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We've some new research out today. We analysed the level of bias at @bbccomedy - and it's no laughing matter...
(Sorry for that pun - we couldn't resist... )
(Sorry for that pun - we couldn't resist... )
During November we recorded which comedians appeared on BBC 1, BBC 2, and Radio 4 , & researched their public stance on politics, Brexit, & identity politics (“woke”).
There were 364 slots filled by 141 different comedians, and:
There were 364 slots filled by 141 different comedians, and:
This is an easy issue to remedy, and we hope that under the new Director General, the BBC makes a concerted effort to put diversity of outlook and values – true diversity – at the heart of its comedy programming.
With this in mind, we recommend the BBC should:
With this in mind, we recommend the BBC should:
And:
And:
And finally:
We 
@bbccomedy - but it needs to try harder to present a range of views & values with its programmes. We hope it will rise to the challenge!
The full report can be found here:
https://campaigncommonsense.com/resources/a-barrel-of-laughs-new-ccs-research/
@bbccomedy - but it needs to try harder to present a range of views & values with its programmes. We hope it will rise to the challenge!The full report can be found here:
https://campaigncommonsense.com/resources/a-barrel-of-laughs-new-ccs-research/
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Here's the Daily Mail's take on our research: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9047049/Seventy-five-cent-BBC-comedy-gigs-handed-brazenly-left-wing-comedians.html
And here's the Express: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1371675/BBC-bias-BBC-news-left-wing-latest-study-comedy
Looks like the Telegraph has picked it up too: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/12/bbc-accused-comedy-bias-research-shows-75pc-slots-taken-anti/
