Jonathan Pie, Duke of York’s Theatre review – spoof political reporter takes no prisoners Tom Walker in a bravura display by Veronica Lee If you don’t like sweary comics – Jonathan Pie uses the c-word liberally – then this may not be the show for you. In fact if you’re a Tory, ditto, because it

Jonathan Pie has taken on Trump, Truss and Sunak – can he take on the West End? By Stephen Armstrong “Please don’t clap comrades,” Jeremy Hardy said after applause greeted a joke during a benefit show in the late 90s. “You agree with the sentiment, but don’t find it funny.” At times in Pie’s 90-minute

Reviewed by Franco Milazzo for Theatre and Tonic. *Disclaimer: Gifted tickets in return for an honest review With the fury of a thousand Sun headlines, Jonathan Pie returns to the stage with his latest show Heroes & Villains.  If there were medals for speaking truth to power, Pie would be walking around like a Russian general at the

Jonathan Pie: Heroes And Villains Review of the angry political commentator back on the rampage The current backstory of fake journalist Jonathan Pie is that he’s back on the Westminster beat for the BBC, making viral videos saying what he really thinks between on-air dispatches from College Green, as well as having his own Radio 4 phone-in.

Jonathan Pie, the brilliant creation of Tom Walker, is a force to be reckoned with in the online sphere, masquerading as a bold broadcaster and fictional ‘senior deputy political correspondent for the BBC.’ His passionate tirades deliver scathing critiques of the political establishment, crowning him as one of the UK’s sharpest satirists. Walker’s material is

Jonathan Pie: The Fake News Tour Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Hexagon, Reading Midway through a typically impassioned rant against ‘woke’ comedy, spoof news reporter Jonathan Pie rages: ‘Sometimes you want to have a laugh without being lectured.’ Which is definitely a bit rich coming from him… For Fake News is a state-of-the-nation

CONTROVERSIAL TV PRESENTER JONATHAN PIE LETS OFF STEAM TO A PACKED YORK BARBICAN In an attempt to salvage his career, controversial TV presenter Jonathan Pie takes to the road for The Fake News Tour. Check out our review of opening night at the York Barbican. Hold the front page! Jonathan Pie has been sacked! After

Jonathan Pie, the angry British TV reporter created by actor Tom Walker, has become a viral sensation online thanks to his erudite rants about the state of UK and world politics. But if fans of Pie’s blistering attacks attended his Melbourne show expecting he would turn his attention to the sorry state of Australia’s parliamentary

THOUGH best known for his three-minute YouTube rants, Tom Walker’s splenetic news reporter character Jonathan Pie is altogether funnier and more impressive in a live setting. The narrative arc of this show allows him to build up an incredible head steam, escalating from pompous self-regard and waspish asides, through thermonuclear paroxysms of rage to sustained