Talking TV #84: Frankie Boyle & Do The Right Thing

Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 12:20 p.m.

b"Ruth Phillips, boss of Endemol Shine Group's Zeppotron, discusses the cathartic production of political comedy special Frankie Boyle\\u2019s American Autopsy and Danielle Ward, comedian and creator of hit podcast Do The Right Thing, shares her experience of turning it into a pilot for Channel 4. \\n\\nFollowing the election of Donald Trump as US president, Phillips explains how the show, which also featured Sara Pascoe and Katharine Ryan, is put together as well as the general state of topical British comedy. \\n\\nMeanwhile, Ward talks about the podcast\\u2019s background and how she\\u2019s managed to get more women than men on a comedy panel show."