This is a list of satirical television news programs with a

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bent, or parodies of news broadcasts, with either real or fake stories for mainly humorous purposes. The list does not include

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or other programs set in a news-broadcast work environment, such as the US ''

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'', the UK's ''

Drop The Dead Donkey ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' is a British television sitcom that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of "GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, i ...

'', the Australian ''

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'', or the Canadian '' The Newsroom''.

Albania

* ''

Fiks Fare ''Fiks Fare'' is a daily show on Albanian television station Top Channel. It premiered on 19 December 2002. It is co-hosted by Devis Muka and Dorian Ramaliu. Fiks Fare uses humor and satire to discuss negative aspects of society, such as corrup ...

'', first satirical and investigative TV show in Albania (2003–present)

Armenia

* '' ArmComedy'' (2012–Present)

Australia

* ''

CNNNN ''CNNNN'' (''Chaser NoN-stop News Network'') is a Logie Award winning Australian television program, satirising American news channels CNN and Fox News. It was produced and hosted by comedy team The Chaser. ''CNNNNs slogan was "We Report, You ...

'' (2002-2003) * ''

Frontline (Australian TV series) ''Frontline'' is an Australian comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programmes and reporting. It ran for three series of 13 half-hour episodes and was broadcast on ABC1 in 1994, 1995 and 1997. Produc ...

'' (1994-1997) * '' The Late Report'' (1999) * ''

Newstopia ''Newstopia'' (stylised as ''NEWStopiä'') was an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on ...

'' (2007-2008) * ''

Rubbery Figures ''Rubbery Figures'' was a satirical rubber puppet series and segment that screened in Australia in various forms from 1984 to 1990. The series ran on the ABC until 1988, when it was axed and subsequently revived as a segment on Seven Network's ...

'' (1984-1990) * ''

Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' is an Australian comedy news television program hosted by Shaun Micallef. The show first aired on ABC at 8:00 pm on Friday, 25 May 2012. The show was named as Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logie Awards ...

'' (2012–Present) * ''

The Roast ''The Roast'' was a flagship Australian satirical news show that screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television channel ABC2. The daily ten-minute show was hosted by Tom Glasson and featured Mark Humphries, Clarke Richard ...

'' (2012-2014) * ''

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering ''The Weekly with Charlie Pickering'' is an Australian news satire series on the ABC. The series premiered on 22 April 2015, featuring Charlie Pickering as host with Tom Gleeson, Adam Briggs and Judith Lucy in the cast who joined the show i ...

'' (2015–Present) * ''

Tonightly with Tom Ballard ''Tonightly with Tom Ballard'' was an Australian comedy entertainment show presented by comedian Tom Ballard and regular contributors Bridie Connell, Greg Larsen, Greta Lee Jackson and Nina Oyama. It aired on ABC Comedy from 4 December 2017 until ...

'' (2017–2018)

Austria

* '' Wilkommen Österreich''

Belgium

* '' Décodeurs de l'Info'', a satirical latex puppet show * '' TVBelgiek'', a satirical latex puppet show * '' Brussel Nieuwstraat'' * '' De Ideale Wereld'' (2013–Present)

Brazil

* '' Sensacionalista'' * ''

Furo MTV ''Furo MTV'' was a Brazilian satiric newscast produced and originally broadcast by MTV Brasil from March 2, 2009 to September 26, 2013. The program was created by the writer Lilian Amarante and was originally hosted by the comedians Dani Calabresa ...

'' (2009–2013) * ''

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'' (2017)

Bulgaria

* ''

Gospodari Na Efira ''Gospodari Na Efira'' (Lords of the Air) was the highest rated and longest running original daily comedy TV show in Bulgaria, which aired for 15 years from 2003 to 2018. The show was hosted by two presenters and together with the "Adrenaline girls ...

'' (2003–Present)

Canada

* ''

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'' * ''

The Beaverton ''The Beaverton'' is a primarily online Canadian news satire publication, based in Toronto, Montreal and Whitehorse.Et Dieu créa... Laflaque'' (2004–Present) * ''

La Fin du monde est à 7 heures ''La Fin du monde est à 7 heures'' ("The end of the world is at 7 o'clock") was a Quebec television comedy series, which aired on TQS from 1997 to 2000."Labreche is the name; playing host is the plan". '' The Gazette'', March 6, 2000. The show was ...

