UK Satire

Polvaulting - The Future of Satire?

Patrick Cash | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech
Patrick Cash

The Polvaulting story is not a straightforward relaying of the facts. It takes the bare premise of the facts as its starting point and then builds a surreal but humorous play on hypothesis around them; of what might happen if a rogue American General gave the order to attack North Korea.

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady in Pop Culture

Ben Mirza | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Ben Mirza

Whether it is film, music, comedy, art, literature or theatre, Thatcher has been a constant source of fascination for creative individuals from all corners.

We Should All Be a Little More Like Iain

Nick Abbot | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Politics
Nick Abbot

Iain Duncan Smith was riled to be "ambushed" on a radio programmed (not guilty) and challenged to survive on the £53 a week that a benefit claimant said he had to subsist on. It was not really an ambush as such - Iain's job is being a politician, and so talking to people who might not agree with his every utterance and who might have issues with his policies and the direction the government is taking is, sort of, his job and deliberately going on a radio programme to talk about benefit scroungers does rather leave one open to that sort of thing.

Mrs Mountable Loves The Daily Mail

Nicky Clark | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Nicky Clark

It's all there. Showbiz, make up tips, political news and many, many articles on how women have let themselves age, gained weight and caused the breakdown of society by not remaining at home to raise their offspring or indeed not having children at all, which is of course very wrong of them.

Somersby's Satirical Cider Ad: Wake-Up Call for Apple?

Simon Saunders | Posted 05.04.2013 | UK Tech
Simon Saunders

Both Samsung and Somersby target Apple's Achilles heel - its wildly enthusiastic staff and a fan base that both companies portray as naïve at best, gullible at worst, taking both the product and themselves far, far too seriously.

Lord Carey, I Too Am Sick of Not Getting My Way All the Time

Ben Deaner | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Ben Deaner

As a newly reborn 'man of god' (that god being the three-headed snake-beast Tialoc), I feel obliged to weigh in on the comments made last week by former Archbishop Lord Carey, referring to the 'aggressive secularism' plaguing our society.

You Must Be Kidding? How We're All Turning Back Into Children

Christopher Beanland | Posted 21.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Christopher Beanland

We're reading books for children, eating food for children and wishing we still were children. To understand why, look at this list. Kids love lists.

Life Ain't Easy for a Boy Named Kim

Nick Abbot | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Nick Abbot

The evil imperialist American dogs cut off North Korea's internet feed this week. Or it could have been someone at Kim Jong-un's place accidentally kicked the plug out of the wall that links them to their dial-up connection.

Milton Keynes Is as Mad as Hell and It's Not Going to Take It Any More

Nick Abbot | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Nick Abbot

The thing about Milton Keynes is that it is not quite enough like Singapore. Literally no-one has thought this before. It is an entirely original sentence. You read it here first. It is, however, not my thought.

Mrs Mountable Meets the Head of the Human Atheists Andrew Copson

Nicky Clark | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Nicky Clark

As I'm a very broad-minded Christian lady and although I don't have time to go to church myself, I'm very keen to understand why anyone would choose not to benefit from the love of our saviour.

Carry on Doctoring

Nick Abbot | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Politics
Nick Abbot

There are some occupations you simply can not get fired from, no mater how mind meltingly bad you are at doing your job.

A Few Thoughts on Perverts

Nicky Clark | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Nicky Clark

Mrs Mountable writes: I see the issue of banter in word and deed, otherwise known as, so called, work based, sexual harassment has raised it's head in the news again. The time has come for me to speak on this issue as there are several girls utterly missing the point on this issue.

Thumbs on Tweets to Bums on Seats: The Journey From Comedy Tweeter to Writer

Marc Paterson | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Marc Paterson

Twitter is a goldmine for newspapers, and websites like this one, that have a humour space to fill with topical material. And it's not all the preserve of the professionals anymore. Twitter has become the great leveller, bridging the gap for the wannabes like me and providing a more intimate relationship for the professionals with their fans.

