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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2025 · 37 MIN

How the BBC censors comedy with Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

from The National Podcast · host The National Podcast

The lack of political comedy from the BBC is “absolutely surreal” and suggests that decision-makers are deliberately silencing satire - that's according to Glasgow comic Christopher Macarthur-Boyd. Here he joins our Content Editor Xander Elliards to discuss the state of comedy in the UK and his reaction to the BBC's latest crisis.   Support us with a subscription here: https://www.thenational.scot/subscribe/

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