"If you are tak on a sensitive subject, i think there is a responsibility to at least do it well," says director Ineanis somtin. "You have to put extra work into it if you are going to look at the subject", he adds. 'Thats eyoure so kind of brilliant'
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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