The resignation of Dominic Cummings has sent shock waves throughout British politics – but one group in particular have felt the effects: mediocre comedians.
The group, who are already in mourning that Trump’s presidency is imminently coming to an end (and were in part, supposedly responsible for prolonging the election week with fake allegations of voter fraud in order to extend their own livelihoods), are said to be in denial about the day’s revelations. “We’ll be making jokes about Barnard Castle until well in 2022” said a spokesman. “It’s important to keep politicians accountable with topical humour”
With the many global atrocities that urgently need platforming – the ongoing Tigray crisis in Ethiopa, the genocide against Rohingya Musliams in Myanmar, and the increase in domestic abuse under lockdown restrictions – The Squid editorial team do wonder whether, relentlessly harping on about a single event for nearly 9 months, was in fact an intelligent use of a potentially meaningful platform.
Indeed, the emphasis placed on the role of Dominic Cummings by the British media has been labelled by some to go “beyond disproportionate, into the realm of actively kinky, like the song Stan by Eminem”.
Nonetheless, mediocre comedy is certainly experiencing a fall-out from the day’s events. Producers of the new Spitting Image, whose Christmas finale was set to be entitled “Barnard Castle 2: 2 Barnard 2 Castle”, are apparently desperately quizzing Laura Kuenssberg for a possible replacement. Likely contenders so far include “Laurence Fox: Let’s give him more air time that isn’t quite satirical enough to justify” and “something else about Brexit, Kent, and toilets”.
Updates to follow.
