Satire in an age of absurdity with Armando Iannucci, Jess Phillips and Jan Ravens
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Episode description
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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