Late-night in Washington : political humor and the American presidency / Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Farah Latif.
| Author/creator | Farnsworth, Stephen J., 1961- author. |
| Other author | Lichter, S. Robert, author. |
| Other author | Latif, Farah, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, NY : Routledge, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 239 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Political humor and the American presidency |
| Contents | The importance of political humor -- Political humor and the rise of Donald Trump the politician -- Political humor and the 2020 presidential campaign -- Late-night political humor and the two presidents of early 2021 -- The challenge of creating conservative comedy -- Political consequences of late-night humor : learning about politics via political comedy -- The (near) future of political humor. |
| Abstract | "This book traces the trajectory of late-night political humor, which has long been a staple of entertainment television and is now a prominent part of social media political discourse, especially when it comes to the presidency. From Richard Nixon on Laugh-In to Donald Trump's avatar on Saturday Night Live, this book takes the next step and considers how late-night comedy treats Joe Biden, the new American president who strives to restore a civil public tone but offers far less comedy fodder than his predecessor. Employing content analysis, public opinion surveys, and a variety of other quantitative and qualitative research, the authors look beyond the day-to-day memes and mimes of late-night comics and show how political humor may evolve. For students and scholars of politics and the media, this book will appeal to the general public and political pundits as well"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 05, 2024). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Farnsworth, Stephen J., 1961- Late-night in Washington New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 9781032254159 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | Humor. |
| LCCN | 2023006742 |
| ISBN | 9781003283041 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1003283047 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1000934977 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000934977 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | paperback |
| ISBN | hardcover |