Spitting Image 2020 has been axed by ITV despite a national need for satire
 

[Spitting Image
has been axed by ITV despite a national need
for political satire, the show’s impressionist says.

The broadcaster revived the comedy puppet
show in 2020 after a 24-year absence,
as the flagship commission for BritBox,
the new UK subscription streaming
rival to Netflix and Disney.

Boris Johnson, Donald Trump,
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Elon Musk
were among the famous figures lampooned
in the reboot, which ran for two seasons.
Special episodes were screened on ITV, BritBox’s
majority owner.]



Hidden away on BritBox
I am, not surprised. I say ,



Matt Forde, the comedian who voiced
Johnson and Trump for the reboot and
was part of the writing team, toldi:
“There is a huge public appetite for
Spitting Image in this country.
I just can’t believe it’s not on a mainstream
channel at a time like this.

“It got crazy numbers when the specials
were on ITV and the online figures
were going through the roof.”

He added: “I thought it was madness
not to have the whole series on mainstream ITV.
They spent all that money bringing back
this mega-brand only to hide it away on BritBox.
It should have been on ITV, Channel 4,
the BBC or Sky, where everyone could see it.”]



https://inews.co.uk/culture/televisi...-forde-1930379

Satire is a dead genre sadly.

People aren't open to laugh at themselves anymore.

I do not agree,
ITV does not Own Satire


They could have put this on ITV1HD
they put a few on
getting top views

Britbox

Has nothing like what I get on SkyAtlanticHD

I hope you're right.

its a very poor imitation of the original so i'm not surprised

Not surprised. It was so ... toothless.

[Matt Forde, the comic and impressionist who
voiced Boris Johnson and Donald Trump in the reboot,
argued the fact that Spitting Image aired
on BritBox heavily contributed to its less-than-desired ratings.

'I thought it was madness not to have the
whole series on mainstream ITV,' he told i Newspaper.
'They spent all that money bringing back this
mega-brand only to hide it away on BritBox.

'It should have been on ITV, Channel 4,
the BBC or Sky, where everyone could see it.

'It got crazy numbers when the specials
were on ITV and the online figures were going through the roof.']




Yes Again Matt Forde
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10...6710142222.jpg


Valid points


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...o-seasons.html

To be fair Matt Forde is at best .. a complete imbecile


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He works Hard

Had a good Political show on DaveHD

With old MP's as the house band

But I thought they were going to have a field day .. coming up with a puppet for Liz Truss .

They wouldn’t need a puppet . They could just use her


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They have the Liz Truss Puppet


Loads of clips about