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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.
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- The Naked Week 1. Up The Injunction · 28 minFrom host Andrew Hunter Murray and The Skewer's Jon Holmes, The Naked Week team are back with their satirical mischievous machinations on the week's news. They're joined by Guest…
- The Matt Forde Focus Group: The Politics of Trick-or-Treat (Halloween Special) · 29 minGive us what we want, or else! It’s how small children approach Halloween, and increasingly how everyone else approaches politics: with menace, ultimatums and threats. Comedian…
- The News Quiz: Ep8. 'Everyday fixes' · 28 minFor the final episode of the series the panel answer the big questions: Why is Jackdaw not just relevant to birdwatchers? Who is having to prove they're still alive? And which…
- The News Quiz: Ep7. Team Calm vs Team Panic · 28 minHow did Zelensky’s visit to Downing Street go? What exactly is Starlink? And which tiny creatures are making a comeback? The panel is Lucy Porter, Stephen Bush, John Tothill and…
- The News Quiz: Ep6. The Iron Dome · 28 minWhat's better - an Iron Dome or a Britannia Shield? Why should British parents refrain from sending their children on a French exchange this week? And how big can a pumpkin…
- The News Quiz: Ep5. 'Manchester Sausage' · 28 minThis week we go triple lock picking with Andy Burnham, Sham contract making with Manchester City, and Canal Diving with a Shark-fluencer. With Alasdair Beckett-King, Susie…
- The News Quiz: Ep4. 'Demonstrable lies' · 28 minWho did Trump call a 'natural businessperson'? What does Ed Davey want to bring back? And why shouldn't we call young people snowflakes? It's all up for discussion on this week's…
- The News Quiz: Ep3. The Robots Are/Aren't Coming · 29 minIs A.I going to wipe out humanity by 2030? Will the forces of Piddington take the country hostage? Is there anyone left to support Ed Sheeran on tour? Find out the answers to all…
- The News Quiz: Ep 2. Team Vibes vs Team Bribes · 28 minAnswering the big questions of the week are Mark Steel, Celya AB, Zoe Lyons and Hugo Rifkind. Who's allegedly not been listening properly during a work meeting? How did thieves…
- The News Quiz: Ep1. The Burnham bounce? · 28 minIs it too soon for the "Burnham bounce"? Can you rent No 10 Downing Street for £55 a night? How are laundry rooms going to save prisons? It's all up for discussion this week…
- The People Have Spoken Ep3. British Maple Syrup · 29 minIt'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…
- The People Have Spoken Ep2. Fed Up With War! · 29 minIt's time for the people to speak. Taking on the headlines, Ian Smith is joined by Harriet Kemsley and Ashley Storrie to work out what is going on, and together with an Edinburgh…
- The People Have Spoken Ep1. Andy Cool'em Down'em · 28 minIt's time for the people to speak. Taking on the headlines, Ian Smith is joined by Maisie Adam and Alasdair-Beckett King to work out what is going on, and together with our…
- Current-ish Ep3. Exam results, early release, and the possible end of two marriages · 29 minLucy Porter is joined by Vittorio Angelone, Jake Bhardwaj, and Susie McCabe to talk all things current-ish events. Are exam results important? What should we do about early…
- Current-ish Ep2. Heatwaves, hosepipe bans, and a very hairy pizza · 28 minLucy Porter talks all things current-ish with Finlay Christie, Amy Annette and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd. Today - heatwaves, hosepipe bans, and a very hairy pizza. Hosted by…
- Current-ish Ep1. Burnham, Bellingham, and the spirit of Margaret Thatcher · 29 minLucy Porter is joined by John Tothill, Kyrah Gray and Amy Annette to talk all things current-ish events. Should politicians wear ties? Should children learn to read? And should…
- Dead Ringers Ep6. England out, Starmer out, School's out. · 28 minThe Dead Ringers team train their vocal firepower on the week’s news. This week: England are out of the World Cup, Starmer is out of office, and Katherine Jenkins has a potty…
