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Donald Trump takes centre stage
This August, artists from both sides of the Atlantic are placing American politics at the heart of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Rachel Lewis, Time Magazine, 3rd August 2017Armando Iannucci on Donald Trump: video
During his appearance on the Australian panel show Q&A on Monday night, the creator of Veep and The Thick of It says satirists are struggling in the time of Donald Trump because the US president does their job for them.
The Guardian, 2nd May 2017Andy Hamilton to launch audio show about Donald Trump
Comedy writer Andy Hamilton is seeking funding for Inside Donald Trump, a new three-part audio documentary series about the US president. Stars will include Michael Buerk, Hugh Dennis, Ronni Ancona, Claire Skinner and Jimmy Mulville.
British Comedy Guide, 20th April 2017Rich Hall on Donald Trump
Donald Trump promised to wipe out Isis - perhaps he already has...
Rich Hall, The Guardian, 6th March 2017Fringe venue expands into Macdonald Holyrood Hotel
A regular fixture of the Fringe, Dundee-based Sweet Venues will operate three new performance spaces at the four star hotel under the banner Sweet Holyrood.
Liam Rudden, Edinburgh Evening News, 6th March 2017Frankie Boyle on Donald Trump
"A man so obnoxious that karma may see him reincarnated as himself."
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 8th February 2017Simon Jay on the inauguration of the OTHER Donald Trump
For about nine months, Simon Jay has been getting noticed for his one-man show Trumpageddon in which he riffs as the esteemed President Elect, who gets inaugurated this Friday. "Are you doing anything to celebrate?" I asked Simon via Skype this morning. "I'm going to go on Facebook Live," he told me, "and, at 5.00pm (UK time), as you watch the inauguration on TV, you'll be able to hear his thoughts streamed via Facebook Live - as voiced by me."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 18th January 2017Podcast - Will Franken: "Why I support Donald Trump"
The UK based American comedian discusses the cultural wars. He explains why he supports Donald Trump, what his 'Defining the Norm' Edinburgh Fringe awards were all about, why he left Sarah, why identity politics have left us in a mess.... and he spills the beans on the real Little Joe.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 2nd January 2017Armando Iannucci: Jokes about thin-skinned Donald Trump
It is amusing to tell jokes about "thin-skinned" Donald Trump because at the moment he only responds on Twitter and "doesn't have his hand on any more important buttons", says Armando Iannucci.
The satirist responsible for The Thick of It and Veep told Radio 4's PM programme that he has a "deep fear" that in 18 months Trump will "do or say something so appalling and catastrophic it will take years to recover".
BBC News, 30th December 2016Jack Dee's HelpDesk returns to tackle Donald Trump questions
BBC Two comedy show Jack Dee's HelpDesk is to return in 2017 to cover the inauguration of Donald Trump.
British Comedy Guide, 15th December 2016