From Charlie Chaplin to Fleabag: How outrage shaped political comedy – with Seth Thévoz and David Stubbs

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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We’ve come a long way as society but has progress hindered our ability to have a laugh? Seth Thévoz is joined by David Stubbs, the author of Different Times to discuss the evolution of British comedy from silent movies to the raunchy sitcoms of today. "Monty Python looks a bit dodgy these days.” – David Stubbs "The real revolution in comedy was the Young Ones. It was punk.” – David Stubbs "Tommy Cooper is the king of woke Comedy. He’s hilarious and without sin.” – David Stubbs “Thatcher was crucified weekly in comedy shows but ultimately she had the last laugh came the elections.” – David Stubbs Buy Different Times: A History of British Comedy through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund The Bunker by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Seth Thévoz. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Alex Reed. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.8	I'm Seth Tivore.
1:14.3	Listen as to The Bunker always like a laugh,
1:16.8	because with the state of the news,
1:18.8	if you don't laugh you'll have to cry.
1:20.8	But comedy can be a very serious business, and a new book looks at the history of the British
1:25.0	comic tradition over the last 130 years or so.
1:28.2	I'm joined today by David Stubbs, sometime music journalist and author of different times a history of British comedy.
1:34.4	Welcome to the bunker David.
1:35.6	Well thanks so much for having me.
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