02118nam a2200361 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003800112020003500150040002100185035002100206043001200227050002900239082002300268100003000291245012300321260006100444300004200505504006400547505044700611520019801058533015201256650006301408650004201471650005201513655002901565710001701594856012601611999001901737ebr10240594CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||070627s2008    njuaf   sb   s001 0 eng    z  2007026812  z9780813542843 (hbk. : alk. paper)  z0813542847 (hbk. : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)276172055  an-us---14aPN1992.8.C66bP48 2008eb04a791.45/61709732221 aPeterson, Russell Leslie.10aStrange bedfellowsh[electronic resource] :bhow late-night comedy turns democracy into a joke /cRussell L. Peterson.  aNew Brunswick, N.J. :bRutgers University Press,cc2008.  avii, 254 p., [8] p. of plates :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-243) and index.0 aLosing our religion -- "Showmen is devoid of politics": the roots of pseudo-satire and the rise of the comedy-industrial complex -- Film at 11:00, jokes at 11:30: topical comedy and the news -- The personal and the political -- Pay no attention to that man in front of the curtain -- Truth versus Truthiness; or, Looking for Mr. Smith -- For whom the bell dings -- Laughing all the way to the White House -- Irony is dead... long live satire?  aA significant number of Americans get some of their "news" about politics and national affairs from comedy shows. Is "infotainment" a debasement, or a replacement, for traditional news outlets?  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aTelevision comedieszUnited StatesxHistory and criticism. 0aTelevision talk showszUnited States. 0aTelevision broadcasting of newszUnited States. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10240594zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c150765d150765