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Day Today ‘Pound stolen’ sketch goes viral after sterling tanks

Social media users post sardonic British humour after Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

‘Am I going to get shot?’ Comedy’s wild pranksters on their most daring stunts

They are the shock troops of comedy, pranksters who risk arrest and worse to ridicule the powerful. As two acclaimed practitioners – including the man who threw Nazi golfballs at Trump – hit Edinburgh, they relive their greatest scrapes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022

The Princess review – the Diana documentary that’s packed with ironic (and twisted) detail

From TV commentators calling Camilla and Diana ‘friends’ to Robert Kilroy-Silk’s take on the royal, this programme’s archive footage shows society’s sordid relationship with her

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Dog owner upset as elderly pooch comes home with threatening note tied to his collar

Baghdad the 14-year-old dog escaped from his home in Queensland and returned with an ominous message attached to his collar, to the distress of his owner Chris Morris

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022

Michael Grade: from showbiz royalty and ‘pornographer-in-chief’ to Ofcom chair

From courting controversy at Channel 4 to BBC1 chair, the Tory peer has taken many top TV roles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Brass Eye’s outtakes show the brutal TV comedy was the tip of an iceberg

With rare footage and personal insights, the documentary Oxide Ghosts is a must-see for fans of Chris Morris’s satire, which is 25 years old

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

IPL auction recap: Do the big bucks always produce big performances? Not really

NEW DELHI: The 'King' of the T20 leagues Indian Premier League (IPL) is less than two months away from its 15th edition. And before it embarks on that journey, it is all set to change the fortunes of multiple players across the globe as the gavel comes down in the…

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022