This work examines what happens when comedy becomes political, and politics become funny. A series of original essays focus on a range of programmes, from 'The

This work examines the unique and ever-changing relationship between politics and comedy through an analysis of several popular American television programs. Fo

In this original study, Thompson explores the complicated relationships between Americans and television during the 1950s, as seen and effected through popular

Thought-provoking and “undeniably interesting” essays on this cultural institution of comedy and what it says about our society (Booklist). Since 1975, “L

A history of sketch comedy on American television and analysis of what it says about American culture and society. In Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and