Saturday Night Candidates: Comedic Brands on Saturday Night Live During the 2016 Presidential Election

NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL, 1975-) is an institution for political humor on the American television. The key for many successful impersonations seems to be hiring popular comedians who build heavily on their own identity and stardom, exploiting the bodies of politicians to define and promote the...

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Main Author: Matteo Marinello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2021-12-01
Series:Cinergie
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Online Access:https://cinergie.unibo.it/article/view/13363