US Election: Satirists holding politicians to account
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Dotun Adebayo looks at the role of comedians in the US political conversation in the company of two stand-up comedians; Michael Loftus, presenter of the right-leaning satirical news show \\u201cThe Flipside\\u201d and a former writer for The Daily Show Alingon Mitra.
First charting the rise of \\u201cThe Daily Show with John Stewart\\u201d and then discussing how modern satirists are reacting to such an unpredictable race.
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