EP.1 - What even is satire?

Smith & Waugh Talk About Satire · Jul 29, 2019 · 32m

Adam and Jo start at the very beginning with the biggest question of all: what even is satire? What did it used to be in the olden days and what is it now, in the age of Twitter, Trump and Brexit?

In this episode Adam and Jo talk about:

Alexander Pope

Ali G

Armando Iannucci

A Modest Proposal

Brass Eye

Brexit

Brexit 50p

Chris Morris

David Schneider

Definitions of satire

The Death of Stalin

Donald Trump

The Dunciad

Fake News and spin

Festival of Brexit

George III doing a poo in a field

John Dryden

Jonathan Pie

Jonathan Swift

Ian Hislop

‘I Object’ Exhibition at the British Museum

Lee Mack…