targets everybody but mostly left-leaning people.

Late Night Comedy and Society Flashcards

1

What did Americans grow wary of?

Late night comedy
Social media
Reality TV
Standard news media

2

In saturday Night Live, the actors are making fun of Trump in a...

Theatre piece
Show
Skit
Interview

3

What is a common view of late night comedy?

Always serious
Only for news
Not entertaining
Trivial and comedic

4

John Oliver ...

targets everybody but mostly left-leaning people.
Poor students, who are right leaning.
Rich Americans who are mostly right leanig.
targets white young people who love Donald Trump

5

In Saturday Nigh Live, there are actors and...

Politicians
impersonators
interviews

6

What is a benefit of journalism background?

Writing comedy scripts
Understanding polls better
Creating news shows
Making jokes

7

True or false: Comedy is always meaningless.

False
True

8

John Oliver uses irony.

True
False

9

What is a concern with late night comedy?

Too much seriousness
Factual accuracy
Lack of humor
Overly dramatic

10

What did Jon Stewart provide after 9/11?

Serious news only
Panic attacks
Comfort through laughter
Political debates

11

John Oliver uses a lot of puns

False
True

12

Jimmy Kimmel's show was

Exciting
Funny
Humourous
Serious
Unfair
Satirical

13

Jimmy Fallon's show...

uses fake news
invents piece of news
uses real information
uses extracts from social media and newspapers

14

Which show began mocking political theatre?

The Tonight Show
The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight
Saturday Night Live

15

What is the role of late night comedy today?

No role at all
Source of information
Only for entertainment
Just for laughs

16

What did Elkin warn about?

Polls can mislead
Comedy is serious
News is always factual
Statistics are always accurate

Late Night Comedy and Society

Questions 16

Late Night Comedy and Society

Questions 16