Late night with David letterman: A humorous balance |
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| Authors: | Patrice A Oppliger John Sherblom |
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| Institution: | 1. Graduate student of Speech Communication , University of Maine , Orono, ME, 04469–0158;2. Assistant Professor of Speech Communication , University of Maine , Orono, ME, 04469–0158 |
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| Abstract: | Balance theory was employed to explain the humor of Late Night with David Letterman. Results showed that the length of a narrative and of the initial audience response were significant predictors of the number of references made to that narrative. Amount of audience response to a reference varied significantly with the ordinal number of that reference. |
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