get some of their "news" about politics and national affairs from comedy shows. Is "infotainment" a debasement, or a replacement, for traditional news outlets? |
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