new tv puppet show mocks british politicians celebrities
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Media » TV

New TV puppet show mocks British politicians, celebrities

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today New TV puppet show mocks British politicians, celebrities

Puppets from TV satire
London - AFP

Nearly 20 years after iconic TV satire "Spitting Image" ended, a new puppet show hit the airwaves in Britain this week poking fun at politicians at the height of the election campaign.

"Newzoids", a weekly half-hour sketch show on the ITV channel, ridicules everyone from the royal family to tennis star Andy Murray but the first episode centred on politics.

In a joke about his upper-class background, Prime Minister David Cameron was shown being carried on a sedan chair to a drive-thru burger joint and ordering champagne.

Opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband, hoping to replace Cameron after the May 7 election, was depicted starring in a reality TV show called "I'm A Catastrophe, Get Me Out Of Here".

The show got mixed reviews from critics -- The Guardian newspaper said it "isn't perfect" but "might be worth sticking with", while The Independent said it had been "a forgettable start".

"Spitting Image" ran from 1984 to 1996 and was one of the most popular British TV shows of the 1980s.

It used latex puppets to mock everyone from prime minister Margaret Thatcher and US president Ronald Reagan to Queen Elizabeth II and inspired a string of similar series around the world.

Some of the team who worked on "Spitting Image" are also working on "Newzoids".

 

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

new tv puppet show mocks british politicians celebrities new tv puppet show mocks british politicians celebrities

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

new tv puppet show mocks british politicians celebrities new tv puppet show mocks british politicians celebrities

 



GMT 15:46 2018 Wednesday ,12 December

Festive Fashion by Dubai-based designer ASMARAÏA

GMT 09:00 2018 Wednesday ,12 December

May tours Europe in desperate bid to save Brexit deal

GMT 13:29 2018 Friday ,14 December

Turkey targets military over alleged Gulen links

GMT 09:12 2018 Wednesday ,12 December

Ford trains 1,600 motorists in Mideast, Africa in 2018

GMT 10:03 2018 Monday ,10 December

23 Palestinians arrested in West Bank

GMT 09:47 2018 Monday ,10 December

Russian ex-policeman convicted over 56 murders

GMT 19:01 2018 Thursday ,04 October

LEAD S. Korean firms offer aid for quake-hit Indonesia

GMT 11:02 2018 Tuesday ,11 December

ASE opens trading on lower note

GMT 14:08 2018 Friday ,14 December

Bank of Russia raises key rate

GMT 17:37 2017 Thursday ,04 May

Heba Rosas reveals foods that improve mood

GMT 05:35 2017 Thursday ,23 March

ECB: Protectionism may raise trade deficits
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday