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Paper Cuts

Have you SEEN the state of the papers? PAPER CUTS has. In our thrice-weekly podcast, some of Britain’s sharpest commentators and funniest comedians come together to look at the madness, the strangeness, the obsessions, and – occasionally – the brilliance of our national press

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ABOUT PAPER CUTS

Paper Cuts is the fast, funny, modern newspaper review. In each pacy edition, our panel picks out the most eye-popping headlines, the stories that matter and the most offbeat tales the press can offer, and offers them up for your incredulity and entertainment.

 

From the Mail’s obsession with Woke to the Daily Star’s war on pigeons (“FEATHERED PSYCHOS!”) to all the things the Guardian is telling you not to enjoy, PAPER CUTS digs into the newspapers’ own private manias – and what they tell us about Britain.

 

Hosted by the Observer's Miranda Sawyer, it features some of the best, brightest and funniest commentators and comedians in the UK, including Marcus Brigstocke, Jonn Ellege, Grainne Maguire, Ava Santina, Jacob Hawley, Coco Khan and many more.

Informed, witty and sceptical but never cynical, Paper Cuts reinvents the traditional newspaper review format with a mix of journalistic expertise and raw humour; Paper Cuts is a moment of sanity and comedy in an overheated media world.

  • 5 million+ downloads to date

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PRESENTERS

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 Miranda Sawyer

Miranda Sawyer is an English author, journalist and broadcaster. She currently writes features for The Guardian and The Observer and serves as an audio critic.

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Coco Khan

Coco Khan is the co-host of Pod Save The UK and freelance journalist, regularly appearing in The Guardian

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Ava Santina

Ava Santina is a political correspondant for Joe.co.uk as well as making regular appearances on TV and radio as a commentator

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Jason Hazeley

Jason is an author and comedy writer, behind hits like Philomena Cunk and contributing to films like Paddington

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Natasha Devon

Natasha Jade Devon MBE is a writer, campaigner and broadcaster who hosts a show on LBC every Saturday at 7pm

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Marcus Brigstocke

Comedian, actor, podcaster, cheese connoisseur 

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Jacob Hawley

Jacob Hawley is a comedian and host of the hit podcast Screen Rot

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Jonn Elledge

Jonn Elledge is a freelance journalist and author, formerly assistant editor of the New Statesman.

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Grainne Maguire

Gráinne Maguire is an award winning stand up comedian and comedy writer.

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Zing Tsjeng

Zing Tsjeng is a journalist, editor, writer and presenter. She is also the former UK editor-in-chief of Vice.

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SUPPORT PAPER CUTS

Paper Cuts is made possible in part by the generous support of our listeners. You can subscribe to our apple sub and receive the podcast ad free along with all our other great shows; 

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