The Dance of the Comedians: The People, the President, and the Performance of Political Standup Comedy in America
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Why did Barack Obama court Jon Stewart and trade jokes with Stephen Colbert during the campaign of 2008? Why did Sarah Palin forgo the opportunity to earn votes on the Sunday morning political talk shows but embrace the chance to get laughs on Saturday Night Live? The Dance of the Comedians examines the history behind these questions--the merry, mocking, and highly contested anarchies of standup political comedy that have locked humorists,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558497854
ISBN13:9781558497856
Release Date:November 2010
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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