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More Salon Talks
- Ferraris For All - In Defence of Economic Progress, Daniel Ben-Ami Book launch at Waterstones, July 20th 2010, 7.00pm
- Can Sport Save us All? Open House, Tuesday, 22nd June 2010 7.15pm
- Burlesque: How did a form of old-fashioned strip-tease become a mainstream theatrical art form?
- What should the University be for? Bellerbys College, Thursday, 29th April 2010 7.15pm
- Immigration - Where's the Debate? a discussion with Dolan Cummings on Wednesday 10th March 2010
- Dr Norman Lewis on The End of Privacy? The future of trust in the transparent society
- White Night Festival at The Phoenix Gallery
- The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education with Kathryn Ecclestone on Thursday September 24
- Simon Fanshawe and Tim Black discuss 'Is it possible to be satirical today?' on 20th January 2010
- Adrian Hart on the Myth of Racist Kids on Tuesday November 17
- Cory Doctorow, Nico Macdonald and Michael Bull on 'The Future of Collaboration: Sharing and Work in the Networked Age' on Saturday October 17
- China: Threat or opportunity?
- Open the Borders; Allow Free Movement of the People
- Fusion: Cheap energy for all?
- Reclaiming the American Dream: The Rise of Obama
- Surveillance Society
- Challenging relationships: Love, Companionship and Robots
- The Crisis of Confidence and the Financial Collapse
- Reclaiming Childhood
- Britain After the Recession with Rob Killick
- More Power to the People the Future of Energy
- From Fatwa to Jihad with Kenan Malik
- Booze Bans
- Mind, brain and self in the age of Facebook with Dr Rob Clowes on Tuesday July 21
- The New Media Wars
- The dangers of a healthy lifestyle
- Exploring intimacy & commitment in the 21st Century
| Simon Fanshawe and Tim Black discuss 'Is it possible to be satirical today?' on 20th January 2010 |
Without satire, are comedians forced to the ‘edge’ of taste in order to make an impact?It seems that the closest we come to political satire is to go through the motions of monotonously and superficially asserting the tired cultural norm of cynicism towards authority. The demand for a new satire continues to go unsatisfied. Has it's chances of resurrection been irreparably damaged by new laws governing offence and the more insidious cultural unwillingness to upset anyone? Is the upsurge of participation in stand-up comedy a new opportunity for satire to emerge? Finally, when the content of comedy seems all 'observational' and sketch based, we should ask 'What happened to the joke?" The panellists will be Tim Black from Spiked-online and Simon Fanshawe, writer, broadcaster, comedian and activist. The discussion will set out to encourage contributions from the audience and it will be chaired by the Brighton Salon’s Sean Bell. Wed, 20th Jan 2010, Start 7.30pm to 9pm The Open House Pub, Sringfield Road, East Sussex BN1 6BZ (map & directions) We ask for a £5 donation after each meeting
Suggested Readings by Brighton Salon associatesAnna Travis - Social critique by stealth: why a subversive heart supplies the veins of all good comedy Simon Fanshawe - "Yeah Shorty I'm Laughing at You" Tim Black - "So when will it be OK to mock Obama?" Speakers
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