I’m not surprised she nicked our porridge
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‘What with the cost of living, I’m not surprised she nicked our porridge.’
Nick Newman
Thursday
Cancer’s got Putin
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‘Poor old Cancer’s got Putin.’
Thursday
Putin wouldn’t dare do what?
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‘Putin wouldn’t dare do what?’
Relax, it’s just Matt Hancock
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‘Relax, it’s just Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo.’
Thursday
Greedy and corrupt
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‘Not all MPs are abusive and predatory – some of us are greedy and corrupt.’
Thursday
No-fault divorce
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‘Thank heavens for no-fault divorce.’
Thursday
He has four homes to heat
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‘Pity poor Rishi Sunak – he has four homes to heat.’
Thursday
A stunt man does all my Oscar presenting
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‘A stunt man does all my Oscar presenting.’
Saturday
Damian Thompson, Jade McGlynn and Nick Newman
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On this week’s episode, we’ll hear from Damian Thompson on the Patriarch in league with Putin. (00:58) Next, Jade McGlynn on how Russian TV is presenting the war to its people. (08:46) And finally, Nick Newman asks how should cartoonists respond to war? (17:35) Produced and presented by Sam Holmes and Max Jeffery Subscribe to
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How should cartoonists respond to war?
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Laughter has always been a coping mechanism for dealing with war. Some of this country’s most memorable cartoons have been born out of conflict. Think of Gillray’s ‘Plumb-Pudding in Danger’, Bairnsfather’s ‘Well, if you knows of a better ’ole, go to it’ or Low’s ‘Very well, alone’ – they are the quintessential images that defined
I’ve looked into the oligarch’s case
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‘I’ve looked into the oligarch’s case and I’ve agreed to take it.’
Thursday
You’re mad to go to war
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‘You’re mad to go to war with Putin and insane not to!’
I can’t enlighten
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‘I can’t enlighten you as to the meaning of “woman”.’
Thursday
No wonder it’s expensive
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‘No wonder it’s expensive – it tastes like petrol.’
Why haven’t I got a peerage?
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‘I’m your best friend – why haven’t I got a peerage?’
Too scared to watch the news
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‘It’s for being too scared to watch the news’
Your father’s made a lot of sacrifices
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‘Your father’s made a lot of sacrifices to get you into a good school.’
Thursday
I want chicken Kyiv!
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‘I don’t want chicken Kiev – I want chicken Kyiv!’
Thursday
Dammit — we’re missing This Is Going to Hurt
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‘Dammit — we’re missing This Is Going to Hurt.’
We’ve found traces of river in the sewage
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‘We’ve found traces of river in the sewage.’