Why don't comedians criticise the monarchy?

It's the job of standups to hold institutions to account - laugh by laugh - so why aren't more of them laying bare the anachronistic daftness of the royal family?

Heydon Prowse & Jolyon Rubinstein interview

'We do The Revolution Will Be Televised because we're super-intense ourselves; we're a bit mad'

The last time we met Conservative MP James Twottington-Burbage and Lib Dem Barnaby Plankton, they were surreptitiously fixing "Kick Me" signs to Ed Miliband's back and advising council estate residents to remortgage their children. In this spin-off from BBC Threes The Revolution Will Be Televised, Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse return with more hidden camera pranks. Will clueless Labour MP Ewan Jeffries or prospective Ukip candidate Dennis Pound fare better with the public?

Heydon Prowse urges young to vote

Heydon Prowse has called on more young people to vote in the election.

Interview: Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse

Satirical pranksters Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse take the coalition government to task tonight - but they're optimistic about the future of politics and BBC Three.

Democracy Dealers review

We've seen the characters before, in their BBC Three sketch show The Revolution Will Be Televised. But the timing of this one-off special was particularly cynical, just weeks before a General Election.

Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein's targets might be sitting ducks (rightwing zealots and perplexed members of the public, mainly), but that doesn't stop their politics-themed pranks often being outright hilarious. In this third series, the pair's arsenal is as varied as ever, with spoof interviews, mock-documentaries and roadside stunts all deployed in the name of satire.

Heydon Prowse responds to Russell Brand's views

Russell Brand's right about democracy - but wrong about how to change it. If you're 18-35 and agree the system isn't fit for purpose, make it work for you by doing what the 65+ demographic does: vote.