{"id":299942,"date":"2025-11-28T09:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-satire-pricks-pomposity-and-exposes-flaws-dead-ringers-jan-ravens\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T09:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:04:50","slug":"how-satire-pricks-pomposity-and-exposes-flaws-dead-ringers-jan-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-satire-pricks-pomposity-and-exposes-flaws-dead-ringers-jan-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"How satire pricks pomposity and exposes flaws &#8211; Dead Ringers\u2019 Jan Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/c2pqWDTYkVY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How satire pricks pomposity and exposes flaws - Dead Ringers\u2019 Jan Ravens\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2pqWDTYkVY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Jan Ravens is one of the UK\u2019s most celebrated  impressionists and comedians. 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Now she is best known for her work on the hit BBC show Dead Ringers, where her impressions of figures like Theresa May, Liz Truss, Margaret Thatcher and others have become iconic.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Jan about the meaning of satire and the importance of a good laugh.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan Ravens is one of the UK\u2019s most celebrated impressionists and comedians. 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