Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson

  • British
  • Politician and journalist

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Mark Thomas savages Boris Johnson as he collects degree

"I've been asked to give a few words of advice, I guess. I genuinely don't know that much. DMs [Doc Martens] are overpriced. Hobnobs are overvalued. Boris Johnson is a venal lying corrupt narcissistic inept, totally money grabbing, evil man who should never have been allowed near the power - never."

Chortle, 16th July 2022

Nish Kumar calls Boris Johnson a lawbreaker

Nish Kumar has branded Boris Johnson a "lawbreaker" over his suggestion that the UK could leave the European Convention on Human Rights.

Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 15th June 2022

Nish Kumar: "Boris Johnson like a sleeper agent for Scottish independence"

The political comic told The National that no SNP politician has or will ever make a better case for Scotland leaving the Union than the Prime Minister.

Craig Meighan, The National (Scotland), 3rd May 2022

Anuvab Pal relives Boris Johnson's last hilarious India visit

In 2012, he gurned his way around Mumbai on a tiny bike, baffling everyone except the Indian elite, who adore a posh, bumbling Brit. Could this new visit see the PM being compared to Beyoncé?

Anuvab Pal, The Guardian, 21st April 2022

Charlie Brooker compares Boris Johnson to Keith Lemon

"We've got a character, a s*** comedy character, running the country. And we let that happen. Our generation let that happen. They are us! They're our peers. F***ing hell."

Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 22nd February 2022

Jimmy Carr: Boris Johnson's spokesperson calls Holocaust joke 'deeply disturbing'

No 10 has waded into the controversy over comedian's Netflix special.

Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 7th February 2022

Old clip of Boris Johnson on HIGNFY goes viral & is timely as ever

This old clip of Boris Johnson on Have I Got News For You has just gone viral all over again for reasons which presumably won't need explaining here. It was from Johnson's first appearance on the programme back in 1998.

The Poke, 26th January 2022

Boris Johnson satirised in new socialist comedy show

A comedy show show "aimed at socialists" will use stand-up comedy, sketches, poems and songs to satirise Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Boris Out! will be performed in Newcastle in November and an additional performance has been added to meet popular demand.

Morning Star, 23rd August 2021

English comedy venues 'back to normal' on July 19

Comedy clubs in England will be able to operate without restrictions from July 19. In a Downing Street press conference, Boris Johnson has confirmed the much-leaked news that social distancing capacity limits, compulsory mask wearing and QR code sign-ins will no longer be required in two weeks' time.

Chortle, 5th July 2021

Comedy clubs could be back on May 17

Indoor live comedy could resume as early as May 17 under Boris Johnson's roadmap to release lockdown.

Chortle, 22nd February 2021

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