Nigel Farage
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A Nigel Farage fan trolled Ian Hislop over his earnings and this A++ comeback surely said it best
One of our many favourite bits of Private Eye is its 'number crunching' segment and this one from the current issue has just gone viral, shining a light on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's earnings since the July election. We mention it because it caught the eye of a Nigel Farage fan - well, we presume they are a Nigel Farage fan - who appeared to suggest there was some sort of double standard at work.
John Plunkett, The Poke, 22nd November 2024Stewart Lee on the lighthouse keeper sitcom he wrote for Ant & Dec
Following his recent criticism of the duo, Stewart Lee has been recalling a sitcom he pitched for Ant & Dec in which they played lighthouse keepers.
British Comedy Guide, 18th January 2024Jason Manford reveals he is refusing to watch I'm A Celebrity
Manford didn't tune into last year's series once former health secretary Matt Hancock arrived at the star-studded camp and will be switching off his TV when the reality TV series returns once again this weekend, thanks to controversial former MEP Nigel Farage.
Zoe Delaney, The Mirror, 14th November 2023Spitting Image star blasts censored comedy 'Wouldn't happen today'
Spitting Image stalwart Steve Nallon joined Nigel Farage on his self-titled GB News show on Tuesday to discuss the current state of television comedy.
Alex Davies, The Daily Express, 2nd August 2022Farage blasts sitcom for assassination of Neil Fromage
Nigel Farage has blasted Channel 4 over a "sick" comedy show in which a right wing campaigner named Neil Fromage is shot in the head.
Mark Hodge, The Sun, 30th June 2019Joke's on us if we wring our hands about Jo Brand
While Jo Brand is pilloried for her unwise battery acid gag the ruinous japes of Farage, Johnson and Co go unpunished, writes Dani Garavelli.
Dani Garavelli, The Scotsman, 16th June 2019Jo Brand's 'ill-judged' joke, the challenge of comedy
I'm still left with the feeling that Jo Brand simply got it wrong.
Matt White, Christian Today, 14th June 2019Nigel Farage: "police must act" over Jo Brand joke
Nigel Farage has called for police to take action over Jo Brand, after she joked that she'd like to throw acid over far-right politicians. Speaking to Victoria Coren Mitchell on Radio 4 panel show Heresy last night, the comedian was asked to comment on the divisions being stoked over Brexit.
Chortle, 12th June 2019No, Jo Brand is not inciting violence
The Brexit Party should not try to play the PC set at its own censorious game.
Spiked, 12th June 2019Partridge & Farage would 'get on like a house on fire'
Fictional Tory-voting broadcaster would have been tempted to vote Ukip, says his creator Steve Coogan.
The Guardian, 20th February 2018