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How To Tell A Political Joke, And Not Become One

How To Tell A Political Joke, And Not Become One

How To Win An Election · Andrew Alexander

December 19, 202335m 26s

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Show Notes

Can Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer tell a decent gag, and does it matter? Why did 'From Stalin to Mr Bean' do so much damage to Gordon Brown, and why did Nick Clegg once compare David Cameron to Toilet Duck?


Matt Chorley and election masterminds Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein remember when politicians being funny made a difference, and when their side-splitters fell flat.


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