Foreword by David MarcPart I Post 9/11, Post Modern, or Just Post Network? 1 The State of Satire, the Satire of State Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P. Jones, and Ethan Thompson 2 With All Due RespectJeffrey P. Jones 3 Tracing the "Fake" Candidate in American Television ComedyHeather Osborne-ThompsonPart II Fake News, Real Funny 4 And Now ... the News? Mimesis and the Real in The Daily ShowAmber Day 5 Jon Stewart and The Daily ShowJoanne Morreale 6 Stephen Colbert's Parody of the Postmodern Geoffrey BaymPart III Building in the Critical Rubble 7 Throwing Out the Welcome Mat: Public Figures as Guests and Victims in TV SatireJonathan Gray 8 Speaking "Truth" to Power? Television Satire, Rick Mercer Report, and the Politics of Place and SpaceSerra Tinic 9 Why Mitt Romney Won't Debate a Snowman Henry JenkinsPart IV Shock and Guffaw 10 Good Demo, Bad Taste Ethan Thompson 11 In the Wake of "The Nigger Pixie"Bambi Haggins 12 Of Niggas and CitizenAvi SantoAbout the Contributors Index
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