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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Having a laugh? Why satire won't die – with impressionist Jan Ravens
Description: Satire has been pronounced dead more times than disco. As the political world has lurched into chaos, satirists have struggled to match the absurdity of the figures they mock. But what happens if politics gets boring? Andrew Harrison is joined by Jan Ravens to find out how satire can survive beyond the next general election. • “Liz Truss’s tragic flaw is that she hasn't grown up. She is still a little girl expecting approval.” – Jan Ravens • “Satire can't bring down the government, but it can attach an idea to people that they can never shake off.” ...