Detail Book Review: Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P Jones and Ethan Thompson (eds), Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in The Post-Network Era, New York University Press: New York and London, 2009; xiv + 283 pp.: £14.99   Oleh:  Lockyer, Sharon Jenis: Article from Article Dalam koleksi: European Journal of Communication vol. 25 no. 3 (2010), page 303-306. Topik: Politics; Comedy Fulltext: 303.full.pdf (81.14KB) Isi artikel Comedy and politics have a long history of being closely interconnected. From the court jesters of Egyptian pharaohs and Chinese emperors through to contemporary American late night satirical news programmes, comedy has been political and politicians have been comical (see Morreall, 2009). It is precisely the relationship between television comedy and politicians and the political process that is examined in this collection of essays on satire TV. Early American satirical television programmes with a political component, such as That Was The Week That Was (NBC, 1962–5)1 and Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In (NBC, 1968–73), laid the foundations for a range of satirical television programmes from fake news and entertainment-political talk shows, through to animated situation comedies and mash-up videos. The collection editors argue that satire TV really came of age following the introduction of The Simpsons (FOX, 1989–present), which they see as pivotal in ‘creating the televisual space for the satire TV boom’ and establishing ‘the satirization of sitcom and social norms as the norm’ (p. 25). Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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