Is Politics Beyond Satire? Live with Armando Iannucci, Jan Ravens and Jess Phillips [Archive]
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What happens to satire when reality already sounds like a parody? In an age of fake news and alternative facts Ridicule may struggle to keep pace with the absurd. It is power to expose those in authority may be more important than ever. Hi.
I'm Margarita Valpado and welcome to Intelligence Squared, the podcast about ideas that matter. In each episode, we speak to some of the world's most interesting thinkers, not simply about what they've written or created, but about the ideas that drive their work and why they matter now. In this episode, we return to an Intelligence Squared discussion, recorded in February 2020, featuring Armando Yannucci. Just Phillips. John Ravens and hosted by Samir Ahmed.
We're going to explore whether satire can still hold power to account. How comedians can satirize a world that already appears absurd, and whether any public figures or groups should be beyond its reach. And now here is Samira Ahmed with Satire in the Age of Absurdity. From the Intelligence Squared Archive. Good evening, everyone.
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