Mark -- I'm not familiar with the work you mention on Le Bebete, but would be interested in taking a look at it. Do you have a citation(s)? My approach will be more rhetorical/critical in nature. This is still in the thinking stage, but I'd like to integrate some work with genre -- talk about the melding of comedy and politics/news. (We've always suspected that the two had a lot in common, haven't we?) I'll keep you posted as I work through this. Thanks for your response! Julie Friedline Communication Studies University of Iowa On Thu, 12 Nov 1992, Mark POINDEXTER wrote: > I don't have anything you could use on Comedy Central's coverage of the > conventions, but am interested in exactly what kind of approach you are taking > in your analysis. I do have some material on the daily French TV satire > Le Bebete Show that may or may not be useful to you. A survey showed that a > significant minority of viewers are actually influenced by this program in > the way they view French political leaders. > > .ak