(Ebook) A Conservative Walks Into a Bar: The Politics of Political Humor by Alison Dagnes ISBN 9781137262844, 9781137270344, 1137262842, 1137270349

(Ebook) A Conservative Walks Into a Bar: The Politics of Political Humor by Alison Dagnes ISBN 9781137262844, 9781137270344, 1137262842, 1137270349

Conservative critics argue that modern political satire, in the age of The Daily Show, has a liberal bias. A quick review of the humor landscape shows that there are very few conservative politicalsatirists and, using personal interviews with political humorists, this book explains why.

 The book explores the history of satire, the comedy profession, and the nature of satire itself to examine why there is an ideological imbalance in political humor and it explores the consequences of this disparity. 

This book will appeal to Daily Show and Colbert fans, political junkies, and anyone interested in the intersection of politics and media.

Dr. Alison Dagnes is a professor of Political Science at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books on political media and has also edited two books on political scandal, a topic that continues to keep her busy. She is interviewed frequently in the national media and gives public talks on political behavior. Prior to receiving her doctorate in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Dr. Dagnes was a producer for C-SPAN in Washington, DC.