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‘Veep’ Vs. ‘The Thick Of It’: Why Did They Make The American Political Satire Less Sharp Than The British?

MEDIA Posted: June 13, 2014 12:53 am

“So what changed when the same writers turned their attention to American politics? Why did their British satire bite so hard, when the American Veep prefers to nibble at the edges? … American political culture doesn’t encourage the contempt for its leaders that British political culture expects as standard.”

MEDIA Published: 06.11.14

Read the story in The Atlantic Published: 06.11.14

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