Satire TV
Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era
Edited by Jonathan Gray, Fordham
University, Jeffrey P. Jones, Old Dominion
University & Ethan Thompson,Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
?It has been said that if you have to explain a
joke, it?s not funny. This wonderful collection
proves that nothing could be farther from the
truth. Satire TV takes the study of comedy in
new directions, expanding beyond earlier work
done on classical Hollywood cinema and the
sitcom.? Heather Hendershot, editor of NickelodeonNation
?Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the
Post-Network Era is a collection of academic
essays that attempt a sophisticated look at how
TV comedy politicized itself in the 2000s...The
essays in Satire TV make use of a variety of
theoretical models, some derived from the likes
of Bakhtin and Aristotle, to define satire and
elucidate how shows like The Daily Show, The
Colbert Report, South Park, and others are able
to operate as politically subversive
entertainments in a medium like television, for
which the blandest, the safest, and the most
banal fare had always set the tone...Satire TV
still contains much that is of interest to media
scholars and non-academics alike.?- Patrick
Gallagher, PopMatters, 14th May 2009
"This smart and savvy crew has noticed something
creeping up on us, something with bite. Now we
have to take satire TV seriously; it turns out
to be the bearer of the democratic spirit for
the post-broadcast age. In this field-shaping
book, some of the brightest talents in TV
studies show us how the marginal has become the
model for a much-needed media make-over. See
what happens when entertainment bares its
teeth." John Hartley, author of Television Truths
Satirical TV has become mandatory viewing for
citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre
contemporary state of political life. Shifts in
industry economics and audience tastes have
re-made television comedy, once considered a
wasteland of escapist humour, into what is
arguably the most popular source of political
critique. From fake news and pundit shows to
animated sitcoms and mash-up videos, satire has
become an important avenue for processing
politics in informative and entertaining ways,
and satire TV is now its own thriving, viable
television genre. Satire TV examines what
happens when comedy becomes political, and
politics become funny. A series of original
essays focus on a range of programs, from The
Daily Show to South Park, Da Ali G Show to The
Colbert Report, The Boondocks to Saturday Night
Live, Lil? Bush to Chappelle?s Show, along with
Internet D.I.Y. satire and essays on British and
Canadian satire. They all offer insights into
what today?s class of satire tells us about the
current state of politics, of television, of
citizenship, all the while suggesting what
satire adds to the political realm that news and documentaries cannot.
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