"In a more intellectually rigorous age, I wouldn't be talked about as a satirist at all. I would just be a topical comedian"

Rory Bremner's quote suggests that he believes that if he were living in a more intellectually rigorous age, he would not be talked about as a satirist, however rather as a topical comedian. This implies that he believes that the present age is not as intellectually strenuous as it could be, which he is not being taken as seriously as he would be in a more intellectually rigorous age. He is recommending that he is not being given the credit he should have for his work, which he is being undervalued. This could be viewed as a criticism of the present age, and a require more intellectual rigour. It could also be viewed as a statement of pride in his work, and a desire to be taken more seriously.