‘Yes, Minister’ Creator on Bringing Franchise to a Close With ‘I’m Sorry, Prime Minister’ and Comedy in the Trump Era: It’s ‘Truly Beyond Satire’

Jonathan Lynn, the BAFTA-winning co-creator of “Yes, Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister,” has some blunt words for anyone searching for political satire in the current American moment: don’t bother looking. “What’s happening in America is truly beyond satire,” Lynn tells Variety. “Every day we read a headline which ought to be a joke headline in […]