News Quiz USA: Obamacare and Miley Cyrus

Features | Nov 20, 2013

Join Andy Borowitz (The Borowitz Report at The New Yorker) as he challenges comedians Negin Farsad, Baratunde Thurston, Sara Schaefer and James Adomian to dissect the week's news in this special panel show recording for WNYC and BBC Radio 4.

The BBC hit topical comedy show from the UK, The News Quiz, is coming Stateside: be there as this hilarious panel tries to see the funny side of everything on America’s mind (and front pages), from Obamacare to Miley Cyrus.

For more information about the British version of the BBC News Quiz on BBC 4, visit their website.

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