Politics Is a Joke!: How TV Comedians Are Remaking Political Life

Politics Is a Joke! situates late night comedy in the historical context of political humor and demonstrates how the public turn to this venue for political information, and are in turn affected by it.

Author: S. Robert Lichter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/01/2014
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780813347172

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/12/2014
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2014
Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 110
Choice 02/01/2015 pg. 1019

About the Author
S. Robert Lichter is professor of communication at George Mason University, where he also directs the Center for Media and Public Affairs and the Statistical Assessment Service (STATS). His most recent books are The Nightly News Nightmare (3rd ed.) and The Global President (with Stephen Farnsworth and Roland Schatz).

Jody C Baumgartner is associate professor of political science at East Carolina University. His latest books include Conventional Wisdom and American Elections (with Peter Francia) and Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age (co-edited with Jonathan Morris).

Jonathan S. Morris is associate professor of political science at East Carolina University. Morris is co-editor of Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age (with Jody Baumgartner).