14-410: Jolyon Rubinstein (born 22 April 1981) is a British actor, writer, producer and director. He is best known for writing and performing on The Revolution Will Be Televised , a show on BBC Three , alongside Heydon Prowse . He acted in a popular political viral video in the run up to the 2010 United Kingdom general election with over 200,000 hits on YouTube and Yahoo before polling day. Rubinstein
28-587: A bit more substance then, or Mark Steel with a few more laughs". At the 2013 British Academy Television Awards , the show won Best Comedy Programme . Prowse and Rubinstein followed up The Revolution Will Be Televised with the TV film Brexageddon?! in 2016, then the prank/sketch show Revolting in 2017. The programme is a montage of satirical pranks and sketches carried out by Prowse and Rubinstein to "fight back" against "a world full of hypocrisy, corruption and greed." Sometimes assuming fictional characters, most of
42-641: The Don't Panic website where he and Prowse put a £5 note on the pavement and pulled it away with a fishing line when a banker leant over to pick it up. In 2018, he co-created the ITV2 hip hop comedy show Don't Hate the Playaz . In 2020, Rubinstein launched the satire news show Not The News with Jolyon Rubinstein on his YouTube channel and launched the new podcast The New Conspiracist , hosted by himself and journalist James Ball . Rubinstein has known Heydon Prowse since he
56-498: The Don't Panic website where he and Prowse put a £5 note on the pavement and pulled it away with a fishing line when a banker leant over to pick it up. In 2018, he co-created the ITV2 hip hop comedy show Don't Hate the Playaz . In 2020, Rubinstein launched the satire news show Not The News with Jolyon Rubinstein on his YouTube channel and launched the new podcast The New Conspiracist , hosted by himself and journalist James Ball . Rubinstein has known Heydon Prowse since he
70-575: The United States. Jolyon Rubinstein Jolyon Rubinstein (born 22 April 1981) is a British actor, writer, producer and director. He is best known for writing and performing on The Revolution Will Be Televised , a show on BBC Three , alongside Heydon Prowse . He acted in a popular political viral video in the run up to the 2010 United Kingdom general election with over 200,000 hits on YouTube and Yahoo before polling day. Rubinstein
84-481: The show was first broadcast on BBC Three on 10 November 2013. Co-creator Jolyon Rubinstein confirmed via Twitter that the second series would start on 10 November 2013. Sam Wollaston of The Guardian said that "It's outrageous and audacious to the point that it's sometimes painful to watch. Hilarious, though". It was announced in September 2014 that the show would return for a third series including items filmed in
98-406: The show's content consists of the two presenters making a mockery of the wrongdoings of politicians, bankers, and that in other current affairs, in an attempt to try to emphasise its immorality. The public involved usually has no idea that what is being carried out is satire, and are usually fooled by the antics of Rubinstein and Prowse, which leads to some interesting reactions. The second series of
112-698: Was army officer Richard Rubinstein , who earned the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre during WWII. Jolyon's grandfather had been born to a Jewish-born father and a mother who had converted to Judaism . He later joined the Church of England when marrying Jolyon's paternal grandmother. His patrilineal Rubinstein ancestors have been born in England since at least Jolyon's great-grandfather. On his mother's side, he has Irish ancestry. Rubinstein's first professional acting job
126-490: Was army officer Richard Rubinstein , who earned the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre during WWII. Jolyon's grandfather had been born to a Jewish-born father and a mother who had converted to Judaism . He later joined the Church of England when marrying Jolyon's paternal grandmother. His patrilineal Rubinstein ancestors have been born in England since at least Jolyon's great-grandfather. On his mother's side, he has Irish ancestry. Rubinstein's first professional acting job
140-774: Was born in Islington, London, England. He was educated at the independent King Alfred School, London , University of the Arts London , the University of Sussex and the State University of New York at Stony Brook . He graduated from the University of the Arts London with an MA in Performance and from the University of Sussex with a BA in Politics and International Relations. His grandfather
154-400: Was born in Islington, London, England. He was educated at the independent King Alfred School, London , University of the Arts London , the University of Sussex and the State University of New York at Stony Brook . He graduated from the University of the Arts London with an MA in Performance and from the University of Sussex with a BA in Politics and International Relations. His grandfather
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#1733085197602168-561: Was eight years old. They studied together at the University of Sussex. He is a Tottenham Hotspur fan and season ticket holder. He has four cousins named Hugo, Dashiell, Finnegan and Lorenzo Driscoll. The Revolution Will Be Televised The Revolution Will Be Televised is a British television satire show starring Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein , which was first screened on BBC Three in August 2012. Writing for The Guardian , Sam Wollaston said it's " Sacha Baron Cohen with
182-522: Was that of the PR in the TV series Nathan Barley . After producing for a number of years, Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse got together to direct and act for a number of films for Don't Panic Online. They both wrote and acted for their BBC Three television show The Revolution Will Be Televised . He also wrote for the Financial Times Business and Yahoo . His first video was 'Fishing for Bankers' for
196-411: Was that of the PR in the TV series Nathan Barley . After producing for a number of years, Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse got together to direct and act for a number of films for Don't Panic Online. They both wrote and acted for their BBC Three television show The Revolution Will Be Televised . He also wrote for the Financial Times Business and Yahoo . His first video was 'Fishing for Bankers' for
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