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Sat 04 Apr 2007Funny side upRisteárd Cooper and Gerry Stembridge hope to skewer a few politicians in the election run-up . Shane Hegarty previews The State of Us, starting tomorrow on RTÉ.Gerry Stembridge and Risteárd Cooper are discussing the British satirist Chris Morris. Cooper says he is a huge fan of the man behind Brass Eye and The Day Today; admires the risks he takes and his extraordinary ability to make mischief. Stembridge interjects. "It was Chris Morris who made me think I couldn't do satire any more. I really thought I'm just not young enough and cruel enough any more. There is an element to the best satire that involves the cruelty of youth. They can just be so savage. It took me quite a while to dip my toe back in."