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An Evening with Andy Borowitz

Laugh and cry as the razor-sharp satirist takes us on an uproarious examination of American politics in celebration of his newest book in this moderated discussion.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts, Performances
Registration required. Fee required. Tickets required.

In his only New England appearance to launch Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber, Borowitz offers a witty, spot-on diagnosis of our country's political troubles by showing how ignorant leaders are degrading, embarrassing and endangering our nation.

The winner of the first-ever National Press Club award for humor and creator of The Fresh Prince and its 2022 reboot, Andy Borowitz has been called a "Swiftian satirist" (The Wall Street Journal) and "one of the country's finest satirists" (The New York Times). Millions of fans and New Yorker readers enjoy his satirical news column "The Borowitz Report."

Profiles in Ignorance aims to make us both laugh and cry: laugh at the idiotic antics of these public figures, and cry at the cataclysms these icons of ignorance have caused. But most importantly, the book delivers a call to action and a cause for optimism: History doesn't move in a straight line, and we can change course if we act now.

Moderated by Professor Charles Wheelan '88, Senior Lecturer and Policy Fellow, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences

Co-presented with the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Social Sciences

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For more information, contact:
Hopkins Center for the Arts
hopkins.center.for.the.arts@dartmouth.edu
603-646-2422
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