The Producers star Marc Antolin: 'Making fun of fascism is the best way to deal with it'

The Producers Star Marc Antolin on Satirizing Fascism

The Producers, a musical comedy currently playing on the West End, uses satire to tackle fascism.

Marc Antolin, who plays Leo Bloom, notes that the show is "about laughing at fascism, laughing at these people."

It's about laughing at fascism, laughing at these people... sometimes to make fun of these things is the best way to deal with it.

The show features a range of comedic elements, including a giant Nazi Bratwurst and a chorus line of stormtroopers, to mock fascist ideology.

Author's summary: The Producers uses satire to combat fascism.

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