I do think the release is importantas as a society, you know, i think it's important to be able to have a laugh about things. And actually, one of the things that does worry me about satire in this country, certainly, is that not that many people have that release. I mean, sometimes the kids do find it, ecause i actually found that with theresa may thing, it went completely viral. It was picked up by young people. When i went to edinburgh and said a to my woman that was giving fliers, just go up to middle aged people,. because there's no point going to any of the young people that you meet in the street.
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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