'' (1997-2000) * '' Le Fric Show'' (2006-2007) * '' Le JourNul'' * ''

Infoman ''Infoman'' is a half-hour-long televised series satirizing the current events of Quebec, Canada, and the world hosted by Jean-René Dufort on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Production details Politicians, the hot-button issues in the news, and pop ...

'' (2000-present) * '' Méchante semaine'' * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

Rick Mercer Report ''Rick Mercer Report'' (also called the ''Mercer Report'' or ''RMR'') is a Canadian television comedy series which aired on CBC Television from 2004 to 2018. Launched in 2004, as ''Rick Mercer's Monday Report'', or simply ''Monday Report'', by ...

'' (2004–2018) * '' Taquinons la planète'' * ''

This Hour Has Seven Days ''This Hour Has Seven Days'' was a CBC Television news magazine that ran from 1964 to 1966, offering viewers in-depth analysis of the major social and political stories of the previous week. The show, inspired by the BBC and NBC-TV satire seri ...

'' (1964-1966) * ''

This Hour Has 22 Minutes ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (commonly shortened to ''22 Minutes'' since 2009) is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics wi ...

'' (1993–Present)

Catalonia

* '' Està passant'' (2017-Present) * ''

Polònia ''Polònia'' (meaning "Poland" in the Catalan language) is a popular comedy TV show broadcast in Catalonia by the public broadcaster TV3 (Catalonia), TV3. It has more than a million viewers and is one of the most watched TV shows in Catalonia. It ...

'' (2006-Present)

Chile

* ''

31 Minutos ''31 minutos'' (English: ''31 minutes'') is a Chilean comedy television series and a children's music virtual band created by the production company Aplaplac (owned by Álvaro Díaz, Pedro Peirano and Juan Manuel Egaña) that began to be trans ...

'' (2003-2014)

Czech Republic

* '' Kancelář Blaník'' (2014–Present)

Denmark

* '' Natholdet'' (2010–Present) * '' Quizzen med Signe Molde''

Egypt

* ''

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with

Bassem Youssef Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef ( ar, باسم رأفت محمد يوسف, ; born 21 March 1974) is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, doctor, media critic, and television host, who hosted '' El-Bernameg'' (''The Show''), a satirical ...

'' (2011-2014) * ''

Joe Show Joe Show (previously JoeTube) is an Arabic talk show and political satire television program hosted by Egyptian comedian Youssef Hussein and it airs each Thursday. The show deals mainly with the events in the Arab world in a comic and cynical manner ...

(2017-present)

Finland

* '' Noin viikon uutiset'' (2014–2017) * '' Noin viikon studio'' (2018–2021 Cancelled. Last episode 11.3.2021) * YLE is planning a new political + satiristic segment with earlier people.

France

* ''Groland Magazine'' * '' Le Bébête Show'' (1982-1995) * '' Le JTN'' * '' Le Petit Journal'' de Yann Barthès (Actuality edition and People edition) (2004–2017) * ''

Les Guignols de l'info ''Les Guignols'' (, ''The Puppets''), formerly ''Les Guignols de l'info'' (, ''The News Puppets''), was a daily satirical latex puppet show broadcast on the French television channel Canal+. It was created in 1988, inspired by '' Le Bébête Sho ...

'', a satirical latex puppet show * ''

Quotidien ''Quotidien'' () is a French television show, first broadcast 12 September 2016 on the channel TMC. It is presented by Yann Barthès. History On 9 May 2016, Yann Barthès announced that he was leaving Canal+'s '' Le Petit Journal'', a progra ...

'' (2016-present) * '' Rendez-vous avec Kevin Razy''

Germany

* '' Rudis Tagesshow'' (de) (1981–1987) * '' Die Wochenshow'' (1996–2002, 2011) * ''

Die Harald Schmidt Show ''Die Harald Schmidt Show'' ("The Harald Schmidt Show") was a German late-night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show ...

