Research Catalog

Late night with Trump : political humor and the American presidency

Title

Late night with Trump : political humor and the American presidency / Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter.

Author

Farnsworth, Stephen J., 1961-

Publication

New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
©2020

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Text	Use in library	MWGT 20-2549	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

Details

Additional Authors

Lichter, S. Robert

Description

xi, 176 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Political humor has been a staple of late-night television for decades. The Trump White House, however, has received significantly greater attention than that of past presidents, such as Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and even Bill Clinton. In response to Trump's strident politics, late-night comics, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon, have sounded key policy notes, further blurring the boundary between news and satire. Weekly humorists, including John Oliver and Samantha Bee, extend the critique with in-depth probing of key issues, while Saturday Night Live continues to tap the progression from outrage to outrageousness. Using unique content analysis techniques and qualitative discussions of political humor, Farnsworth and Lichter show how late-night political humor, and these seven programs in particular, have responded to the Trump presidency. Employing a dataset of more than 100,000 late night jokes going back decades, these noted media scholars discuss how the treatment of Trump differs from previous presidents, and how the Trump era is likely to shape the future of political humor. The authors also employ public opinion survey data to consider the growing role these late-night programs play in framing public opinion and priorities. This book will interest scholars, the curious public, and students of politics, communications and the media, and contemporary American culture"--

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Humor.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages [154]- 172) and index.

Contents

The importance of political humor -- The blustering billionaire of talk shows and Twitter -- Candidate Trump and campaign comedy / co-authored with Jeremy Engel and Deanne Canieso -- How POTUS plays on late night / co-authored with Noah Gardner and Shaelyn Patzer -- Political consequences of late night humor -- The (near) future of political humor.

Call Number

MWGT 20-2549

ISBN

9781138370647
1138370649
9781138370654
1138370657
9780429427916 (canceled/invalid)
9780429765414 (canceled/invalid)
9780429765421 (canceled/invalid)
9780429765407 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2019033142
40029682822

OCLC

1107855874

Author

Farnsworth, Stephen J., 1961- author.

Title

Late night with Trump : political humor and the American presidency / Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter.

Publisher

New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [154]- 172) and index.

Chronological Term

Since 2017

Added Author

Lichter, S. Robert, author.

Other Form:

Online version: Farnsworth, Stephen J., Late night with Trump 1. New York : Routledge, 2019. 9780429427916 (DLC) 2019033143

Other Standard Identifier

40029682822

Research Call Number

MWGT 20-2549

View in Legacy Catalog