Politics in comedy: Matt Forde gives his take – BBC Newsnight

It’s the 75th anniversary of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s largest arts festival. Political satirist, comedian, and podcast host Matt Forde speaks about his new tour ‘Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right.’

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Having previously called Matt a Brexiteer, Kirsty Wark travelled to the Scottish capital to correct the record.

Kirsty sat down with one of the voices of Spitting Image who spoke about cancel culture, political humour, and misinformation.

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