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Armando Iannucci: politicians have stolen my best lines

Political satirist Armando Iannucci opened the Sydney Writers' Festival on Tuesday night.

The comedic mind behind television political satires Veep and The Thick Of It has ruled ou new seasons, saying he is reluctant to return to parody the inner workings of government when politicians have so convincingly stolen his best lines.

How The Simpsons embiggened the world

Bart Simpson

It's the end of the world in Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play, but people are still quoting The Simpsons. Here's how Springfield's most famous family has changed our lives.