Francesca Martinez made her debut appearance on BBC Radio 4's topical panel show "The News Quiz", alongside regulars Jeremy Hardy and Sandi Toksvig. She appeared on "The News Quiz" again in January and July 2013. Martinez has become a regular face on television, including appearances on "The Frank Skinner Show," in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's comedy series "Extras", "Russell Howard's Good News" BBC Three, The Jonathan Ross Show, ITV's Loose Women, "Free Speech" BBC3, RTÉ's "The Saturday Night Show" with Brendan O'Connor, "Adam Hills Tonight" and "Spicks & Specks". On 8 December 2012, Martinez launched a campaign "War on Welfare" which
Harry Thompson focus to comedy, he worked as a researcher for BBC2's "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and for various comedy shows on BBC Radio, including BBC Radio 4's "The Mary Whitehouse Experience". Rising to the level of producer, he was responsible for the production of long-established show "The News Quiz" as well as Alexei Sayle's new comedy series, "Lenin of the Rovers" (1988). "The Guardian" would note that at this time he established himself as "a maverick" who pushed established boundaries with "outrageous jokes". In the 1980s, several independent producers realised that BBC Radio 4 had a number of comedy shows