Rory Bremner's Coalition Report

Rory Bremner: coalition 'almost a comedy no-go area'

Comedian claims public don't know who politicians are - and Westminster is unable to keep up with social media change.

Rory Bremner did his best, and that's always almost by definition a hit-and-miss affair on TV. You can get sharper satire from Steve Punt on radio's The Now Show, and he manages it weekly. But there were some grand moments, not least his Cameron (whose voice he's now pretty much mastered; less so Miliband), here attempting to find a Blairite third way. "People are fed up with the old politics, where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. But both can happen."

With a general election set to dominate the news agenda, 2015 should be an adventure playground for political comedians. Sadly, The Revolution Will Be Televised are too busy congratulating themselves for firing Lewinsky innuendos at Bill Clinton, so here's Bremner's rusty but reliable sceptre of satire to prick the politicos' pomposity. Joined by John Bird, Matt Forde, Sara Pascoe and Jan Ravens, it seems reasonable to expect something a little more incisive than stock fat gags about Eric Pickles.

Rory Bremner: Modern politicians have yet to impress me

"Programmes that send up politicians are a vital part of the political process," says the comedian.

Rory Bremner's Coalition Report review

Rory Bremner's Coalition Report didn't, well, make much of an impression; amusing enough but relatively tame... perhaps a symptom of a relatively timid BBC, under more pressure from politicians than ever before not to rock the boat.

Video: Rory Bremner's new TV show

As the master of satire, impressionist Rory Bremner has often turned his eye on the famous faces of Westminster. Now he has set his sights on the coalition government.