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THE BBC is set to pilot a “provocative” show featuring right-wing and anti-woke comedians, it has emerged.

BBC pilots 'anti-woke' comedy show - Unsafe Space 'brings diversity of opinion to Radio 4'

According to a campaign group seeking more right-wing views on air Three-quarters of comedians appearing on BBC shows are Left-wing Remainers with progressive views, an anti-woke pressure group has claimed. The Campaign For Common Sense analysed a month’s work of programming, then delved into the views that the on-air comics  had expressed elsewhere. In total there were 364 slots filled by 141 different comedians. They found that 268 (74 per cent) of those were given to comics with what they called ‘publicly pronounced left-leaning, anti-Brexit , or "woke" persuasions’. The latter was ...

Many household names today owe their living  to appearances on one of the broadcaster’s  many comedy programmes.  However, there has long been a feeling that  comedians of a left-liberal leaning seem to get  disproportionate airtime.  This report’s analysis suggests that there is something to this.  It was certainly the case in the month of  November – the overwhelming majority of  comedians given spots appear to be left-wing,  anti-Brexit, or “woke”.  Now, these are perfectly valid and widely held  views. It may be that the current crop of comedians hold them, and the B...