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Revolting includes spoof 'Real Housewives of ISIS'
A daring new BBC comedy pokes fun at the brides of Islamic State jihadis in a series of bizarre jokes.
Zoe Efstathiou, The Daily Express, 31st December 2016BBC Two orders Revolution Will Be Televised sequel Revolting
The stars of political prank show The Revolution Will Be Televised are making a new sketch series for BBC Two called Revolting.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2016From a satirical point of view, there are two ways of looking at the EU referendum aftermath. The first is that it's an inexhaustible goldmine. The second is that its absurdities render mockery redundant. Still, even if it's a pointless job, someone might as well do it. Enter Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein, the prank-happy pair behind The Revolution Will Be Televised. Remainers and Leavers alike should expect a righteous kicking.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 19th July 2016BBC Two announces Brexageddon?!
The team behind political stunt show The Revolution Will Be Televised have filmed Brexageddon?!, a new BBC Two special to tie in with Brexit.
British Comedy Guide, 7th July 2016BBC refuses to condemn comic who pranked David Blunkett
A BBC comedian pranked Lord David Blunkett, taking advantage of his blindness to fool him into thinking he was a Labour party insider. Heydon Prowse, who fronts the BBC programme The Revolution Will Be Televised played the trick on the former Home Secretary, who has been blind since birth.
Mikey Smith, The Mirror, 30th June 2016New topical comedy The Week That Wasn't to be piloted
Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse will host the pilot episode of The Week That Wasn't, a new topical TV comedy format involving edited clips.
British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2015Heydon Prowse & Jolyon Rubinstein interview
'We do The Revolution Will Be Televised because we're super-intense ourselves; we're a bit mad'
Nick Duerden, The Independent, 1st March 2015The last time we met Conservative MP James Twottington-Burbage and Lib Dem Barnaby Plankton, they were surreptitiously fixing "Kick Me" signs to Ed Miliband's back and advising council estate residents to remortgage their children. In this spin-off from BBC Threes The Revolution Will Be Televised, Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse return with more hidden camera pranks. Will clueless Labour MP Ewan Jeffries or prospective Ukip candidate Dennis Pound fare better with the public?
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 18th February 2015Heydon Prowse urges young to vote
Heydon Prowse has called on more young people to vote in the election.
Lizzie Edmonds, Evening Standard, 18th February 2015Interview: Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse
Satirical pranksters Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse take the coalition government to task tonight - but they're optimistic about the future of politics and BBC Three.
Claire Webb, Radio Times, 18th February 2015