it’s been said that politics is easy and comedy is hard author Terry fallas has
comedy is hard author Terry fallas has
comedy is hard author Terry fallas has done both hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
done both hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
done both hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with fellows about his novel of
speaking with fellows about his novel of
speaking with fellows about his novel of political satire the best laid plans can
political satire the best laid plans can
political satire the best laid plans can you just give his brief synopsis of best
you just give his brief synopsis of best
you just give his brief synopsis of best laid plans it’s really a satirical novel
laid plans it’s really a satirical novel
laid plans it’s really a satirical novel of Canadian politics and it begins with
of Canadian politics and it begins with
of Canadian politics and it begins with a jaded and disillusioned speechwriter
a jaded and disillusioned speechwriter
a jaded and disillusioned speechwriter for the leader of the Opposition and he
for the leader of the Opposition and he
for the leader of the Opposition and he finally decides he’s gotta break away
finally decides he’s gotta break away
finally decides he’s gotta break away from this strange world of politics and
from this strange world of politics and
from this strange world of politics and he’s left with one last task and that is
he’s left with one last task and that is
he’s left with one last task and that is he must find a Liberal candidate to run
he must find a Liberal candidate to run
he must find a Liberal candidate to run in the safest conservative riding in the
in the safest conservative riding in the
in the safest conservative riding in the land and then run the campaign because
land and then run the campaign because
land and then run the campaign because it’s an election coming he manages to
it’s an election coming he manages to
it’s an election coming he manages to find someone it’s his landlord and
find someone it’s his landlord and
find someone it’s his landlord and engineering professor 60 some odd years
engineering professor 60 some odd years
engineering professor 60 some odd years old who’s a bit of a curmudgeon and he
old who’s a bit of a curmudgeon and he
old who’s a bit of a curmudgeon and he agrees to let his name stand in return
agrees to let his name stand in return
agrees to let his name stand in return for something the narrator will do for
for something the narrator will do for
for something the narrator will do for him so and then it the fun kind of
him so and then it the fun kind of
him so and then it the fun kind of unfolds from there why do politics and
unfolds from there why do politics and
unfolds from there why do politics and comedy go so inextricably together I
comedy go so inextricably together I
comedy go so inextricably together I think humor can be a powerful way to
think humor can be a powerful way to
think humor can be a powerful way to shape public perceptions and to change
shape public perceptions and to change
shape public perceptions and to change behavior and whenever you have
behavior and whenever you have
behavior and whenever you have power-hungry politicians fighting one
power-hungry politicians fighting one
power-hungry politicians fighting one another for scraps of territory and
another for scraps of territory and
another for scraps of territory and share a voice and and votes there’s
share a voice and and votes there’s
share a voice and and votes there’s plenty of room for for humor in all of
plenty of room for for humor in all of
plenty of room for for humor in all of that now that you’ve done both comedy
that now that you’ve done both comedy
that now that you’ve done both comedy and politics which would you say is more
and politics which would you say is more
and politics which would you say is more difficult making people laugh through
difficult making people laugh through
difficult making people laugh through the written word is is always a
the written word is is always a
the written word is is always a challenge I think it’s easy to easier to
challenge I think it’s easy to easier to
challenge I think it’s easy to easier to make people feel tension to make them
make people feel tension to make them
make people feel tension to make them feel angry to scare them I think to make
feel angry to scare them I think to make
feel angry to scare them I think to make them laugh through the written word is a
them laugh through the written word is a
them laugh through the written word is a little more challenging well thank you
little more challenging well thank you
little more challenging well thank you very much thanks so much
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