Revolting (TV Series)
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''Revolting'' is a British
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Heydon Prowse Heydon Prowse (born February 1981) is a British activist, journalist, satirist, director and comedian. He is best known for writing and performing in BBC Three's Bafta-winning '' The Revolution Will Be Televised'' alongside Jolyon Rubinstein. ...
and
Jolyon Rubinstein Jolyon Rubinstein (born 22 April 1981) is a British actor, writer, producer and director. He is best known for writing and performing on ''The Revolution Will Be Televised'', a show on BBC Three, alongside Heydon Prowse. He acted in a popular ...
, which aired for five episodes in 2017 on
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. It is a follow-up to ''
The Revolution Will Be Televised ''The Revolution Will Be Televised'' is a British television satire show starring Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein, which was first screened on BBC Three in August 2012. Writing for ''The Guardian'', Sam Wollaston said it's "Sacha Baron C ...
'', a similar comedy show starring the two, which aired on
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from 2012 to 2015. ''Revolting'' includes characters from the previous show like the fictional
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MP James Twottington-Burbage, as well as new characters like Duckface, a self-important online activist. One sketch on the show which notably caused controversy was "The Real Housewives of ISIS", a parody of ''
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s from the
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