Late night with Trump : political humor and the American presidency /

Political humor has been a staple of late-night television for decades. The Trump White House, however, has received significantly greater attention than that of past presidents, such as Barack Obama, George W. Bush and even Bill Clinton. In response to Trump's strident politics, late-night com...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Farnsworth, Stephen J., 1961- (Author), Lichter, S. Robert (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, [2020]
Subjects:	Trump, Donald, > 1946- > Humor. Television talk shows > Political aspects > United States. Television comedies > United States > History and criticism. Presidents > United States > Humor. Political satire, American > History and criticism. United States > Politics and government > 2017- > Humor. Television and politics > United States.

Table of Contents:

The importance of political humor
The blustering billionaire of talk shows and Twitter
Candidate Trump and campaign comedy / co-authored with Jeremy Engel and Deanne Canieso
How POTUS plays on late night / co-authored with Noah Gardner and Shaelyn Patzer
Political consequences of late night humor
The (near) future of political humor.