About this episode
Cody Dahler discusses his journey from working for Matt Hancock to becoming a prominent satirist, along with insights into his debut book on British politics.
How did Cody go from working for Matt Hancock to being one of the sharpest satirists online? And what has it all got to do with a pub in Cyprus? It’s all in this delightful podcast with comedian and writer Cody Dahler who takes you on a ride through the hills of Cyprus to Spanish Music Festivals and a recommendation of the book that changed Cody’s life (love a good book recommendation!) And while we’re on the subject of book recommendations, one of the hottest upcoming books is The State of This!: A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide to British Politics. It’s Cody’s debut book it explores the most pertinent political head-scratchers affecting us all: Why are people voting for Reform UK?; why did we Brexit?; what is the House of Lords and is everyone in there an arsehole?; why are our rivers full of shit?; what's to stop us becoming like America?; why do our PMs change so often; and why do we use a lettuce to measure their success? You can pre-order it at your local independent bookshop or online HERE. 🎟️ And please do go to see Russell while he’s on tour with his latest show that’s busting out some rave reviews: Don’t miss this fantastic show of all brand-new material. Find out…
People in this episode
Host: Russell Howard
Guest: Cody Dahler
Topics covered
- satire
- politics
- book recommendations
- comedy
- interviews
Keywords
- Cody Dahler
- satire
- politics
- book recommendation
- Russell Howard
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Avalon Television
Products: The State of This!: A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide to British Politics
Places: Cyprus, America, British
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