In the political turmoil of the mid-1990s Britain, a brilliant young comic named Harry Enfield set out to satirize the ideology and politics of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
YOUTUBE vpnL0P1_qUc Malcolm Gladwell explores the landscape of political satire. He talks about Harry Enfield's character Loadsamoney, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey's portrayal of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live.
His parodies became famous. He wrote and performed a vicious sendup of the typical Thatcherite nouveau riche buffoon. People loved it.
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Revisionist History: The Satire Paradox 
He wrote and performed a vicious sendup of the typical Thatcherite nouveau riche buffoon. People loved it. And what happened? Exactly the opposite of what Enfield hoped would happen. In an age dominated by political comedy, “The Satire Paradox” asks whether laughter and social protest are friends or foes.
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In an age dominated by political comedy, "The Satire Paradox" asks whether laughter and social protest are friends or foes.
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