Donald trump sees himself as essentially a salesperson, an entertainer. He's all about getting a, an immediate reaction, a getting a a kind of, it's all about numbers. So i sort of leave that kind of self basting satire that he does about himself to himself,. which is why i think he ponsibility then falls on other people to do a bit more work in terms of the jokes.
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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