What good topical comedy shows are still going?

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fizzy-good@reddit

In terms of podcasts, The Bugle is a great satirical show that’s been running for years!

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morris_man@reddit

Granted it's a podcast not TYV or radio but it's hard to beat The Bugle and its sister podcast The Gargle

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zlatanmangeshkar@reddit

The American ones are really good right now. Look for the Weekend Update clips from Saturday Night Live, the Jon Stewart eps of The Daily Show or John Oliver on Last Week Tonight

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I’d actually like a UK version of John Oliver. Doing a deep dive into corrupt UK companies, actual proof of politician hypocrisy and darker ambitions etc. It feels like in this country the most we do is give someone a funny nickname, say the country is going to shit and repeat “they’re all corrupt!”.

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delpigeon@reddit

The advent of BBC Sounds (the app) means I'm now a month behind on all these shows. Yes it's annoying but not quite annoying enough to get me to embrace a podcast app that doesn't have most of the things I listen to on it... I listen to whatever generic BBC comedy was on about a month after it came out. It's ok.

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Askduds@reddit

Yeah, my podcast app has a playlist that alternates between the 4 or 5 podcasts I listen to (at least a couple with are years old). If it isn't in that, it's not getting listened to.

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Askduds@reddit

HIGNFY has been stale for about 15 years longer than it wasn't stale.

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Existing_Card_44@reddit

A lot of these shows stopped with the whole cancel culture movement. Really annoying that a lot of people can’t differentiate between comedy and being offensive.

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Eric_Whitebeard@reddit

Do you like Little Britain?

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Existing_Card_44@reddit

I use to like it a lot growing up but haven’t watched it in years why?

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Eric_Whitebeard@reddit

You mentioned cancel culture so I was trying to get a measure of your humour. I'd love to talk more but it's probably beyond the scope I'm willing to engage with exchanging words on reddit

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Existing_Card_44@reddit

If something is made as comedy and contains no malice then I am fine with anything, I think that if people get offended by comedy that’s their own problem not the comedies.

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millionthvisitor@reddit

I actually think hignify has come back around again- startle format but ian seems pissed with current govt soo thats sometimes good

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angel_0f_music@reddit

Is The Last Leg still on?

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xjess_cx@reddit

I found that dropped off the boil a few years back. Now it's mainly predictable, well rehearsed jokes, some gentle robbing of the government and then some back slapping of whoever will call the Braverman/Sunak/Johnson a cunt.

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DoIKnowYouHuman@reddit

Last episode of the series was a few weeks back, which means an agonising wait

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jeffisanastronaut@reddit

Swerve all that stuff and watch Kill Tony! Love comedy podcast based in the states, blows all and any UK.comedy shows out of the water

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karlware@reddit

The Skewer on r4 can be good but it's just finished a run.

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LondonCycling@reddit

Question Time is a bit of a joke now, try that.

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Cleveland_Grackle@reddit

'The News Quiz' on Radio 4 if that's your type of thing..

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PanningForSalt@reddit (OP)

Don't know how I forgot about the News Quiz. I listened to that a lot before Covid somehow made it too depressing.

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