History of Television News Parody in America - Nothing But the Truthiness

This book provides the first history of the television news parody genre, analyzing how these shows have functioned as critiques of television news, politics, culture, and American society, while entertaining and informing audiences. Each chapter features a case study and discussion of the genre during a particular decade.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Dedication
Table of Contents
Permissions
Acknowledgements
I.Chapter 1: Tell Me Again About the Rabbit, John
II.Chapter 2: That Was the Decade That Was: The 1960s and the Limits of Network News Parody
III.Chapter 3: Weekend Update: Moving News Parody to Late Night
IV.Chapter 4: News Parody in the 80's Multi-Channel Era: HBO's Not Necessarily the News
V.Chapter 5: The Daily Show in the 1990s: From Kilborn to Stewart
VI.Chapter 6: Stewart and Colbert in the Post-Network Era
VII.Chapter 7: Passing the Torch in the 2010s: A New Generation of News Parody Anchors
VIII.Chapter 8: News Parody Moving Forward
IX.Bibliography

About the author

Curt Hersey is associate professor of communication at Berry College in Rome, Georgia.

Summary

This book provides the first history of the television news parody genre, analyzing how these shows have functioned as critiques of television news, politics, culture, and American society, while entertaining and informing audiences. Each chapter features a case study and discussion of the genre during a particular decade.

Product details

• Authors: Curt Hersey
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781793637789
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-778-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Television, HUMOR / Form / Parodies, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Genres / Comedy, Parodies & Spoofs, Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction, Television: styles and genres, Parodies & spoofs: non-fiction, Performing arts genres: Comedy and humour