- Dead Ringers Ep5. The President’s For Overturning · 28 minThe Dead Ringers team train their vocal firepower on the week’s news. This week: Trump turns tricks, Tuchel talks tactics, and Count Binface is unmasked. Starring Jon Culshaw…
- Dead Ringers Ep4. Much Ado About North-ing · 29 minLike Andy Burnham’s No.10, Dead Ringers is in the North, at the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival in Sheffield. This week: Chris Mason is giddy, Zia Yusuf is everywhere, and The…
- Dead Ringers: Ep3. Heat, Hydration, and Harry Kane · 29 minThe Dead Ringers team train their vocal firepower on the week’s news. This week: Keir is ex-Prime Minister, Rob is ex-army, and Liz Truss is ex-cited. Oh and it’s ruddy HOT…
- Dead Ringers: Ep2. Makerfield Maketh Man · 28 minThe Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news with an armoury of impressive impressions. This week: Andy Andy Burnham Bright, Thomas Tuchel…
- Dead Ringers: Ep1. Keir vs Kemi · 29 minThe iconic impressions show returns to lampoon the week’s biggest headlines. This week World Cup fever, Government resignations and a Downing Street haunting keep the cast busy…
- The News Quiz Ep8. - Peter Scandalman · 28 minFor the final episode of this series, we look at some of the stories that we’re leaving unresolved in our ‘News Quiz 2026 Summer Break Cliffhanger Special’. This includes the…
- The News Quiz Ep7. Heat and NEETs · 29 minAndy Zaltzman is joined by his panel of political satirists to unpack the critical essays of Tony Blair, the spending habits of Peter Murrell and the SNP, the sweltering heat…
- The News Quiz Ep6. Brexpressionism · 29 minRecorded at Hay Festival, Andy asks the panel the dreaded question - is Brexit back on the table? Also on the menu is Welsh independence, the National Conversation and an update…
- The News Quiz Ep5. Starmer psychodrama · 28 minWhat a week it's been for the Prime Minister. In the aftermath of seismic local elections results, there's been non-stop Labour party in-fighting. Wes Streeting has resigned as…
- The News Quiz: Ep4. The people have spoken · 28 minRecorded on Friday morning, Andy and the panel dig into the election results from 7th May. Who’s done well? Who’s done not so well? And how does this have anything to do with The…
- The News Quiz: Ep3. When the King came round for tea · 29 minThis week you’re all cordially invited to join us for King Charles’ state visit to Donald Trump’s White House. Please dress to impress. We’ll also be digging into the state of…
- The News Quiz: Ep2. The art of vetting · 28 minSome hot topics of conversation this week include the ever evolving Peter Mandelson vetting saga, phones being banned in schools and robots who can take over the world... sorry…
- The News Quiz: Ep1. Messiah or Doctor? · 29 minAfter six weeks off air Andy Zaltzman is back. Helping him kick off the series are Andrew Maxwell, Zoe Lyons, Stephen Bush and Kiri Pritchard-McLean. They’ll be tackling the big…
- The Naked Week: Ep6. Swearing, Steeplechase, and Strikes. · 28 minFollowing Trump's tirade, The Naked Week team bleep the hell out of the bleeping news, swear at a steeplechase, and stage a walk out. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew…
- The Naked Week: Ep5. Jesus Christ Superstarmer, and Dark Satanic Mills · 28 minThe team pile in on Mills and the Moon. (Mills and Moon sounds like a series of romantic novels. Just to manage your expectations, that's not where we're going with this). Also…
- The Naked Week: Ep4. Who ya gonna call...? (Clue: It's Donald Trump) · 28 minThe team tackle Trump's tirades, and very much give the BBC's incoming Director General a problematic in-tray. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes…
- The Naked Week: Ep3. Shipping, Shopping, and Shagg...you know what, never mind. · 28 minThe team launch the Naked Week Investment Portfolio for Hard Done-By Young People and go shipping, shopping and shagg...you know what, never mind. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes…
