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US Election: Satirists holding politicians to account
Dotun Adebayo looks at the role of comedians in the US political conversation.
Dotun Adebayo looks at the role of comedians in the US political conversation in the company of two stand-up comedians; Michael Loftus, presenter of the right-leaning satirical news show βThe Flipsideβ and a former writer for The Daily Show Alingon Mitra.
First charting the rise of βThe Daily Show with John Stewartβ and then discussing how modern satirists are reacting to such an unpredictable race.
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