{
  "id": 6749111,
  "title": "British Comedy Is Back: How the U.K.’s Funny Business Is Rallying Thanks to ‘SNL U.K.’ and ‘Mock the Week’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/british-comedy-is-back-how-the-u-k-s-funny-business-is-rallying",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T10:54:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/british-comedy-snl-uk-mock-the-week-1236855558/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "British comedy once dominated the small screen, spawning iconic shows and formats from “Monty Python” to “The Office.” But the last decade hasn’t been a bundle of laughs as sketch shows and sitcoms fell out of fashion, partly due to traditional broadcasters’ shrinking budgets while awards-hungry streamers were focused on prestige dramas that grabbed headlines […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}