Peterson, Russell Leslie. <br/><br/>
Strange bedfellows  how late-night comedy turns democracy into a joke /  [electronic resource] : 
Russell L. Peterson. 
 - New Brunswick, N.J. :  Rutgers University Press,  c2008. 
 - vii, 254 p., [8] p. of plates :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-243) and index. 
<br/><br/>Losing 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? 
<br/><br/> A 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? 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Television comedies--History and criticism.--United States<br/>Television talk shows--United States.<br/>Television broadcasting of news--United States.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1992.8.C66  / P48 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.45/6170973