OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
He is widely known as ‘the Swiss John Oliver’ (Tages Anzeiger). The Migros Magazine described him as the ‘Late Night Star’. For some, he is the rescuer in times of satire hardship (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, NZZ). Others again simply know him as ‘the one with the curly hair’. Michael Elsener might have many faces. What can surely be said, is that he is currently the most trenchant, critical and political stand-up comedian in Switzerland. He has inspired people on stage and in his late Night Show in Germany, New York City and Switzerland, and is now taking a virtual stop in Oxford. Michael Elsener discusses with us how satire shapes society and vice versa, how a dystopia without comedy would look like, if comedy can also make us lonely, and how democracy and satire play together. Join us for the discussion and bring your own questions! We are looking forward to seeing you there!
