The Dance fo the Comedians: The People, the President, and the Performance of Political Standup Comedy in America

By Peter M. Robinson

Book Overview

Why did Barack Obama court Jon Stewart and trade jokes with Stephen Colbert during the campaign of 2008? Why did Sarah Palin forgo the opportunity to earn votes on the Sunday morning political talk... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558497331
• ISBN13: 9781558497337
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"