Politics Is a Joke!: How TV Comedians Are Remaking Political Life

by S. Robert Lichter and Jonathan S. Morris

Book Overview

Does late night political humor matter? Are late-night comedians merely entertaining, or do they have the power to influence the way we think about politics and politicians? Politics Is a Joke situates late night comedy in the historical context of political humor and demonstrates how the public turn to this venue for political information, and are in turn affected by it.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813347173
• ISBN13: 9780813347172
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"