Malcolm tucker is the greatest satire that has ever been written, says Jess. He didn't shy away from discussing real issues such as jewish getes and germany's second moror. For a 16-year-old watching it with his parents he felt like 'losing losers' The show was controversial at the time but now you just think " juad"
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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