Television Mockumentary: Reflexivity, Satire and a Call to Play

This is the first detailed study of the rich vein of mockumentary television programmes, covering series such as The Larry Sanders Show, The Daily Show, and the British and American versions of The Office to discuss how producers have experimented with mockumentary as a distinctive approach to storytelling.

Craig Hight is Senior Lecturer in Screen and Media Studies at the University of Waikato, New Zealand