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24 July 2013updated 27 Sep 2015 5:33am

Watch: the Daily Show’s John Oliver on the royal baby

"I think it was around the time of the 48th cannon blast that you realise 'Oh, now I get it - in response to the royal birth, the news has gone on maternity leave'."

By New Statesman

John Oliver, standing in for regular Daily Show host Jon Stewart over the summer, laid into the coverage of the royal birth. He highlighted particularly the way CNN interviewed a British woman – unconnected to the royals in any way – who was about to give birth herself. Although his comments about the Queen (that her face is now “a saggy mixture of boredom and contempt” might cause him problems at passport control next time he tries to visit the UK).

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