Research by the Campaign for Common Sense – which encourages free speech and tolerance – looked at comedy shows on BBC One, BBC Two and Radio 4 last month.
Its findings come as the Government considers decriminalising non-payment of the BBC licence fee amid anger over a perceived lack of balance in its news coverage.
Many people are also switching off in favour of online alternatives such as Netflix and Amazon.
The CCS report – A Barrel of Laughs – found that almost threequarters of prime-time slots were filled by Left-leaning, “woke” or anti-Brexit comics, with minimal time given to those comedians who are Right-leaning.
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