- The Naked Week: Ep2. The Naked Week team party like it's the 2003 Iraq War. · 28 minThe Naked Week team party like it's the 2003 Iraq War, and then re-enact it with the help of a Viking. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked…
- The Naked Week: Ep1. War, Law, and Operation Amol Rajan. · 28 minThe Naked Week team dive into war, flout the law and enjoy a real life Town Crier performing selected highlights from Amol Rajan's Instagram feed. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes…
- The News Quiz: Ep8. Flight risks and fly-tips · 28 minJoining Andy for the final episode of this series are Simon Evans, Zoe Lyons, Cindy Yu and Ahir Shah and not one of them can be deemed a flight risk. Along with the latest on…
- The News Quiz: Ep7. The worst birthday ever · 28 minTop of the agenda this week is some royal breaking news - who got a special birthday visit from the police? We’ll be analysing yet another government U-turn and see who’s emerged…
- The News Quiz: Ep6. Is the UK getting sunnier? · 28 minThis week the panel discuss PM Keir Starmer fighting off a potential coup; whether it’s a good idea to take Valentine’s day tips from a two-timing Norwegian athlete; and after 40…
- The News Quiz: Ep5. The Prince of Darkness · 29 minIs there a way out for Keir Starmer after the Peter Mandelson scandal? Who fled ‘under the cover of darkness’ from their royal lodgings? What exactly is a humble address? And why…
- The News Quiz: Ep4. By-elections, hello defections · 28 minOn the agenda this week is Starmer vs Burnham in Labour's latest civil war, Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform, and working out how to save The Great British pub. To get to…
- The News Quiz: Ep3. Bored of peace · 28 minThis week we'll be looking at Trump's Board of Peace and asking whether Trump is bored of peace. We'll be working out how China managed to afford to get on the central London…
- The News Quiz: Ep2. U-Turn, We Defect · 29 minAndy’s returned from The Ashes and is back in the News Quiz chair. He’s come home to a selection of defections, some serious U-turning and 30,000 properties without water in his…
- The News Quiz: Ep1. Red, White, Blue and Green-land · 28 minWith Andy away at The Ashes, guest host Ian Smith steps in to make sense of a dramatic news week. Topics include the US capturing Nicolás Maduro and threatening to invade…
- Best of The News Quiz 2025 · 28 minA satirical smorgasbord of The News Quiz's best bits of the year, covering local elections, flag fever, Starmer's struggles, Trump's travails, and a very special meeting between…
- The Matt Forde Focus Group: Boxing Day Special · 28 minTop political comedian Matt Forde reconvenes his Focus Group for a Boxing Day special with a Dickensian twist. Recorded in front of a live audience, Matt is joined by…
- Dead Ringers Christmas: Ep 2. A Very Kemi Christmas and a Lammy New Year · 29 minThe Dead Ringers team are back to train their festive firepower on the week’s news with an armoury of impressive impressions. This week: Scrooge is visited by the ghost of a…
- Dead Ringers Christmas: Ep 1. Farage Goes to School, The Snowman v Keir, and Alan Carr: Special Negotiator · 28 minThe Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news with an armoury of impressive impressions. This week: Farage goes to a new school, The Snowman…
- The Naked Week: Ep6. Parties, polycules, and pardoning · 28 minThis week, The Naked Week team look at Your Party, join a polycule, and bestow some Christmas pardons. From host Andrew Hunter Murray and The Skewer's Jon Holmes, Radio 4’s…
- The Naked Week: Ep5. A Budget, A Bombshell, and a Bedtime Story. · 28 minThis week, The Naked Week fingers some fudge, profits from the spoils of war, and reads everyone a lovely bedtime story with a very special guest. From host Andrew Hunter Murray…
