Does the BBC comedy have a leftist bias? Andy Zaltzman on political satire, offensive jokes and the Trump cauliflower
the new statesmanUK editor Anoosh Chakelian interviews satirist and broadcaster Andy Zaltzman, the host of Radio 4’s The news quiz and the podcast the bugle.
In front of his Satirist for Hire tour, they talk about the history of political comedy, if there are any topics that are too serious to joke about, and if you can really get political balance in comedy.
Plus, they find out what Zaltzman and Boris Johnson have in common.
You can find more details about Zaltzman live shows and buy tickets at andyzaltzman.co.uk.
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