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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

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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"--
Subjects
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
©2020
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
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