Fiction/Business & Economics/Education/Political Science/Art/Performing Arts/Humor/Political Satire, American
Satire & The State: Sketch Comedy And The Presidency
by Matt Fotis(Author)
Formats
Hardback/English
USD 230.40
Description
Satire & The State focuses on performance-based satire, most often seen in sketch comedy, from 1960 to the present, and explores how sketch comedy has shaped the way Americans view the president and themselves. Numerous sketch comedy portrayals of presidents that have seeped into the American consciousness - Chevy Chase's Gerald Ford, Dana Carvey's George H.W. Bush, and Will Ferrell's George W. Bush all worked to shape the actual politician's public persona. The book analyzes these sketches andTopicpolitical
General
Satire
Televisiongeneral
Televisionhistory & Criticism
Theatergeneral
Theaterhistory & Criticism
American Governmentnational
