After nearly two years of the Prime Minister informing us that various issues were “a matter for the states”, is it any wonder that our Premier would embrace this spirit of buck-passing in determining that the issue of mask-wearing should be a matter for the individual? What a thrill to be able to tell our grandchildren that we were there to witness the birth of the next big thing in political theory: trickle-down responsibility. It went about as well as trickle-down economics.
Tag: Mark Humphries
More gold. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
War on 2020 is a series of satirical sketches about the year produced by The Chaser and The Shovel.
Dubbed The War on 2020, it features an all-stars line up of the best satirical comedians in the country, directed by Jenna Owen and Victoria Zerbst (SBS The Feed), and written and performed by Mark Humphries (ABC 7.30), Nina Oyama (Utopia), Sami Shah (ABC Radio), Steph Tisdell (Deadly Funny), Nat Damena (SBS The Feed) and James Schloeffel (The Shovel). The series will also utilise the writing talents of Evan Williams and Rebecca Shaw.
They cover a range of topics, including the absurdity of QAnon, Dan Andrews being labelled a dictator, the frenzied stockpiling of toilet paper and the solidarity around the Black Lives Matter movement. However, the highlight of them all was Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton’s review of 2020:
Great work Mark:
That cameo by Norman Swan was gold. Not sure I will ever think about ‘asymptomatic’ in quite the same way again.
Just another case of mask debating?
During this week’s bushfire crisis, many politicians were hesitant to answer questions from journalists about climate change. But now thanks to satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams, there’s a new program more willing to accommodate their unwillingness to address the issue.
Mark Humphries’ responds to Scott Morrison’s unwillingness to get involved in any sort of discussion around the current bushfire disaster grappling Australia with a satire of the Today Show. I especially liked the question cancelling headphones from Denial Direct.
Pat Campbell has added his perspective:
While Katherine Murphy explains that Morrison’s avoidance is because of the current governments record is one of unmitigated shame and failure.
With Morrison’s silence, Harold Holt, the prime minister who went missing, has started trending again:
Where’s Scott? Is he under the desk? Noooo. Is he under the pews? Noooooo. Is he listening to the fire chiefs? Nooooo. Is he listening to the scientists? Noooooooo. Is he under the bed? Nooooo. Oh! There he is! At the beach! Oops. No. That’s Harold Holt. Silly Scott #HaroldHolt pic.twitter.com/lRPld2Buiy
— GendaGirl (@tinagirl4579) November 15, 2019
I wonder if Morrison cares? He won? All I can hear is the BeeGees https://youtu.be/JKDo6g4CCeU