'' (1995–2014) * ''Freitag Nacht News'' (de) (1999–2006) * '' Hurra Deutschland'' (1989–1991, 2003-2004), a satirical latex puppet show * ''

heute-show The ''heute-show'' ("(the) today show"; stylized in its logo as ''heute SHOW'') is a German Late night television, late-night news satire, satirical television program airing every Friday evening on public broadcasting channel ZDF. A conceptual ...

'' (2009–present) * ''

Neo Magazin Royale ''Neo Magazin Royale'' was a German satirical late-night talk show hosted by Jan Böhmermann. Produced in Cologne, it has been aired weekly on the ZDFneo channel since 31 October 2013. It is also made available in advance on the online ZDFmediath ...

'' (2013–2019) * ''

Die Anstalt (English: "News from the (mental) institute") was a political cabaret program on German television station ZDF, hosted by Urban Priol and Frank-Markus Barwasser, who replaced Georg Schramm. Broadcast monthly from 2007 to 2013, it usually fe ...

'' (2014–present) * '' Postillon24'' (2014–present) * ''

extra 3 ''extra 3'' is a weekly political satire show on German television established in 1976. Produced by public TV broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk, it is aired on NDR Fernsehen and 3sat. Once a month, the show is promoted to ARD's national fir ...

'' (1976–present) * ZDF Magazin Royale (2020–present)

Greece

* '' Radio Arvyla'' (2008–Present) * '' Anaskopisi, thepressproject.gr '' (2014–Present)

Hong Kong

* '' Headliner 頭條新聞 (

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)'' (1989–2020)

Hungary

* '' Heti Dörgés Villám Gézával'' (2019)

India

* '' The Week That Wasn't'' (2006–present) * ''

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'' * '' News Laundry'' * ''On Air With AIB'' * ''Lete Hain Khabar With

Varun Badola Varun Badola (born 7 January 1974) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles in television. Early life Varun Badola was born on 7 January 1974. His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has two elder sisters – Alka, who is ...

Iraq

* ''

Albasheer Show ''Albasheer Show'' (Arabic: البشير شو) is an Iraqi satirical news programme, created and hosted by Ahmed Albasheer. It currently airs weekly on DW's Arabic language channel, with episodes also posted onto YouTube. The show first premi ...

'' (2014-Present)

Ireland

* ''

Hall's Pictorial Weekly ''Hall's Pictorial Weekly'' was an Irish satirical television series broadcast on Raidió Teilifís Éireann from 1971 to 1980. Regarded as RTÉ's flagship comedy show, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories, politics and pop ...

'' (1971–1980)

Israel

* ''

Chartzufim Chartzufim or HaChartzufim (Hebrew: החרצופים; a portmanteau made from the words ''Partzufim'', faces, and ''Chatzufim'', audacious) was an Israeli political satire television programme in the vein of Britain's Spitting Image. It ran from ...

'' (1996-2001) * ''

Eretz Nehederet ''Eretz Nehederet'' ( he, ארץ נהדרת; ) is an Israeli prime-time television satirical sketch comedy show, that premiered on Keshet's Channel 2 in 2003. It features satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies ...

'' (2003–Present) * Gav HaUma (formerly Matzav HaUma) (2010-2020) * ''Pa'am Beshavua'' with Tom Aharon (2018-2020)

Italy

* ''

Striscia la notizia ''Striscia la notizia'' () is an Italian satirical television program on the Mediaset-controlled Canale 5. Founded in 1988, it is meant to be a parody of the daily news, which airs right before the program, but ''Striscia'' also satirizes gover ...

'' (1988–Present) * ''

Satyricon The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petro ...

'' (2001) * '' Fratelli di Crozza'' (2009–Present) * '' Propaganda Live'' (2017–Present) * ''

Le Iene ''Le Iene'' (; , but referencing the Italian name of Quentin Tarantino's 1992 movie ''Reservoir Dogs'') is an Italian television program. The program ''Le Iene'' is a television program broadcast on the Italian channel Italia 1. Beginning in 1997, ...

'' (–Present)

Lithuania

* '' Laikykitės ten su Andriumi Tapinu'' (2016–present)

Lebanon

* '' Chi.N.N''

Mexico

* ''Chumel con Chumel'', a

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show broadcast by

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. * ''El chamuco tv'', an interview show broadcast by

TV UNAM TV UNAM (stylized as ''tvunam'' and ''tv•unam'', formerly written ''teveunam'') is an educational television network owned and operated by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. Programming on TV UNAM generally co ...

