When Trump first won, there was almost a novelty to having a character such as him in a position of such vast responsibility that was a new thing for comedy to address.
Trump is so ridiculous that he makes comic extrapolation harder, said Chicago-born, London-based standup Sara Barron, who found much of the comedy targeting Trump did not provide catharsis.
Comedy is so ubiquitous anything that happens, there'll be a thousand memes and TikToks. The challenge is finding an original angle. That's always been difficult with Trump.
In the run-up to election day, Barron found a personal angle. Coincidentally, her career thrived under Trump's last tenure, so she made a sketch satirising the instinct of many to think: This terrible thing is happening, but here's why it's OK for me!
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