Spitting Image is BACK!

[spankmypirate]

Look who's back: Spitting Image returns for our chaotic times https://t.co/aqrUJt4ff3
- The Guardian (@guardian) September 27, 2019

BRITSPLAINED: Spitting Image was a British TV puppet show that satirised political figures and current events. It was hugely popular and ran from 1984 to 1996.
Now, 23 years after its last broadcast, one of its co-

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[biene]

I hope this is as good as it was before because we really need some comedy to get us through brexit

[ruby_chalice]

Satire died in the UK when the media got into bed with the Tories. In some instances, literally! 🤮🤢

And let’s point the finger at HIGNFY....where Boris first appeared in his guise of lovable posh oaf. They enabled a monster.

[spankmypirate]

God, yes to your last point! At least when Angus Deayton hosted I felt that he at least treated Johnson with the contempt he deserved. But then they had the useless bale of dry hay host himself and I just... smh

[ruby_chalice]

It really was satirical with him in the chair. Diluted the smarminess of the other two. Of course that’s why they got rid of him. Fragile egos.

[lovepollution]

I used to get so freaked out by the puppet faces as a kid.

Well, with puppets you can go much, much further, because actors won’t do that for you. And by Christ, we are going to give it a go.

hft, it sounds so good.

[omnishambles]

I highly doubt it could ever live up to the original, but hey I'll watch it.

[ruby_chalice]

Defies belief that Jo Swinson, an ‘alleged’ liberal was fully behind the Tories building a statue of Thatcher.

[biene]

I really hope she loses her seat in the general election, what would make it better if it was to a SNP MP.

[ruby_chalice]

Oh wouldn’t that be something.

[colahell]

She did lose it to an SNP MP at the 2015 election, then won it back in 2017. She's my MP and by fuck I will do anything to get the bint shunted out of that seat.

[lovedforaday]

oh i remember the US version of this. i don't think got much of it, but i watched every week.