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Season 3 Finale - Edinburgh Fringe, Mo Amer, Joe Lycett

Season 3 Finale - Edinburgh Fringe, Mo Amer, Joe Lycett

FromBut Is It Funny?


Season 3 Finale - Edinburgh Fringe, Mo Amer, Joe Lycett

FromBut Is It Funny?

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Join host Suchandrika Chakrabarti with Jamal Khadar and Brian Logan as they discuss the Edinburgh Festival, Mo Amer's new show on Netflix and Joe Lycett's impact on British politics.LINKSEdinburgh Fringe reflectionsThe Edinburgh fringe is too long, too expensive and too gruelling. It must change or dieFringe audiences are 99% white? As a South Asian critic, I found Edinburgh’s screaming lack of diversity hugely troublingAbout The Fringe SocietyMoMo on NetflixWe had to show that the immigration system is a mess’: how Mo Amer’s refugee status led to comedy goldHollywood puts 'no face' on the Palestinian experience. Mo Amer plans to change thatNo Direction HomeJoe LycettThe satire of Joe Lycett is a fitting response to our era of scorched-earth politicsHun-culture
Released:
Sep 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

Comedy critics in conversation: with The Guardian's Brian Logan, writer and comedian Suchandrika Chakrabarti, and writer Jamal Khadar. Each week they discuss what’s new in stand-up, who is making waves and dig deeper into what we laugh at and why. ‘But Is It Funny?’ is produced by Counterpoints Arts as part of its' PopChange (Pop Culture & Social Change) programme.