British Comedy Guide

Rishi Sunak

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New London comedy musical being made about Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak's Doing A Musical! opens at Waterloo East Theatre in London on July 2 - two days before the general election widely expected to be a wholesale rout for the Tories - after being written in just a month. Kurran Dhand will play Sunak while musical comedian Katie Pritchard will be Sir Keir Starmer.

Chortle, 26th June 2024

Munya Chawawa to satirise election in Radio 4 series

The three-part topical series Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll will launch on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 18th June.

British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2024

Count Binface among 13 candidates standing in Richmond and Northallerton

Count Binface is among 13 candidates contesting the new Richmond and Northallerton constituency at the General Election, where he will stand against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Official Monster Raving Loony Party's Sir Archibald Stanton.

Joe Willis, Richmondshire Today, 8th June 2024

Lib Dems trolling the Tories with a Peep Show/Rishi Sunak mash-up was simply not on our election campaign bingo card

You could be forgiven for assuming that Rishi Sunak's electoral campaign was being run by a group of satirists or the Labour Party, and one of the most obvious gifts to comedy from it so far was his attempt at a bit of light dribbling. Over on TikTok, the Lib Dems found a longer version and drew all our attentions to their account with this devastating overdub.

The Poke, 30th May 2024

Bruce Fummey rejects invite to Burns Night with Rishi Sunak

A Scots comic has rejected an invitation to celebrate Burns Night with the Prime Minister, saying the "billionaire Tory tw**" should pay the nurses instead.

Xander Elliards, The National (Scotland), 18th January 2023

Simon Pegg labels Rishi Sunak an 'unelected p***k' in impassioned 'f**k the Tories' social media plea

Simon Pegg has labelled Rishi Sunak a "p***k" and "tosser" following his plans to make it compulsory for children to learn maths until the age of 18.

Charlie Herbert, JOE, 5th January 2023

Asim Chaudhry interview

"Rishi Sunak's wealth is bordering on obscene. He will never be able to empathise with the average British citizen."

Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 24th October 2022

Jerry Sadowitz branded 'abhorrent' by Scottish Tories after comedian allegedly called Rishi Sunak 'a p***'

It's claimed Glasgow comic Sadowitz referred to Sunak as a 'p***' in a gag during a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe on Friday.

John Dingwall, Daily Record, 15th August 2022

Rishi Sunak offers some cheer to live entertainment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a package of tax breaks for the entertainment sector to help it recover from the pandemic. Trade body UK Hospitality welcomed the Budget, but called for more help.

Chortle, 27th October 2021

Live comedy industry urges government to insure events

Key players in the comedy industry have called on the government to insure the biggest festivals for 2021 so planning can get under way. The Live Comedy Association, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and Brighton Komedia are among the signatories to a letter to Rishi Sunak asking to underwrite the risk of planning for this year's events.

Chortle, 7th January 2021

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