P3 Annihilation Eve presents Phoebe Greenwood on humour, horror and the art of satire

This August, Ancoats literary bunker P3 Annihilation Eve welcomes Phoebe Greenwood as the latest luminary in the Peste Guest series, as she sits down with author and filmmaker Austin Collings to discuss her searing, salient novel, VULTURE, and examine the bloodline of satire itself throughout history.

Described as ‘Fleabag goes to Gaza’ in a ‘deadly serious comedy’ by The Times, Greenwood’s debut work draws on her time as a foreign correspondent in Palestine, blending peerlessly diligent first-hand reportage with unflinchingly incisive absurdity, sifting brutality through illuminating humour to craft ‘a narrative that laughs through clenched teeth’ and a razor-sharp rendering of the defining humanitarian crisis of our age.

The audience can expect gall, insight and deeply perturbing truths in a Q&A that contends with a news cycle that has long since outstripped parody, as the authors search for an artistic counterstrike to a world in which nonsense has become a tool of subjugation and manufactured consent.

From Swift to South Park by way of Four Lions, this one-off talk traces the past, present and future of satire while unpacking the function of political comedy for a bludgeoned, accelerated culture.

Entry is free, with a link to reserve a seat (and bag a complimentary drink) via pre-purchase of the book.

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