Bafta TV Awards 2016: Graham Norton's diciest gags

Presenter takes aim at everyone from Sheridan Smith to Donald Trump in a highly political awards ceremony

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Graham Norton arrives at the Baftas in London
(Image credit: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

Graham Norton opened last night's Bafta Television Awards with a particularly topical monologue, poking fun at super-injunctions and likely US presidential nominee Donald Trump, among others.

It was an unusually political awards ceremony, with several winners speaking out about the government's reforms of the BBC – this week sees the publication of a white paper setting out the corporation future role, function and structure.

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