The Brooker Paradox and the Welcome Return of Black Mirror

Richard Berry | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Richard Berry

Satire needs a standpoint, an alternative perspective, and Brooker does not really have one: just a keen sense of the ridiculous nature of the established order. He is not trying to bring down the system: with his dramas, panel and review shows, newspaper column and tweets, Charlie Brooker is the system.

Protect Your Surfaces!

Nick Revell | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Nick Revell

Imagine a world where everyone had enough, a world with no famine ot poverty and where every child had access to free education. Admittedly, there is a superficial attraction, but think again: a fair world would be a world with no need for charity and glamorous fundraising events.

Meet The Future of the Labour Party, Ewan Jeffries AKA Jolyon Rubinstein

Jolyon Rubinstein | Posted 31.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Jolyon Rubinstein

Meet Ewan Jeffries AKA Jolyon Rubinstein (The Revolution Will Be Televised), the next hot young thing in the UK Labour Party.

Dear Fellow Republicans

Erich McElroy | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Erich McElroy

Since the election in the US there has been much hand wringing in the Republican establishment about what to do after their losses on November 6th. We have discovered a private memo from Karl Rove about their future plans.

13 For 2013: The Top Young Media Hot Shots Who'll Be Doing Much Better Than You This Year

Christopher Beanland | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Christopher Beanland

Despite only being a bundle of cells, Olivier has already developed a fledgling inter-uterine social networking service, called Womb2Womb, which allows the unborn offspring of successful people to communicate with each other before they are even born.

I'm a Confessional Journalist: Why Do Other Confessional Journalists Think My Commissioning Editor Is Fair Game?

Christopher Beanland | Posted 21.02.2013 | UK Comedy
Christopher Beanland

Lately it's felt like every other female confessional journalist in the world has been trying to steal my commissioning editor's attention - and commissions - from me.

A Very 21st Century Proverb

Mike Bonnet | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Sport
Mike Bonnet

So ridiculous was Gray's hypothetical nonsense that the phrase began to take on a meaning of its own. Combining a healthy dose of xenophobia with a misguided faith in the homegrown underdog, "could they do it on a wet, Tuesday night in Stoke", came to signify a partisan view - predominantly used ironically - in which good old fashioned British traits like 'brute force', 'bravery' and 'blokishness' put pains to pesky foreignisms like 'ability', or 'talent'.

Revealed: The Newspaper of the Future

Christopher Beanland | Posted 26.12.2012 | UK Comedy
Christopher Beanland

What will the newspaper of the future look like in - say - 2086? Media experts share their prophecies.

WATCH: iPhone 5 - A Taller Challenge

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.09.2012 | UK Comedy

You know what we like best about an over-hyped mobile phone launch? No, it's not the fact that we can get last year's over-hyped mobile phone at a vas...

One Foot in the Comedy Door: An Essential Guide to Writing for Newsjack

Marc Paterson | Posted 14.11.2012 | UK Comedy
Marc Paterson

Newsjack, the topical sketch show now in its seventh series, is back on the air this month and its open format means aspiring writers like me and you - yes, you over there, with a joke in your heart and Wotsit crumbs in your beard - can submit jokes or sketches with the possibility of being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Royal Nipples and Scrotums: The Triumph of Voyeurism

Greg Jenner | Posted 14.09.2012 | Home
Greg Jenner

However, when the issue at stake is not immorally-accessed video footage of illegal drone strikes on civilians, but instead pictures of a famous person's floppy bits, then the philosophical momentum drains somewhat from the freedom of the press argument.

Back to the Future (of Schools)

Marc Paterson | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK Comedy
Marc Paterson

But wait, what's that explosion of blue electricity crackling over there? And those flaming tyre tracks? OMG it's an ice-coated DeLorean and who's stepping out, dressed in a self-drying overcoat? Why it's Michael Gove!