Donald Trump
- American
- Politician and business person
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Greg Hemphill & Robert Florence's Queen Of The New Year returns to BBC
Greg Hemphill and Robert Florence's sketch show Queen Of The New Year is returning to BBC Scotland on 1st January for a fourth year running, as part of the corporation's festive programming. Other cast members include Florence's The Scotts co-stars Louise McCarthy and Barbara Rafferty, stand-up and actor Stephen Buchanan and Limmy's Show alumni Martin Quinn and Paul McCole.
British Comedy Guide, 14th November 2024'People feel terrible. They want to laugh': can comedy make light of Trump 2.0?
A second Donald Trump presidency may be darker than the first, but his victory has unleashed the creative energies of satirists and stand-ups.
Rachael Healy, The Observer, 10th November 2024Janey Godley documentary Janey coming to cinemas and the BBC
Janey Godley is the subject of a feature-length documentary, Janey, coming soon to cinemas and the BBC, in which she reflects upon her terminal cancer, being "cancelled", her sexual abuse as a child and her mother's murder. The film features her in conversation with Jimmy Carr, Nicola Sturgeon and her daughter, Ashley Storrie.
British Comedy Guide, 12th January 2024Ruby Wax claims Donald Trump kicked her off his private jet after she laughed at his intention to become President
Appearing on Kate Garraway's Life Stories in an episode which airs on Wednesday, she said she hadn't realised Donald, 77, was being serious when he made the statement.
Rebecca Davison, Daily Mail, 9th August 2023John Cleese divides Twitter with Trump 'suicide' joke
John Cleese has divided Twitter after posting a suicide joke about Donald Trump.
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 7th November 2020Armando Iannucci on impact of Donald Trump on satire
I created The Thick Of It and Veep but Donald Trump is beyond satire. Armando Iannucci's verdict on POTUS.
Armando Iannucci, Evening Standard, 30th October 2020Can entertainment really affect an election?
Sacha Baron Cohen's targeted comedy sequel joins a host of urgent documentaries and TV shows released weeks before the US heads to the polls.
Charles Bramesco, The Guardian, 22nd October 2020Ian Hislop hopes Donald Trump will host HIGNFY
The Private Eye editor Ian Hislop is hoping that US president Donald Trump will lose out in the presidential election so that he will have time to appear as a guest host on Have I Got News For You.
Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 21st September 2020Did Ricky Gervais predict Trump's bleach comments?
In a tweet posted on 6th March, 2016, Gervais not only guessed that Donald Trump would become President but also mentioned something that has recently been in the news in America: "The fact that there are warnings like "Do not drink" on bottles of bleach makes me realise that Donald Trump can become President."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th April 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