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New BBC boss warns comedians not to joke about the government & its signature policy of brexit, and not to mock the Tories or Trump...
A chilling move to politicise entertainment shows and put them in the service of the ruling party.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/31/exclusive-bbcs-new-boss-threatens-axe-left-wing-comedy-shows/amp/
A chilling move to politicise entertainment shows and put them in the service of the ruling party.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/31/exclusive-bbcs-new-boss-threatens-axe-left-wing-comedy-shows/amp/
This threat to artistic freedom is a terrible signal, and it (probably deliberately) misunderstands the nature of political satire, which always targets those in power and their policies. What does he want? Jokes about people who aren't in power?
And what is "right-wing comedy" anyway? Anyone have any examples?
Judging by this article, "right-wing comedy" means attacking the powerless rather than the powerful - and "punching down" jokes about poor people, disabled people and sexual assault victims.
So, this what the new BBC boss wants? Vile. https://bit.ly/2G76prR
So, this what the new BBC boss wants? Vile. https://bit.ly/2G76prR
I’m old enough to remember a Labour government, and attacks by BBC political comedy shows then were (rightly) also on the government, its policies and personalities. That is the nature of political satire: it mocks those in power. Anything else would be propaganda.
