Lichter, S. Robert   1948- <br/><br/>
Politics is a joke! :  how TV comedians are remaking political life / 
S. Robert Lichter, Jody C. Baumgartner, Jonathan S. Morris ; with the assistance of Daniel Amundson. 
 - xvi, 253 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813347172 (pbk.) 0813347173 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014003779 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Television and politics--United States.<br/>Televisión y política--Estados Unidos <br/>Television in politics--United States.<br/>Televisión en la política --Estados Unidos<br/>Television talk shows--Political aspects--United States.<br/>Programas de televisión --Aspectos políticos <br/>Politics and culture--United States.<br/>Política y cultura <br/>Television comedies--Influence.--United States<br/>Comedias televisivas --Influencia <br/>Political satire, American--History and criticism.<br/>Sátira política estadounidense 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1993-2001--Humor.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1992.6  / L699p 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.9302/07