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Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn

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Charlie Brooker battles The Canary over Corbyn jokes

Charlie Brooker has hit back in characteristic style after left-wing Corbyn conspiracy-supporting blog, The Canary, took great umbrage at his portrayal of the Labour leader in his show 2016 Wipe.

Chris York, The Huffington Post, 4th January 2017

Rory O'Keeffe: the post-Brexit grief of a monoglot

Rory O'Keeffe may be a monoglot, but he's also a proud European, not to mention a resident of cosmopolitan Islington North, local MP one Jeremy Corbyn. As he arrived in Edinburgh, we provided Rory with a pen and notepad so he could pour out his post-Brexit grief.

Rory O'Keeffe, ThreeWeeks, 19th August 2016

Donald Trump's Newzoids puppet is truly hair-raising

The Republican Party's presidential nominee is the first of 50 new characters unveiled for the satirical shows second six-part series next month, as well as Hillary Clinton, Jeremy Corbyn, Adele, Danny Dyer, Zayn Malik and Bear Grylls.

Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 3rd August 2016

Corbyn drives party potty with TV comedy sketch

Jeremy Corbyn has angered colleagues by donning a dinner jacket and a fake fur coat for a television comedy programme in which the Labour leader said he was only "7 to 7½" out of 10 in favour of staying in the European Union.

James Lyons, The Sunday Times, 12th June 2016

5 talking points from Corbyn's appearance on Last Leg

Five talking points as Labour's Jeremy Corbyn appears on show.

Isabel Mohan, The Telegraph, 11th June 2016

Corbyn's Last Leg appearance impresses (most) viewers

Jeremy Corbyn's appearance on Channel 4's The Last Leg on Friday night sent Twitter into a meltdown.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 11th June 2016

The self-proclaimed "three guys with four legs" are back with a new series - and a special guest interviewee in the shape of Jeremy Corbyn. As with Nick Clegg last year, will Alex Brooker be reaching for his "Bullshit" buzzer much - or will Josh Widdicombe be chiming in with his own "That's true, actually" button? Given the government's record on disability issues, the leader of the opposition is almost certainly among friends here.

Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 10th June 2016

Stewart Lee interviewed

Stewart Lee is back with another series of Comedy Vehicle. He tells Simon Price his thoughts on Lenny Bruce, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, swimming through piss, Brexit and the pitfalls of being constantly misunderstood.

Simon Price, The Quietus, 3rd March 2016

Eddie Izzard on his plans to run for Labour

David Cameron, you have been warned. If Jeremy Corbyn sans lounge suit is too much to bear, perhaps it's time to look away now. Britain's best-known transvestite Eddie Izzard has set his mind on running for Parliament at the next election.

Tom McTague, The Independent, 27th February 2016

Satirical Jeremy Corbyn musical to be staged in London

In what may be the first stage show written about a leader of the opposition, a Jeremy Corbyn musical is coming to a London theatre.

BBC News, 21st January 2016

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