. * ''El diario de la noche'', a late night show hosted by

Víctor Trujillo Víctor Alberto Trujillo Matamoros (born July 30, 1961) is a Mexican actor and comedian. He is best known for his character ''Brozo el Payaso Tenebroso'' (Brozo the Creepy Clown), a green-haired, unkempt, obscene and aggressive clown (an anti-c ...

and broadcast by

TV Azteca TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national ...

. * ''El mañanero'', a satirical newscast hosted by Brozo the clown. * ''El privilegio de mandar'', a political

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broadcast by

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. * ''Hechos de peluche'', a satirical puppet segment in

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, and broadcast by

. * ''La caravana'', a comedy show starred by

and Ausencio Cruz, and broadcast by

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. * ''Operación mamut'' (2021), an interview show broadcast by

Canal Once Once (Eleven; formerly Once TV México and Canal Once) is a Mexican educational broadcast television network owned by National Polytechnic Institute. The network's flagship station is XEIPN-TDT channel 11 in Mexico City. It broadcasts across ...

. * ''¿Qué nos pasa?'', a

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show produced by

Héctor Suárez Héctor Suárez Hernández (; 21 October 19382 June 2020) was a Mexican actor, comedian, director and also CTO of Hatch. He appeared in about a hundred films and television shows in a career that spanned 60 years. He was noted for satirizing tho ...

and broadcast by

Nepal

* '' Whatver This is Nepal'' (2020–Present)

Netherlands

* ''

PowNews PowNews was a Dutch television news show which was broadcast on Nederland 3 from Amsterdam on Monday to Friday evenings by public broadcaster PowNed. The first broadcast was on 6 September 2010. The show ceased to exist in its current form on 5 D ...

'' (2010-2014) * '' De Kwis'' (2013–2018) * ''

Zondag met Lubach ' () was a Dutch weekly satirical television programme presented by Arjen Lubach and broadcast on NPO 3. Each week Lubach talked for half an hour about the news of the past week through various fragments from the media infographics and investig ...

'' (2014–2021) * '' even tot hier'' (2019-heden)

New Zealand

* ''

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'' (2009–Present) * The Project (2017 - Current)

Pakistan

* '' 4 Man Show'' (2005-2013) * '' Banana News Network'' (2011-?,2013–Present) * '' Mazaq Raat'' (2012–Present) * ''

Hasb-e-Haal ''Hasb-e-Haal'' ( ur, , lit="as usual") is a Pakistani Urdu-language comedy show based on political satire that airs on Dunya TV at 11:05 pm from Thursday to Sunday. It stars Sohail Ahmed, Junaid Saleem, Amanat Chan, Nawaz Anjum, Jiya Dilnawaz, ...

'' * '' Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain'' * ''

Khabarnaak ''Khabarnaak'' (Urdu/ Punjabi :خبرناک) is an Urdu and Punjabi comedy television show hosted by Ayesha Jahanzeb alongside Mir Mohammad Ali With Replace Irshad Bhatti Journalist that airs on GEO News. Concept The news series, which is sty ...

'' (2010–Present) * '' Media Azad Hai?'' * ''

The Real News (Pakistan) ''The Real News'' is Pakistan's first English-language comedy show, which airs on Play TV. The show was created by Saad Haroon, who also hosts the show along with co-host Danish Ali. The show makes fun of actual news events using political and soc ...

'' (2006-2007)

Philippines

* '' Sic O'Clock News'' (1987-1990) * ''

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'' (2004-2007) * ''

May Tamang Balita ''May Tamang Balita'' () formally ''May Tamang Balita atbp.'' is a Philippine television news satire show broadcast by GMA News TV. Originally hosted by Janna Dominguez, Maey Bautista, Ramon Bautista and Sheena Halili, it premiered on March 4, ...

