Newzoids (2015)

Genre

comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 12 episodes

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a British sketch show that uses puppets to impersonate celebrities and politicians. It makes fun of current events, especially during the 2015 UK general election.

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What happens

Newzoids is a British topical satirical sketch show, which was co-produced by Citrus Television and Factory for ITV and broadcast for two series between 15 April 2015 and 8 October 2016. The programme operated in a similar format to Spitting Image, in its use of puppets and comedic impersonations of celebrities across different fields, such as politics and entertainment, and in basing sketches on current events. However, it differed in that each puppet featured no moveable eyes or mouths, as these were applied with the use of CGI during editing. Newzoids featured the voice actors Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson and Lewis MacLeod, all from the BBC Radio 4 comedy Dead Ringers, and featured satirical appearances by Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Clarkson and Prince George of Cambridge. The first series aired during the 2015 United Kingdom general election and spoofed the politicians involved. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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