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Joe Venable on writing a Rishi Sunak musical in the space of just a month
29/06/2024 … Is there any point to this? I asked myself that a lot, when I set out to write a satirical musical about Rishi Sunak’s election campaign.
© Michelle Huggleston Photography Robin Morgan says TV should be using comedy to connect to voters turned off by politics
28/06/2024 … I grew up watching topical comedy on TV – Mock The Week was the gateway to watching live stand-up comedy, but before that, I remember watching Have I Got News…
Alistair Barrie on 'you can’t say anything these days' and more
07/06/2024 … When a student working on a dissertation asked stand-up Alistair Barrie his opinions on political comedy, he got carried away with his answer, and produced…
Alistair Barrie on how the divisive issue of Brexit affected his work
06/06/2024 … When stand-up Alistair Barrie – the self-professed idiot of the headline – was asked his opinions on political comedy, he got carried away with…
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