Roger Law (I)
- Executive producer
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Roger Law: Spitting Image won't just mock right-wing
Spitting Image creator Roger Law has insisted that the show will parody both right and left-wing figures when it returns in October.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 28th September 2020Roger Law interview
The rubbery satire shocked its way through the 1980s - will it seem more offensive now? Hope so, says its caricaturist.
Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 27th September 2020Spitting Image wrestles with race riddle
Blackface controversies have led to comedies such as Little Britain being pulled from screens. Now the producers of Spitting Image are grappling with another potential scandal. Senior ITV executives have held "surreal" meetings to discuss how such figures as Kanye West, the Duchess of Sussex and Beyoncé should be depicted amid concern that presenting black celebrities as grotesque puppets could prompt accusations of racism.
Matthew Moore, The Times, 17th August 2020New Spitting Image sold to Belgium
Broadcaster SBS Belgium have picked up the first two new series of the iconic British satirical take on global events, Spitting Image.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2020Spitting Image to return for two new series via BritBox
Streaming service BritBox has ordered two new series of Spitting Image. The first will arrive in Autumn 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 4th March 2020Look who's back: Spitting Image returns for our chaotic
A pilot for a new incarnation of Spitting Image has already been filmed, Roger Law confirmed to The Guardian, and its producers are in advanced discussions with US-based networks to bring this very British brand of satire to the wider world.
Esther Addley, The Guardian, 28th September 2019Roger Law creator says times are right for US revival
Roger Law says 'extreme' political situation is perfect for return of sharply satirical puppets.
Mark Brown, The Guardian, 14th November 2018Donald Trump's 'Spitting Image' to go on show
A rubber caricature of US President Donald Trump designed by one of the creators of Spitting Image is to go on show for the first time.
BBC, 17th November 2017Opinion: should Spitting Image return?
Every time Donald Trump is in the news you can be pretty sure that someone somewhere will post something on social media similar to the following: "Economic problems, loose cannon in the White House, female Prime Minister, Labour Party in disarray. It's the eighties all over again. What we really need is Spitting Image back."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th March 2017Roger Law: 'I got £600 a week for Spitting Image'
Roger Law's puppets attracted 15 million viewers at their peak but the financial rewards were meagre - even the most famous puppets fetched only £10,000 when they were auctioned. He makes far more from the giant porcelain pots he makes now.
Nick McGrath, The Telegraph, 26th October 2014