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'''''The Bugle''''' is a [[satire|satirical]] news [[podcast]], created by [[John Oliver]]
As of April 2015, the podcast had received over 500,000 downloads a month.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title='Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' Debuts April 27 on HBO|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/24/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-debuts-april-27-on-hbo/257243/|work=TVbytheNumbers|publisher=zap2it|accessdate=25 April 2014|date=24 April 2014}}</ref>
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In the summer of 2014 ''The Bugle'' was put on hiatus so that Oliver could focus on his then-forthcoming television show ''[[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]]'' with weekly Bugle publication having resumed in October. From summer 2015 to June 2016 episodes were published intermittently when the hosts' work schedules permitted.
On June 3, 2016, it was announced that Oliver would be leaving the Bugle as a permanent co-host, no longer able to regularly host due to family and work commitments. The "fourth season" of ''The Bugle'' would be hosted by Zaltzman with various international guest hosts filling in for Oliver. The show was officially re-launched on 24 October 2016, supported by the [[Radiotopia]] podcast network.<ref name="FT">{{Cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2bc7b48c-ad7c-11e6-ba7d-76378e4fef24 |title=Podcast review: The Bugle: ‘Silliness and laughter |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |date=18 November, 2016 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Financial Times}}</ref> Chris the Producer remained on the show along with Zaltzman, and the first set of new co-hosts are [[Wyatt Cenac]] (US), [[Hari Kondabolu]] (US), [[Nish Kumar]] (UK), [[Anuvab Pal (comedian)|Anuvab Pal]] (India) and [[Helen Zaltzman]] (UK).<ref>{{Citation|title=Buglemas Eve - a final preview|url=https://soundcloud.com/the-bugle/buglemas-eve-a-final-preview|accessdate=2016-11-05}}</ref>
== Live Shows ==
[[File:The Bugle Live (LR)-28.jpg|thumb|The Bugle Live at the Udderbelly 2017]]
In 2017 The show began to add live shows, performed in front of an audience. Starting at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, followed by dates in London and Edinburgh, the live shows feature Andy with regular co-hosts and Producer Chris. The show is similar in nature to the podcast, with added visuals, a listen Q&A and (live) audience only content. These shows have doubled up as podcasts in the regular feed.
== Producers ==
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In February 2010, Tom and his family emigrated to Australia. A week before his departure, he announced his intention to continue producing ''The Bugle'' remotely. However, in episode 106 (6 March 2010), it was announced that the next ''Bugle'' would be Tom's last as he had found another job. When asked by John and Andy what his new gig was, he refused to identify it on the grounds that it was a sensible show and that mentioning it by name would result in it being abused by Buglers. John and Andy agreed that this was an accurate characterization of their audience and did not pursue the matter further on the air.
In episode 200, Tom's 'character' was killed off in an apparent poisoning. The hosts remarked that this was the first person to be killed on ''The Bugle'' and would surely result in a ratings boost. In episode 247, Tom came back for a short segment, speaking from Australia. In that episode, Tom confirmed that he currently works for
===Chris===
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After Tom left, he was replaced by Chris Skinner.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} Chris has previously worked with Andy on "Yes, It's the Ashes" radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live in 2009 and also produces "The Game" podcast for Times Online along with other podcasts. When Chris first began producing The Bugle, he restructured the standard musical cues quite a bit to jarring effect (e.g., he once played the podcast's closing music during the middle of an episode), but over time, his production became more similar to Tom’s. Chris occasionally participates in banter with Oliver and Zaltzman with his guest spots increasing in volume over time, an example being an extended conversation about the state of Australia in Bugle 140. Chris has been the subject of semi-ironic hate mail (and fan mail) from listeners,<ref>http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=113169382027094</ref> apparently for no reason other than that he is not Tom, and this became a running joke of the show. Chris was the focus of the website ''fuckyouchris.com'', a site which was devoted to chronicling fans' ironic hatred of Chris.
Chris is the only member of ''The Bugle'' staff to be a regular poster on the Bugle Facebook page – often insulting buglers and taunting them with his power to release ''Bugles'' late or badly cut. Chris "does not ski", and ran in (and lost) the London Marathon 2012 (ep 192). In Episode 237, it was revealed that Chris had purchased the domain name
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== Offshoots ==
* '''The Bugle Website''' – Created in January 2012, the site contains updates on new shows, funding information, notes from the producer and technical information. A site with the same URL
* '''@hellobuglers''', a Twitter account.<ref name="hellobuglers">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hellobuglers|title=@hellobuglers|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=10 December 2010}}</ref> Although it began as a complement to ''The Bugle'', primarily publishing [[One-line joke|one-liner]] political jokes, it also serves as Andy Zaltzman's own Twitter feed. For example, Andy has used it to announce his guest appearances on other programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hellobuglers/status/11569990012502016|title=@hellobuglers|publisher=Twitter|date=5 December 2010|accessdate=10 December 2010}}</ref>
* '''@ProducerChris''', a Twitter account<ref name="ProducerChris">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/producerchris|title=@Producerchris|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> from show producer Chris Skinner, providing news and updates.
==Reception==
''The Bugle'' has received many positive mentions in the media. A review by American blog Frozen Toothpaste described the podcast in a 2007 review as 'a usually delightful, witty and deadpan satire'.<ref>http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/11/19/review-the-bugle-podcast/</ref> Computing website Philosophical Geek praised The Bugle for its unique wit, saying that the reviewer found himself 'laughing too hard to concentrate on anything else'.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bugle podcast|url=http://www.philosophicalgeek.com/2008/04/03/the-bugle-podcast/|publisher=Philosophical Geek|accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> ''The Bugle'', according to The Nerd Rage Blog, is 'a thing of beauty' and 'is quite simply, hilarious'. Zaltzman's 'bullshit facts' are complimented, as is Oliver's 'biting sarcasm'.<ref>https://thenerdrageblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to-the-bugle-2/</ref> BBC Comedy review show
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.thebuglepodcast.com/ The Bugle Podcast Website]
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