LIVESTREAM: Tricks, Trolls, and LOLs: Comedy’s Crash Course in Spotting Lie

Sometimes the best way to expose a lie is to laugh at it. Satire is a force to be reckoned with in any democracy and artists are essential in shedding light on the truth. Comedy has long been a way to bring difficult conversations to the fore, and to challenge narratives.  

At Tricks, Trolls and LOLs, find out how humour and creative expression can serve as a counterbalance to misinformation; how satire can dismantle it, why authoritarian regimes fear comedians, and how art can be a powerful antidote to propaganda.

On May 13, join the conversation live at the Pleasance Theatre with host Sophia Smith Galer and comedian Rachel Parris.

This event is part of a new series on the age of misinformation by Intelligence Squared and Sage & Jester, hosted by Sophia Smith Galer. To see other events in this series, click here.