Ep 330 The Misogyny of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - with Paul Howard

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly books have sold over a million copies and creator, Paul Howard, is both adored by fans and revered by critics as the greatest satirist of this generation.In the latest Ross book – Schmidt Happens – women take centre stage. Ross’s wife has just given birth to a baby that isn’t his, his son has walked out on his wife-to-be and his own mother is threatening revenge on Ross for an incident involving an olive in a martini.On today's show Róisín talks to Paul about how Ross is getting on in the Me Too era. How has Ross evolved? Will he ever be woke? And, has it ever been a challenge to write a character who is so at odds with modern standards of political correctness?

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