The Revolution Will Be Televised — Season 1, Episode 1: Episode 1
Comedy • 30 min • 3 seasons, 19 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein perform satirical sketches lampooning arrogance, hypocrisy and greed in public life. In the first edition, Dale Maily meets members of the Occupy movement in London, a group tries to make Tony Blair a saint, and regular characters James and Barnaby attend the Liberal Democrat conference. Plus, jokes at the expense of bankers, a clothing chain and foreign embassies.
About The Revolution Will Be Televised
The Revolution Will Be Televised is a British television satire show, which was first screened on BBC Three in August 2012. Writing for The Guardian, Sam Wollaston said it's "Sacha Baron Cohen with a bit more substance then, or Mark Steel with a few more laughs". At the 2013 British Academy Television Awards, the show won the Bafta for the Best Comedy Programme.