Comedian Eddie Izzard ran 43 marathons across the United Kingdom in 51 days for Sport Relief

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The British satirical television series Brass Eye featured an episode centered on a fictitious illicit drug named cake

Peter Cook impersonated British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe around 1960

Comedian and television host John Oliver of Last Week Tonight originally comes from Birmingham, England

Scottish comedian Janey Godley produces satirical political voiceover videos circulated widely across social media

Politicians depicted on the British satirical puppet show Spitting Image frequently attempted to purchase their corresponding latex puppets

Comedian Michael Spicer created the satirical online video series The Room Next Door, depicting an adviser secretly coaching politician Priti Patel

British topical comedy television programs frequently rely on non-topical pre-recorded sketches as structural building blocks alongside live newsdesk satire

American television host Bill Maher presents the political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO

Actor Peter Serafinowicz created the video series Sassy Trump by revoicing unedited Donald Trump speeches in an exaggerated theatrical tone

Actors in the pilot episode of the BBC political satire The Thick of It improvised policy ideas while filming in a car

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan attended a live performance of Peter Cook's satirical stage revue Beyond the Fringe

Television producer John Plowman served as executive producer on British comedy programs including Absolutely Fabulous, Inside No. 9, and Dead Ringers

American late-night comedy programs, including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, employ dedicated research teams to verify political factual chronologies

Ben Ratliff selected the track 'Canto a Ebioso' by Grupo Folklórico y Experimental Nuevayorquino for the Bronx section of his New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff selected the track 'Chic Cheer' by the disco band Chic for the Brooklyn section of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff selected Run-DMC's song 'Slow and Low' for the Queens portion of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff selected the instrumental song 'Bourgie Bourgie' by Ashford & Simpson for the Manhattan segment of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff selected the instrumental version of Wu-Tang Clan's track 'It's Yours' for the Staten Island section of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff came to appreciate the structure and perseverance of Mal Waldron's piano solo on 'The Prophet' while running to the recording

Ben Ratliff coined the term 'running a song' to describe using running as an active method to engage with music