Boris Johnson
- British
- Politician and journalist
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Kunt's Boris song in Christmas chart race despite Radio 1 censorship
Controversial comedian Kunt is in the chart race for Christmas number 1 with his song Boris Johnson Is A F****** C***. However, it appears that BBC Radio 1 will neither name nor play the track.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2020Baddiel sets standards after listening to complaints
David Baddiel made a clumsy gay sex joke about Boris Johnson, but set the standard for comedians listening to queer people and avoiding "straightsplaining".
Lily Wakefield, Pink News, 12th November 2020Comedy clubs & theatres shut down again in lockdown
Comedy clubs and theatres in England will have to close for a month from Thursday as Covid rates soar again. Rachel Parris summed up the industry reaction on Twitter: "Performers are so fucked. #ExcludedUK"
Chortle, 31st October 2020Bake Off gets 181 complaints over Lucas's PM impression
Matt Lucas's impression of Boris Johnson on this week's episode of The Great British Bake Off was hit by many complaints, Ofcom has revealed.
Molly Pike, The Mirror, 23rd September 2020Comedy clubs can reopen from tomorrow... maybe
Indoor comedy clubs can reopen from tomorrow, Boris Johnson has announced. The Prime Minister's move allows all performance venues in England to reopen with socially distanced audiences. However, the last-minute nature of the announcement, and the difficulty in making business viable with vastly reduced customer numbers, is likely to limit the number of venues reopening imminently.
Chortle, 14th August 2020Boris Johnson is mane attraction in Spitting Image
A wild-haired Boris Johnson puppet looks the mane attraction in the return of TV's Spitting Image. Others appearing include his adviser Dominic Cummings and embattled Prince Andrew.
Isaac Crowson and Jill Robinson, The Sun, 5th August 2020Live comedy return delayed
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new measures at a press conference on Friday. He has just spoken and called it "swift and decisive action...we would not hesistate to put the brakes on if required. Today I am afraid we are postponing those openings for at least a fortnight. Indoor performamces will not resume..."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st July 2020Armando Iannucci leads calls for a 'Boo for Boris'
Scottish satirist Armando Iannucci has led the growing calls for a national "boo for Boris".
Gregor Young, The National (Scotland), 25th May 2020Mark Thomas on performing in Belfast
Mark Thomas is back in Belfast this Sunday with his latest show 50 Things About Us in which he tries to make sense of the mess that modern Britain has become. David Roy spoke to him about Brexit, Belfast and why Boris Johnson will have rebel songs written about him
David Roy, The Irish News, 5th February 2020How Boris Johnson hijacks comedy to oppress
Populist right-wing leaders like Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have hijacked the subversive ideals of comedy to prop up the unfair status quo, one academic has claimed.
Chortle, 7th November 2019