What is British humour anyway?
<p>Anglophiles abroad love the British sense of humour – but what does that actually mean? In a recent review for the paper, Jonathan Coe takes a scalpel to the satire boom and its aftermath to find out what, if anything, sets British comedy apart. He joins Malin for a serious chat about comedy and its double-edged role in the UK’s political life.</p><br><p>Further reading on the episode page: <a href="https://lrb.me/coecomedy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/coecomedy</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to the LRB here: <a href="https://lrb.me/now" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/now</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Anglophiles abroad love the British sense of humour – but what does that actually mean? In a recent review for the paper, Jonathan Coe takes a scalpel to the satire boom and its aftermath to find out what, if anything, sets British comedy apart. He joins Malin for a serious chat about comedy and its double-edged role in the UK’s political life.
Further reading on the episode page: lrb.me/coecomedy
Subscribe to the LRB here: lrb.me/now
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.