Spitting Image at 30 - Newsnight 

In this day and age I have to ask; Who are you getting at? Or is that the point?

@@chriswilson3126 I don't think you have to ask that, but your asking suggests there's a selection of figures one might choose from

@@chriswilson3126 Well as far as characters in modern UK politics that are easy to satarise, there is a selection from both sides. On the right you have Farage and Johnson and the left Corbyn and a plethora of activists. In the early 2010's politicians were often criticised for all having fairly similar personalities and views, with Miliband emulating many Tory policies and One Nation Conservatism incorporating many of Labour's progressive reforms. Now politics has become a lot more stark for better or worse, as the two major parties and their voter bases have shifted closer to their respective poles. Boris Johnson is a traditional Eton raised conservative with a pompous accent and the bad habit of saying the first thing that comes to his mind, whilst the ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is a shaggy old man who promised free wifi to all and a host of poorly thought through pledges in hopes of winning the 2019 election. Satirists however, now have the issue of creating crazier parodies then ever befoee to stay relevant. I feel as if that is why the new Splitting Image series has been met with poor ratings as it's need to seem more outlandish has only removed it's nuance.

It also shows society does change in waves. There really was less relevance for satire for about 20 years. Sadly, we're in a new golden age for satire as things have regressed so badly.

Just as an aside, it had a spiritual successor called 2DTV which dealt with the early 2000's. Didn't catch on at all, but was just as good, look it up.

@@Hysteria98 I remember 2DTV. Not bad but puppets work better than cartoons when it comes to ripping the piss

The Leftist clowns are a vastly more entertaining comedy than Israeli-shilled conservative party satire.

Not long to wait...

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that's why they got rid of it.The social engineers wouldn't be able to cope

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!!

@@spyrofan9681 What is it, professor?

@@toyotaprius79 Spitting Image has been revived for the 2020 season, photo's of several prototype puppets are already available to see and a pilot has been filmed.

I vote for the us congress as sheep

What was that similar CGI show they did a few years back? That was supposed to be a new spitting image. Wisely they didnt use the name as I think everyone would have been pissed off that they didnt use puppets.

ianucci Headcases. And the puppetry one they did recently was Newzoids. Both were pretty average.

It's back but on britbox

The original was scarier.

Alex Cros A monstrosity the original was.

Hah, you should see the one for Tony Blair

she was much scarier in real life.... morons and racists will of course look back very fondly of maggie. cunts.

@@Cryptokat seems like someone forgot about Tonny Blair and calls every one who has a different opinion fascists

Accurate.

The world needs comedy and quick!

Comedy died long ago. People are not prepared to hear anyone having the piss taken out of them anymore. Try writing a decent quality comedy today and you’d have to go through your script about 100 times and then get an editor to double check it just in case you upset some little snowflakes out there who are just waiting for the chance for their 15 minutes of fame and make it bbc newsworthy racist accusations against. Someone will probably be upset that I’ve pointed that out lol.

@@Eleventhearlofmars Tell that to Jimmy Carr, Frankie Boil etc

Kingsman I said comedy?!

@@Eleventhearlofmars Yes but _comedy_ is an umbrella term, what you or I consider to be *comedy* is purely subjective. The idea that comedy is long dead just isn't true EG The Office, The IT Crowd, The Inbetweeners etc. That's a bit like saying "...music of today is shit because in my day, it was proper music and so much better..." when in truth, it's just different. Take Laurel and Hardy which, in _my opinion_ are the finest pair of comedians to have graced the screens. I think they are hilarious but my daughter thinks they are crap, not even remotely funny.

An American version is to be shown in America but it won't touch how good ours was.

The Spitting Image Genesys music video was cool. It got a lot of play on MTV... 🇬🇧

Bring back the benny hill show too. I mean it was one of the best shows ever made.

Bevis and butthead do politics in the UK... Ermmm okk I'm the great cornhollio I need pee per for my bung hole

and the funny thing is the guy she was talking down to was Steve Nallon the voice of Margaret Thatcher on Spitting Image

It’s back on in couple of weeks on BritBox, you can watch the trailer

Full episodes are on RU-vid Aswell

Their back ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n0JTta67aUE.html

@drdavid They did Greta Thunberg does it get more left then that? They also did Pelosi and a lot of artists. Just stop with this stupid dividing bullshit that's going around. The world isn't divided in left and right, that comes mostly from Trump's lala land so he can grab power again.