'' (2011-2013) * Kontrabando (stylized as KONTRABANDO) (2015-2017)

Poland

* ''

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'' (1995-2005) * '' Szkło kontaktowe'' (2005-present) * '' W tyle wizji'' (2016)

Portugal

* '' Contra-informação'', a satirical latex puppet show * '' 5 Para A Meia-Noite'' (2009–present)

Romania

* '' Cronica Cârcotașilor(New Zealand) or 'The Naggers' Chronicles'' (2000–Present) * '' Bună, România!'' (2017–Present) * '' Mondenii'' (2006–Present) * '' Vacanța Mare'' (1999–Present)

Russia

* ''

Kukly ''Puppets'' (russian: Куклы, lit. "''dolls''") was a weekly Russian TV show of political satire, produced by Vasily Grigoryev and shown on Saturdays on the TV channel NTV. It used puppets to represent celebrities, mainly the major politici ...

'' (1994-2002) * '' Toon of Personality'' (2009-2013) * '' Hobosti'' (2012-2017)

Singapore

* '' The Noose'' (2007–2016)

Slovenia

* '' Hribar'' * '' Ta teden z Juretom Godlerjem'' * '' Satirično oko''

South Africa

* '' Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola'' (2010–Present) * ''

ZANEWS ''ZANEWS'' (now also known as ''Puppet Nation ZA'') is a South African satirical puppet show first produced in 2008 by Both Worlds, a Cape Town based production company. The show is a daily and weekly satirical news programme in the form of a mo ...

'' (1997–Present)

Spain

* '' El Informal'' (1998-2002) * ''

Las noticias del guiñol ''Las noticias del guiñol'' ("The news of guignol") was a satirical news programme that aired on Canal+ (since 1995) and Cuatro (since 2005) in Spain. It is somewhat based on a similar programme airing on its sister Canal+ network in France, ''Les ...

'', a satirical latex puppet show * ''

El Intermedio ''El Intermedio'' (''The Intermission'' in Spanish) is a news satire television program produced by ''Globomedia'' (a Spanish TV producer) and broadcast in ''La Sexta''. It is the work of Miguel Sánchez Romero, who is the responsible of the creat ...

'' (2006–Present) * '' Txoko-Latex'', Basque region

Sweden

*'' Veckans nyheter'' (2006-2007) *'' Svenska nyheter''

Switzerland

*'' Deville Late Night'' (2016–present)

Taiwan

*'' Eye Central Television'' (2015–present) *'' 博恩夜夜秀 (The Night Night Show)'', a satirical stand-up comedy that mostly focuses on politics (2018–present)

Trinidad and Tobago

* '' LateOClock News''

Turkey

* '' Heberler'' * ''

Zaytung Zaytung is a Turkish satirical news website. It was established in 2010. Its name comes from the German word ''zeitung'' meaning ''newspaper'' or ''journal''. It is along the lines of American publication ''The Onion.'' Zaytung also published an ...

Ukraine

* ''Chisto News'' (2012–Present) * '' Evening with Yanina Sokolova'' (2019–Present)

United Kingdom

* ''

That Was The Week That Was ''That Was the Week That Was'', informally ''TWTWTW'' or ''TW3'', is a satirical television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced, and directed by Ned Sherrin and Jack (aka John) Duncan, and pre ...

'' (1962–1963) * ''

Yes Minister ''Yes Minister'' is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ran for 16 episodes fro ...

'' (1980-1988) known as ''Yes Prime Minister'' from 1986-1988 * ''

Hot Metal ''Hot Metal'' (1986–88) is a British sitcom produced by London Weekend Television about the newspaper industry. Written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, it is very much a continuation in style from their previous sitcom '' Whoops Apoc ...

'' (1986-1986) * ''

The New Statesman The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members ...

'' (1987-1992) * ''

Spitting Image ''Spitting Image'' is a British satirical television puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. First broadcast in 1984, the series was produced by 'Spitting Image Productions' for Central Independent Television ov ...

'' (1984–1996, 2020-2021), the

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version of this satirical latex puppet show was an American co-production * ''

Drop the Dead Donkey ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' is a British television sitcom that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of "GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, i ...

'' (1990–1998) * '' Have I Got News for You'' (1990–Present) * ''

The Day Today ''The Day Today'' is a British comedy television show that parodies television news and current affairs programmes, broadcast in 1994 on BBC2. It was created by Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris and is an adaptation of the radio programme '' ...

