02714nam 2200673 a 450 991081068590332120240418091001.01-281-77652-197866117765270-8135-4476-910.36019/9780813544762(CKB)1000000000542089(EBL)358311(OCoLC)476183159(SSID)ssj0000251900(PQKBManifestationID)11192477(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251900(PQKBWorkID)10189066(PQKB)10734341(MiAaPQ)EBC358311(OCoLC)276172055(MdBmJHUP)muse23278(DE-B1597)529920(DE-B1597)9780813544762(Au-PeEL)EBL358311(CaPaEBR)ebr10240594(CaONFJC)MIL177652(OCoLC)1156873602(EXLCZ)99100000000054208920070627d2008 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrStrange bedfellows how late-night comedy turns democracy into a joke /Russell L. Peterson1st ed.New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc20081 online resource (274 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8135-4284-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-243) and index.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?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?Television comediesUnited StatesHistory and criticismTelevision talk showsUnited StatesTelevision broadcasting of newsUnited StatesTelevision comediesHistory and criticism.Television talk showsTelevision broadcasting of news791.45/6170973Peterson Russell Leslie1716831MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810685903321Strange bedfellows4112407UNINA