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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Losing Our Religion 5
- 2. “Showmen Is Devoid of Politics”: The Roots of Pseudo-Satire and the Rise of the Comedy-Industrial Complex 21
- 3. Film at 11:00, Jokes at 11:30: Topical Comedy and the News 39
- 4. The Personal and the Political 62
- 5. Pay No Attention to That Man in Front of the Curtain 88
- 6. Truth versus Truthiness; or, Looking for Mr. Smith 125
- 7. For Whom the Bell Dings 146
- 8. Laughing All the Way to the White House 170
- 9. Irony Is Dead . . . Long Live Satire? 194
- Acknowledgments 209
- Notes 211
- Index 245
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Losing Our Religion 5
- 2. “Showmen Is Devoid of Politics”: The Roots of Pseudo-Satire and the Rise of the Comedy-Industrial Complex 21
- 3. Film at 11:00, Jokes at 11:30: Topical Comedy and the News 39
- 4. The Personal and the Political 62
- 5. Pay No Attention to That Man in Front of the Curtain 88
- 6. Truth versus Truthiness; or, Looking for Mr. Smith 125
- 7. For Whom the Bell Dings 146
- 8. Laughing All the Way to the White House 170
- 9. Irony Is Dead . . . Long Live Satire? 194
- Acknowledgments 209
- Notes 211
- Index 245