'' (1994) * ''

Brass Eye ''Brass Eye'' is a British satirical television series parodying current affairs news programming. A series of six episodes aired on Channel 4 in 1997, and a further episode in 2001. The series was created and presented by Chris Morris, writte ...

'' (1997–2001) * ''

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'' (1999) * ''

Bremner, Bird and Fortune ''Bremner, Bird and Fortune'' is a satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four, uniting the longstanding satirical team of John Bird and John Fortune ("the Two Johns") with the satirical impressionist Ror ...

'' (1999–2010) * ''

2DTV ''2DTV'' is a British satirical animated television series which was co-created and produced by Giles Pilbrow for ITV. It premiered on ITV1 on 14 October 2001 and was nominated for the Rose d'Or Award in both 2002 and 2003. The programme was cons ...

'' (2001–2004) * ''

Broken News ''Broken News'' is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in late 2005. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". It had six thirty-minute episodes. Having previo ...

'' (2005) * ''

The Late Edition ''The Late Edition'' is a British television programme broadcast on BBC Four. It takes the form of a weekly topical chat show in the vein of ''The Daily Show'', presented by comedian Marcus Brigstocke. Each episode typically features comical ne ...

'' (2005–2008) * ''

Mock the Week ''Mock the Week'' is a British topical satirical celebrity panel show, created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson. It was produced by Angst Productions for BBC Two, and was broadcast from 5 June 2005 to 4 November 2022. The programme was present ...

'' (2005–2022) * ''

News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald ''News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald'', more commonly referred to as simply ''News Knight'' is a British television panel show shown on ITV, at 22:00 on Sunday nights. Fronted by Sir Trevor McDonald and in a similar style to the BBC One progr ...

'' (2007) * * ''

The Last Leg ''The Last Leg'' (known during its first series as ''The Last Leg with Adam Hills'' and in Australia as ''Adam Hills: The Last Leg'') is a British comedy and late-night television talk/sketch show that originally ran alongside the 2012 Summer Pa ...

'' (2012–Present) this started off as a satirical sports review show * ''

Unspun with Matt Forde ''Unspun with Matt Forde'' is a British political satire television series hosted by comedian Matt Forde. The first series was broadcast from 14 September to 19 October 2016 on Dave (TV channel), Dave. The show features a house band, MP4 (band), ...

'' (2016–2018) *

The Russell Howard Hour ''The Russell Howard Hour'' is a British topical comedy news show, which airs on Sky Max (formerly Sky One) and is hosted by Russell Howard where he gives his thoughts and opinions on current topics as well as featuring special guests and other ...

(2017-present) on Sky One, followed on from the success of

Russell Howard's Good News ''Russell Howard's Good News'' was a British comedy and topical news television show which was broadcast on BBC Three between 2009 and 2014, and on BBC Two between 2014 and 2015. Hosted by comedian Russell Howard, it offered his commentary on th ...

(2009-2015) on BBC Three. * '' The Nightly Show'' (2017) * '' Late Night Mash'' (2017–Present) previously known as ''The Mash Report'' when broadcast on BBC Two * ''

Frankie Boyle's New World Order ''Frankie Boyle's New World Order'' is a British comedy television programme created, written and presented by Frankie Boyle. Premiering in 2017 on BBC Two, it followed his BBC iPlayer-exclusive "Autopsy" shows. After a few minutes of stand-up, h ...

'' (2017–Present)

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The 1/2 Hour News Hour ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (2007) * ''

The Awful Truth ''The Awful Truth'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. Based on the 1923 play ''The Awful Truth'' by Arthur Richman, the film recounts how a distrustful rich couple begins d ...

'' (1999–2000) * ''

Chocolate News ''Chocolate News'' is an American satirical news show hosted and head written by David Alan Grier in 2008 with an emphasis on African American culture. The show was broadcast on Wednesday nights at 10:30 pm on Comedy Central as a lead-in to its ...

'' (2008) * ''

The Colbert Report ''The Colbert Report'' ( ) is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired four days a week on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005, to December 18, 2014, for 1,447 episodes. The show focuse ...

