Summary
Outside of TV panel shows, topical comedy has been out of favour for the past decade as self-centred stand-ups sought laughs from their own lives. But with Government cuts and scandals from MPs' expenses to phone hacking, a political reawakening stirs.
It's nothing new for Andy Parsons (on tour) ***, who's been writing quips about the news since Spitting Image 20 years ago, so with a profile elevated by eight series of Mock The Week, he's ideally placed to exploit the new mood.See the full content of this document
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But Parsons, right, is no firebrand. He's a middle-aged man who ...
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