Daily: Social Media Satire with ROSIE HOLT

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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With comedy venues closed by COVID, comedians are turning to social media to carry out the essential public service of mocking politicians and politics. One person taking the twittersphere by storm during lockdown is award-winning actor and stand-up Rosie Holt. She speaks to Minnie Rahman about the transition from the stage to social media, the inspiration behind her humour, and why this Government is so easy to parody. “You have these politicians who rush to defend Boris Johnson, and then they look pretty stupid when he u-turns” “The culture war videos are easy to do because they are so reactionary” “I don’t think the Government has any understanding of the arts industry” “It’s a really exciting time for satire, but only because the Government is awful” Presented by Minnie Rahman. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofrenijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.0	COVID-19 has been a disaster for most art sectors, with clubs, theatres and music venues shut,
1:20.0	gigs cancelled and revenue streams decimated.
1:23.2	But while we're all confined to our living rooms,
1:25.5	social media has provided a valuable platform for comedians
1:28.7	to showcase their work and to pick holes in the government.
1:31.9	To talk about this, I'm delighted to be joined by Rosie Holt,
1:35.6	an award-winning comedian and actor who has taken the Twitter sphere by storm in lockdown.
1:40.4	You can find Rosie on Twitter at Rosie as a halt where her videos parroading
1:45.4	British life culture and politics provide us all with some sharp relief in these
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