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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

No joke! Edinburgh festival satirists race to keep up with events

Geoff Norcott at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe
‘A Tory leadership race is too good an opportunity to pass up,’ says Geoff Norcott. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

‘People are taking their comedians seriously, and their politicians as a joke,” the late American humorist Will Rogers once mused. Rogers, who rose to prominence in the early 20th century, would keep his performances fresh by poking fun at the political news of the day.

But what happens when the headlines evolve at such a rapid pace that even the comedic art struggles to keep up with them?

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