Television Talk and Ritual Space: Carson and Letterman.

Timberg, Bernard

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ERIC Number: EJ355422

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Television Talk and Ritual Space: Carson and Letterman.

Timberg, Bernard

Southern Speech Communication Journal, v52 n4 p390-402 Sum 1987

Explores how the formal television elements that constitute the ritual space of the talk show establish and contextualize the socio-centrality of the star host--specifically examining the comedy of Johnny Carson and David Letterman, examples of the Yankee character as a champion of common sense and cultural consensus. (NKA)

Descriptors: Comedy, Cultural Context, Humor, Mass Media Effects, Persuasive Discourse, Popular Culture, Satire, Social Experience, Television, Television Research, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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