• Old Mother Riley, MP
  | writers = {{ubl|[[Oswald Mitchell]]|Con West}} | language = English
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• Antony Jay
  ...er, producer and director. With [[Jonathan Lynn]], he co-wrote the British political comedies ''[[Yes Minister]]'' and ''[[Yes Minister|Yes, Prime Minister]]'' ...career as a freelance writer and producer. In 'real politics' he rendered political services to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] of [[Margare
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• John Fortune
  ...rtune''' (born '''John C. Wood'''; 30 June 1939 – 31 December 2013) was an English satirist, comedian, writer, and actor, best known for his work with [[John ...tm Bremner, Bird and Fortune, "Best Political Satire -Television, 2003"] – Political Studies Association Awards 2003
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• The Dick Emery Show
  ...[[Roy Kinnear]]<br />[[Joan Sims]]<br />[[Josephine Tewson]]<br />[[Arthur English]] | language = English
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• Week Ending
  | language = English ...adio 2's long-running ''[[News Huddlines]]'', made it a point of entry for writers who went on to successful careers in British radio and television.
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• Mel Smith
  | genre = [[Political satire]] and sketch comedy '''Melvyn Kenneth Smith''' (3 December 1952 – 19 July 2013) was an English comedian, actor and director. Smith worked on the [[sketch comedy]] shows '
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• Whoops Apocalypse
  | language = English ...rron]]) as a Cathedral Dean in the sitcom ''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]''; the writers claimed not to know at the time that [[Alexander Haig]], Reagan's first Sec
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• British comedy
  ...bversive maverick who defies authority, a kind of puppet equivalent to our political cartoons." |source=—[[Punch and Judy]] showman Glyn Edwards.<ref name="Br ...James Gillray]] from London, who has been referred to as the father of the political cartoon.<ref name="Guardian"/> With his satirical works calling the king (G
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• Do Not Adjust Your Set
  | language = English The [[w:Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band|Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]], a [[w:Political satire|satirical]] comedy/art/pop group, also performed songs in each progr
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• Kenny Lynch
  ...date=2019-12-21 |website=The Herald |access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref> was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor. He appeared in many variety sho Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>
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• That Was the Week That Was
  | language = English ...] in the UK in the early 1960s, as it broke ground in comedy by lampooning political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged [
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• John Bird (actor)
  {{Short description|English actor (1936–2022)}} '''John Michael Bird''' (22 November 1936 – 24 December 2022) was an English actor, director, writer and satirist. He performed in the television satire
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• Tim Brooke-Taylor
  {{Short description|English actor and comedian (1940–2020)}} ...Empire|OBE]] (17 July 1940{{snd}}12 April 2020)<ref name=BBCDeath/> was an English actor and comedian best known as a member of [[The Goodies]].
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• The New Statesman (1987 TV series)
  | genre = [[Sitcom]], [[Political satire]] | language = English
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• Chesney and Wolfe
  ...ft the French Lycée school in London at the age of 16, and began using his English name.<ref name="Hayward2018">{{cite news |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |url= ...y wrote the show's last four seasons, initially with another of the show's writers, [[Marty Feldman]]. A one-off special for [[BBC Television]] in 1956, entit
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• Sean Lock
  '''Sean Lock''' (22 April 1963 – 16 August 2021){{efn |name="date"}} was an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a [[Stand-up comedy|stand ...ph obit" /> In 1981, he left education with a grade E in [[English studies|English]] [[A-Level]].<ref name="Telegraph obit" /><ref name="Times obit" /> Afterw
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• Neil Innes
  {{Short description|English writer, comedian, and musician (1944–2019)}} ...nnes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|n|ɪ|s}}; 9 December 1944 – 29 December 2019) was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the pioneerin
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• The Best of Sellers
  '''''The Best of Sellers''''' is the first studio album by the English actor, comedian and singer [[Peter Sellers]]. Released as a 10-inch LP on [ ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kh07AAAAIAAJ&q=Peter+sellers+party+political |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref>
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• Not the Nine O'Clock News
  ...rmance. The series launched the careers of several high-profile actors and writers, and also led to other comedic series including ''[[Blackadder]]'' and ''[[ ...9 general election]] intervened, and the programme was pulled as being too political, being replaced with a repeat of the American sitcom ''[[Rhoda]]''.<ref nam
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• Terry Jones
  After graduating from [[Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for severa ...e interested in the medieval period through reading Chaucer as part of his English degree.<ref>{{cite web|first=Todd|last=Leopold|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2
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