ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Topical comedy from the sharpest satirical minds in the business. Listen first on BBC Sounds, every Friday.
Is the news driving you up the wall? You’re not alone. Let the comedians take the strain and work out what’s been funny this week. Features BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn’t Read.
Listen on BBC Sounds, seven days earlier than anywhere else, and subscribe to make sure that you don’t miss an episode.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
28 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
329 episodes
since March 27, 2020
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~28.16% of listeners are from United States.
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US
28.16%
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GB
25.63%
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IE
20.09%
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AU
4.21%
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3.62%
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3.48%
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CA
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FR
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DE
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IN
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CH
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AE
0.65%
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BE
0.47%
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NZ
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HK
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Others
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Written by Andy Zaltzman.
With additional ma…
It's time for the people to speak. Taking on the headlines, Ian Smith is joined by Cody Dahler and Ayoade Bamgboye, and together with the audience, they solve the biggest problems facing the world right now.
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