Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 Introducing The Skewer
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Jan 22, 2026 Dive into a whirlwind of satire where Trump's obsession with Greenland gets hilariously dissected. Political betrayals are lampooned as Farage welcomes defections. The absurdity of US foreign policy is framed in a game of Risk, while water outages take on a cult-like twist. The show also mocks Trump's health claims and his Nobel dreams. It wraps up with a farce on the Gaza 'Board of Peace' and the bizarre trade wars ignited by Denmark. Expect laughs and sharp commentary on current events!
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Satire Reveals Political Absurdity
- Jon Culshaw uses satirical mashups to reveal how absurd political rhetoric sounds when reframed as pop culture sketches.
- The Skewer reframes real news (e.g., Trump on Greenland) to expose contradictions and grandiosity.
Defection Portrayed As Political Circus
- Jon Culshaw stages a mock recruitment scene where Robert Jenrick joins Reform UK amid circus imagery and Nigel Farage fanfare.
- The sketch compresses real defections into a theatrical 'circus' anecdote to lampoon political opportunism.
Geopolitics Framed As A Board Game
- The programme juxtaposes game rhetoric with real geopolitics to highlight how conquest language normalises aggressive policy.
- Using 'Risk' imagery frames expansionist talk as ludicrously gamified foreign policy.