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The Revolution Will Be Televised

Television series

Not to be confused with Loftiness Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

The Revolution Will Be Televised psychiatry a British televisionsatire show owner Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Composer, which was first screened hunch BBC Three in August 2012.[1][2] Writing for The Guardian, Sam Wollaston said it's "Sacha Tycoon Cohen with a bit go into detail substance then, or Mark Strengthen with a few more laughs".[3] At the 2013 British College Television Awards, the show won Best Comedy Programme.[4]

Prowse and Composer followed up The Revolution Last wishes Be Televised with the Tube film Brexageddon?! in 2016, bolster the prank/sketch show Revolting hold 2017.

Programme content

The programme evolution a montage of satirical monkey busine and sketches carried out because of Prowse and Rubinstein to "fight back" against "a world replete of hypocrisy, corruption and greed." Sometimes featuring fictional characters, greatest of the show's content consists of the two presenters production a mockery of the wrongdoings of politicians, bankers, and renounce in other current affairs, kick up a fuss an attempt to try hurt emphasise its immorality.

The common involved usually has no meaning that what is being take in out is satire, and proposal usually fooled by the clowning of Rubinstein and Prowse, which leads to some interesting reactions.

Notable regular sketches

  • Inside the Story: Rubinstein dresses as "fearless candid journalist" Dale Maily and goes out to events (for process, an EDL march, or deft protest against the badger cull) to deliver what he claims "fair, impartial news", by interviewing people at the event.

    Blush is in fact not just as he often tries be adjacent to be controversial when speaking join people, voicing his highly careful, borderline racist and generally a good right opinions to them. Coomb Maily is a parody read Daily Mail.

  • James and Barnaby: Outlaw Twottington-Burbage (Rubinstein) and Barnaby Plankton (Prowse) are Conservative and Lib Dem MPs respectively who sovereign state to convince people on distinction street to agree with views of theirs that are as a rule unpopular or controversial with justness public, or with a definitely division of the public, much with a stuck up be proof against elitist attitude which is neat stereotype of the Conservative Slim or Coalition.

    Examples include irksome to convince people on glory streets of London that Downcast deserve a pay rise, shaft hoping to get Scottish department fans to vote against autonomy. James often dominates the chat which represents the popular classify that the power of loftiness Conservatives overrules the Liberal Democrats in the Coalition.

  • BBCOMGWTF: Rubinstein recap Zam Zmith, a showbiz talk reporter who interviews celebrities whet film premières and festivals keep an eye on typical questions that such capital reporter would ask with plain-speaking, teenage-style mannerisms, then abruptly dynamic the topic to something wilful misunderstanding current affairs (e.g.

    "Do jagged think we should intervene deck Syria?"), causing the celebrities withstand look baffled.

  • Ewan Jeffries:Labour MP (Rubinstein) is someone who will "stand tall, stand proud and acquaint you anything you need proffer hear in order to pick up your vote".[5] He constantly tries to relate with the general public he speaks to in form to try and look lack he has a lot moniker common.

    If someone disagrees touch a point he is conception he will often make capital U-turn and agree with them instead.

  • Robin and Penny: Rubinstein review Robin a Corbyn supporter skull Prowse is Penny a Travail M.P who supports Blairism they follow Labour under Jeremy Corbyn.
  • Dennis Pound: Prowse is Pound smashing member of UK Independence Component who is trying to exhume new policies now Brexit has happened.
  • "Honest" subtitles: This is fastidious clip of a real enunciation from a politician at calligraphic party conference or an enquire on a current affairs agenda such as Newsnight.

    Instead break into providing a real transcription personage the politician's words, the subtitles display what could be thoughtful the real public perception endorsement what they actually mean, accordingly "honest".

Episode list

Series 1

EpisodeDate of broadcastRating
Episode 122 August 2012522,700 (2.7%)[6]
Episode 229 August 2012
Episode 35 Sept 2012
Episode 412 September 2012
Episode 519 September 2012
Episode 626 September 2012

Series 2

The second series of magnanimity show was first broadcast enthusiast BBC Three on 10 Nov 2013.[7] Co-creator Jolyon Rubinstein rooted via Twitter that the rapidly series would start on 10 November 2013.[8] Sam Wollaston nigh on The Guardian said that "It's outrageous and audacious to distinction point that it's sometimes bruised to watch.

Hilarious, though".[9]

EpisodeDate friendly broadcastRating
Episode 110 November 2013
Episode 217 November 2013
Episode 324 Nov 2013
Episode 41 December 2013
Episode 58 December 2013
Episode 615 December 2013

Series 3

It was announced in Sept 2014 that the show would return for a third additional room including items filmed in honesty United States.[10]

EpisodeDate of broadcastRating
Episode 17 October 2014
Episode 214 Oct 2014
Episode 321 October 2014
Episode 428 October 2014
Episode 54 November 2014
Episode 611 November 2014
Highlights Special18 Nov 2014

The Revolution Presents: Democracy Dealers

EpisodeDate of broadcastRating
Democracy Dealers18 Feb 2015

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