Archive for Humour
The best spoof political interview. Ever.
Earlier in the month I shared my two favourite clips of political canvassing going wrong from TV drama shows. Today it’s the turn of the best spoof interview, courtesy of Australian TV in the 1990s. Enjoy:
Nick Clegg’s Christmas message: the civil service approved version
If I say so myself, this… … is rather short of festive cheer compared to this … Come on Nick, next time let’s see some festive tinsel action.
I really don’t think Chris Huhne should be doing that to Nick Clegg with the tinsel
Due to an unfortunate distribution error I appear to be the only person in receipt of the Liberal Democrat Cabinet team Christmas card. So to put that right:
Rory Bremner does Paddy Ashdown with the aid of a little song and dance
Courtesy of YouTube, a musical trip down memory lane:
Memo from Phil Woolas to Labour MPs
MEMO From: Phil Woolas To: Labour Party MPs Dear colleague, Thanks for speaking up about how outrageous it is for the courts to oust someone elected by the public with a surprise ruling that sets an awful legal precedent for what was a spur of the moment decision people made during the election. As the [...]
People describing themselves as "FUN!!!!" has always struck me as suspicious…
… and if this is how I was greeted in a new job, I think I might flee in terror: (Also on Youtube here, where the video’s description says, “We auditors can be FUN!!!! Team dancing by PwC beijing Staff during the welcome party for the new joiners. The lead dancer comes from Financial Service [...]
Is the Met’s secret joker now penning words for Boris Johnson?
I only ask, because after the Met Police’s triumphant document that stated it would “Contribute to the step change in the walking experience”, we now have London Major Boris Johnson talking of “my role driving forward the Cyclin...
Alert! Alert! Deploy the PR and branding experts!
Quick, send in the comms and marketing troops: there’s a big project which has clearly escaped the modern branding and presentational needs which drive the names of products and give them names with evoke the senses, move emotions and, er…, don’t tell you what they’re actually about. How else to explain the very prosaic name [...]
YouTube shuts down for the night
I am of course far too young to understand what this is satirising:
