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The Fake News Show

2017-05-15 · 22 min / episode · ★ 5.0

News · Comedy · Talk

Stephen Mangan hosts the comedy panel show with Richard Osman, Katherine Ryan, Jon Richardson and Richard Ayoade to peek behind the façade of outlandish headlines and alternative facts!

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Hat Trick Productions
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United Kingdom
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Ended

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Stephen ManganStephen ManganHimself - Host
Richard AyoadeRichard AyoadeHimself - Panelist
Richard OsmanRichard OsmanHimself - Panelist
Jon RichardsonJon RichardsonHimself - Panelist
Katherine RyanKatherine RyanHerself - Panelist

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