Spitting Image
- TV sketch show
- BritBox / ITV1
- 1984 - 2021
- 161 episodes (22 series)
Groundbreaking, long-running and hugely popular satirical sketch show with a cast of grotesque latex puppets. Stars Chris Emmett, Jon Glover, Phil Cool, Jan Ravens, Chris Barrie and more.
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America runs scared of Spitting Image
US broadcasters will no longer be screening the satire for fear of offending the powerful.
The Times, 7th October 2020Spitting Image - Series 21 Episode 1 review
Spitting Image in 2020 is pointless and toothless where it matters. It lacks the slightest hint of satire with lazy, misjudged writing and woefully inadequate performances. They may as well not have bothered.
Colin Polonowski, The Digital Fix, 6th October 2020Viewers switch off Spitting Image for being 'too woke'
Spitting Image viewers are less than impressed with the puppet show re-vamp, branding the scandalous scenes "poorly written" and "too woke."
Beth Allcock, The Sun, 6th October 2020Spitting Image - Series 21 Episode 1 review
I'm glad the series is back, it has a unique look and the puppets are undoubtedly beautifully designed, and hopefully over time it'll find its footing.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 6th October 2020Spitting Image, BritBox, review
Wordy, predictable and safe - but the puppets are still good.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 5th October 2020Matt Forde: Sturgeon hard to mock but Johnson a cartoon
Nicola Sturgeon is difficult to satirise as she is too "stateswoman-like", whereas Boris Johnson is already a "cartoon character", a leading comedian has said. Matt Forde, who writes for the new series of Spitting Image and voices some of the puppets, said imitating the First Minister presented a "challenge" while Johnson is already silly enough that "there's not much exaggeration needed".
Xander Richards, The National (Scotland), 5th October 2020Matt Forde claims leaders 'should shudder, not laugh'
Spitting Image's Boris Johnson and Donald Trump impersonator have claimed the UK and US leaders 'should shudder, not laugh' at 'grotesque' sketches.
Liam Llewellyn, The Sun, 5th October 2020Beyond Spitting Image - more BritBox comedies available
Classic satirical comedy Spitting Image has just been revived for a new generation on BritBox. This is BritBox's first original commission, but there are also plenty of classic comedies available on the streaming service, which also features some of the best shows that have aired on the BBC, C4 and ITV over the years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th October 2020Matt Forde: the voice behind US President's puppet
The voice of Donald Trump in the new Spitting Image series said the US President "gives you a licence to say such daft things".
David Stephenson, Sunday Express, 4th October 2020Spitting Image review - welcome return
Welcome return for comedy that revels in giving offence.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 3rd October 2020