Chapter 12

Comedy Television: A New Rite of Passage for Presidents and Candidates
Introduction | Historical Perspective | Global Perspective | Interactive Exercise
Popular Perspective: Check out the following links to better understand the impact of late-night TV on the 2008 election, along with links to the clips of Obama, Clinton, and McCain mentioned above.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/28/comedy.politics/

http://people-press.org/report/319/public-knowledge-of-current-affairs-little-changed-by-news-and-information-revolutions

http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/15-07/st_infoporn

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-3-2008/ultimate-last-final-showdown

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-21-2008/barack-obama-pt--1

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-7-2008/john-mccain-pt--1