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"Broadcaster Miranda Sawyer has complained about the number of &amp;quot;clever-clever&amp;quot; comedians working at the BBC. The journalist and TV host claimed that the corporation prefers to hire presenters with similar styles rather than providing a wide variety of approaches on its programmes. Speaking to the Radio Times, she commented: &amp;quot;Paul Merton, Billy Connolly, Michael Palin, it&amp;#039;s always the same people.  &amp;quot;Waltzing around exotic places to give you their witty take on funny foreigners, or uniting the nation behind a great cause. And when they&amp;#039;re replaced, it&amp;#039;s by the same kind of celeb - clever-clever male comedians who do well on panel shows.&amp;quot; Sawyer has appeared on a number of BBC TV shows over the years, including Newsnight Review, The Culture Show and The Daily Politics. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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