'' (2005–2014) * ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

'' (1996–present) * ''

D.L. Hughley Breaks the News ''D. L. Hughley Breaks the News'' is an American news show that aired on CNN from October 25, 2008 to March 2009, hosted and head written by comedian D. L. Hughley. On March 9, 2009, CNN announced that Hughley would be ending the show due to a ...

'' (2008–2009) * ''

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ''Full Frontal with Samantha Bee'' is an American late-night talk and news satire television program that aired on TBS from 2016 to 2022. The show was hosted by comedian Samantha Bee, a former correspondent on ''The Daily Show''. In July 202 ...

'' (2016–2022) * ''

InfoMania ''InfoMania'' (stylized as ''infoMania'') is an American half-hour weekly satirical news-show that aired on the Current TV television network from 2007 to 2011. The program was initially hosted by Conor Knighton and later Brett Erlich, with featu ...

'' (2007–2011) * ''

The Jim Jefferies Show ''The Jim Jefferies Show'' was an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by comedian Jim Jefferies. The show aired Tuesdays on Comedy Central and tackles the week's top stories and most controversial issues. In Marc ...

'' (2017–2019) * ''

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' (often abridged as ''Last Week Tonight'') is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by comedian John Oliver. The half-hour-long show premiered in April 2014 on HBO. ''Last Wee ...

'' (2014–present) * ''

Late Night with Seth Meyers ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' is an American late-night news and political satire talk show hosted by Seth Meyers on NBC. The show premiered on February 24, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. Airing weeknights a ...

'' (2014–present) * ''

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' is an American late-night news and liberal political satire talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. Produced by Spartina Productions and CBS Studios, it is the second it ...

'' (2015–present) * ''

My Minute Minute My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Market ...

'' (2015–present) * '' Nathan For You'' (2013–2017) * ''

Newsreaders ''Newsreaders'' is an American television comedy that aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. ''Newsreaders'' is a spin-off of ''Childrens Hospital'', presented as the fictional television news magazine program ''Ne ...

'' (2013–2015) * ''

The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore ''The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'' is a 2015–16 American late-night panel talk show hosted by Larry Wilmore that aired for two seasons on Comedy Central. The show was a spin-off of ''The Daily Show'', which featured Wilmore as a recurri ...

'' (2015–2016) * ''

Not Necessarily the News ''Not Necessarily the News'' (shortened as ''NNTN'') is an American satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. For most of the run, the series featured ...

'' (1983–1990) * ''

Onion News Network ''Onion News Network'' is a parody television news show that ran for two seasons of ten episodes each, both during 2011, on the Independent Film Channel. History In March 2007, ''The Onion'' launched ''The Onion News Network'', a daily web v ...

'' (2011) * ''

Onion SportsDome ''Onion SportsDome'' was a parody sports television show from the makers of ''The Onion''. The show premiered on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. EST on Comedy Central in the United States. It was seen in Canada on The Comedy Networ ...

'' (2011) * ''

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper ''The Opposition with Jordan Klepper'' is an American late-night talk and news satire program that aired on Comedy Central from September 25, 2017, to June 28, 2018. The show was hosted by comedian Jordan Klepper, a former correspondent on ''The ...

'' (2017–2018) * ''

Real Time with Bill Maher ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' is an American television talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Much like his previous series ''Politically Incorrect'' on Comedy Central and later on ABC, ''Real Ti ...

'' (2003–present) * ''

Red Eye (TV series) ''Red Eye'', also known as ''Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld'' from 2007 to 2015 and ''Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue'' from 2015 to 2017, was an American late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on Fox News, which aired at 3:00 a.m. ET Tuesday throu ...

'' (2007–2017) * '' The Rundown with Robin Thede'' (2017–2018) * ''

SuperNews! ''SuperNews!'' is a 2005-2010 half-hour, satirical animated television series which aired on Current TV. It was created by Josh Faure-Brac who also wrote for the show and performed the majority of male voices. The show is primarily based on popu ...

'' (2005–2010) * '' That Was The Week That Was (US)'' (1963–1965) * ''

Tooning Out the News ''Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News'' (often abbreviated as ''TOTN'') is an American live-action/animated satirical news television program created and executive produced by comedian and '' The Late Show'' host Stephen Colbert, Chris ...

'' (2020–present) * '' Truth & Iliza'' (2017)

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