How much of the satire that you produce is to make change or to be an activist? And if it is, do you change some of it? To make more change. I don't think satire is ever going to bring down the government. But like i said earlier, i think it can maybe change people's minds and make people see things a bit differently.
Though no laughing matter, the extremes of the Donald Trump presidency made comedians' jobs a little trickier: was the reality more absurd than satire created around it? In 2020 we invited celebrated comedy writer and producer Armando Iannucci, Labour MP Jess Phillips, and satirist and impressionist Jan Ravens, to discuss the issue. The event was chaired by journalist Samira Ahmed.
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