{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65804e0f1585de00125ded2d/65804e173c61a300185b5c24?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"You have to laugh","description":"<p>... or you'll cry. This week Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan are joined by a man whose raison d'être is to get the country smiling. Geoff Norcott, one of the UK's only vocally Right-wing comedians, tells Planet Normal why the BBC's pledge towards diversity of opinion might prove futile, why the \"woke\" musn't be exempt from comedy and why he would never apologise for a joke.</p><p>Also on the podcast: Allison and Liam weigh up whether Victoria Wood's comedy would fall victim to so-called \"cancel culture\" and the pair find a cunning loophole to make their Christmases Covid-compliant.</p><p><br></p><p>Read more from Allison: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/allison-pearson/ \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/allison-pearson/ </a>|</p><p>Read more from Liam: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/</a> |</p><p><br></p><p>\"The UK has to defend itself against predatory diplomacy, deal or no deal\" - Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/09/13/uk-has-defend-against-predatory-diplomacy-deal-no-deal/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/09/13/uk-has-defend-against-predatory-diplomacy-deal-no-deal/</a> |</p><p><br></p><p>Do you need help subscribing or reviewing? Read more about podcasts here: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/ |\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/</a> |</p><p><br></p><p>Get 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal </a>|</p><p>Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}