TY  - BOOK
AU  - Danesi,Marcel
TI  - Comedic Nightmare: The Trump Effect on American Comedy 
T2  - Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences
SN  - 9789004524750
AV  - E169.1 
U1  - 917.30305 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - American literature
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Education
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; Marcel Danesi -- Copyright page; Marcel Danesi -- Preface; Marcel Danesi -- Comedic Nightmare -- The Trump Effect on American Comedy; Marcel Danesi
N2  - The presidency of Donald J. Trump, has had a considerable impacts on American politics and society. One of these was his altering of the comedic mood in America, taking comedy away from many of its traditions. His presidency turned comedy into political weaponry, as comedians on the liberal side of politics turned their efforts to ridiculing Trump’s buffoonish persona, while on the conservative side, a Trump-supportive group of comedians mocked those very comedians who opposed Trump. Trump himself emerged as a comedian, performing his dark, caustic, comical routines with consummate skill at his rallies. If comedy is a pulse for a country, then it is legitimate to ask if that pulse still beating, even after Trump lost reelection in 2020. This book will address this question, examining how Trump’s presidency interrupted the historical flow of American comedic traditions, and how it spread a dark mood throughout American society
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004535862
ER  -