Satire TV : : Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era / / ed. by Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P. Jones, Ethan Thompson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Baym, Geoffrey,; Day, Amber,; Gray, Jonathan,; Haggins, Bambi,; Jenkins, Henry,; Jones, Jeffrey P.,; Marc, David,; Morreale, Joanne,; Osborne-Thompson, Heather,; Santo, Avi,; Thompson, Ethan,; Tinic, Serra,
• HerausgeberIn: Gray, Jonathan,; Jones, Jeffrey P.,; Thompson, Ethan,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 21 black and white illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; PART I Post 9/11, Post Modern, or Just Post Network? --; 1 The State of Satire, the Satire of State --; 2 With All Due Respect --; 3 Tracing the “Fake” Candidate in American Television Comedy --; PART II Fake News, Real Funny --; 4 And Now . . . the News? --; 5 Jon Stewart and The Daily Show --; 6 Stephen Colbert’s Parody of the Postmodern --; PART III Building in the Critical Rubble --; 7 Throwing Out the Welcome Mat --; 8 Speaking “Truth” to Power? --; 9 Why Mitt Romney Won’t Debate a Snowman --; PART IV Shock and Guffaw: The Limits of Satire --; 10 Good Demo, Bad Taste --; 11 In the Wake of “The Nigger Pixie” --; 12 Of Niggas and Citizens --; About the Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780814733097; 9783110706444
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P. Jones, Ethan Thompson.

Satirical TV has become mandatory viewing for citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre contemporary state of political life. Shifts in industry economics and audience tastes have re-made television comedy, once considered a wasteland of escapist humor, into what is arguably the most popular source of political critique. From fake news and pundit shows to animated sitcoms and mash-up videos, satire has become an important avenue for processing politics in informative and entertaining ways, and satire TV is now its own thriving, viable television genre.Satire TV examines what happens when comedy becomes political, and politics become funny. A series of original essays focus on a range of programs, from The Daily Show to South Park, Da Ali G Show to The Colbert Report, The Boondocks to Saturday Night Live, Lil’ Bush to Chappelle’s Show, along with Internet D.I.Y. satire and essays on British and Canadian satire. They all offer insights into what today’s class of satire tells us about the current state of politics, of television, of citizenship, all the while suggesting what satire adds to the political realm that news and documentaries cannot.