@drdavid We have way more parties here in the Netherlands some are left in local politics and right for immigration. But if I read comments on RU-vid video's of American issues they react like "Your not right so you must be left", that's why I reacted a bit harsh because that is just not true. Even the current leading party in the Netherlands that is considered a right wing party here would be considered left wing to Americans so it's not that simple. I think spitting image is doing the comedy just right without offending the politics but more playing it on the persons. And most media leans a bit to the left as that comes from trying to keep an open view on things. It's just easier to target the prejudice of some of the right's conservatism.

@@AndreVanKammen >>"Just stop with this stupid dividing bullshit that's going around. " Sadly, it's never going to stop. Small-minded tribalism is at the root of politics, and you don't get much smaller than a colour divided binary - easy consumption for idiots.

Blair, Brown, Cook, Prescott, Blunkett, Beckett and Mandelson appeared in the show but near the end of its runtime as opposition MPs

Copycats of British shows are just terrible

General Zucc Indeed, look at ‘Sanford And Son’ 🙄 WTF??

I thought the same thing. His editors went out of their way to show it multiple times, but deafening silence from him.

Yyyyeeeeeeesss.

They should really do something with the Paxman puppet and University Challenge, in the same way Saint & Greavsie did it with Jimmy Greaves' puppet when he was ill one week and couldn't make it to the TV studio for filming. It was classic.

Yes he does

Pacman, puppet, says it all.

Roy Hattersley

Princess ナコルル I

If we hadn't lost it the mob we have now would not be so out of control.It might be the best weapon we have to regain our freedoms .

No it isn't. An American version is to be shown in America.

Laura Walker No it isn’t

It is

GOOD NEWS ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n0JTta67aUE.html

Thats the difference between then and now. Although it'd probably mostly Americans who sue...the Poms have a healthy sence of humor. I really hope they stick it to Mrs Markle and her lapdog.

Spitting image is British...proves my point really. The British enjoy a good joke even if its at their own expense. For the most part they arent snowflakes like their American cousins. The Americans dont have anything that compares to Spitting Image or the Goon Show...not even close. With them it's all politically correct sitcoms. Boring as f$&k and predictable as Tuesday following Monday.

An American version is to be shown in America but it won't touch how good ours was

A Koster think so!

Rhys Benjamin its the end scene from the 1987 election special

You mean a Spitting Imagine Brexit Special. I agree.

Peter Davies nah chap he’s the one that wants to stop selling weapons to the Saudis

Pretty sure that's him sitting on the bench saying he's unemployed.

@@oldtimer5111 Yes, it is him.

Andrew Davies but it would be racist

Today’s BLM SJW Twittermob crowd absolutely, positively NEED to have the urine mercilessly extracted from them. They take themselves FAR too seriously. People who can’t laugh at themselves don’t deserve to be taken seriously. Either scream with laughter, or stop screaming.

@Edgy-Big-Boi lol thats my point 👍

Oh, grow up.

@@matthewjones4423 instead of growing out. Like your mum

boxeriain Corbyn, Sanders, Chavez, Clinton the list goes on.

boxeriain Think we know your bollitics lol how about obama , Hilary Clinton , jess Phillips , jermery corbin, Boris Johnston, Diane abbot , Nicola sturgeon, Vince cable ( gift) ????

@John Bowkett

It's back.

Your wish is my command

She knew about her pedophile cabinet and brushed it under the carpet!.

The show or the people they make fun of? Because so much for the show to attack.

@@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317 I guess the people, these politician nowadays.

Bro that’s the point of the show 😂

Phoenix Coleman Back when it started Politicians etc managed to make it look like they lived respectable sensible lives. SI ripped that apart. But now we see them all for the greedy stupid liars that they are....

Agreed - In fact Splitting Image would appear extremely serious compared to todays political reality.

No

PJL1973 what was he doing up on that roof

he was getting the aerial down

Steve Dixon I know it was a figure of speech

@@stevedixon6468 So the TV, really did kill him then