{"product_id":"strange-bedfellows-how-latenight-comedy-turns-democracy-into-a-joke-9780813542843","title":"Strange Bedfellows  How LateNight Comedy Turns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresidential candidates have been making it a point to add the late-night comedy circuit to the campaign trail. This title explains that this programming is more than a mere replacement for traditional news outlets; it plays its own role in shaping public perception of government and the political process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Losing Our Religion\u003cbr\u003e 2. \"Showmen is Devoid of Politics\": The Roots of Pseudo-Satire and the Rise of the Comedy-Industrial Complex\u003cbr\u003e 3. Film at 11:00, Jokes at 11:30: Topical Comedy and the News\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Personal and the Political\u003cbr\u003e 5. Pay No Attention to That Man in Front of the Curtain\u003cbr\u003e 6. Truth versus Truthiness; or, Looking for Mr. Smith\u003cbr\u003e 7. For Whom the Bell Dings\u003cbr\u003e 8. Laughing All the Way to the White House\u003cbr\u003e 9. Irony is Dead...Long Live Satire? \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"MW - Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038413783383,"sku":"9780813542843","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813542843.jpg?v=1750940259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strange-bedfellows-how-latenight-comedy-turns-democracy-into-a-joke-9780813542843","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}