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THE ARTS DESK

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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 […]

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TORTOISE MEDIA

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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 […]

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THEATRE & TONIC

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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 […]

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CHORTLE

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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. […]

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LONDON THEATRE REVIEWS

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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 […]

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Jonathan Pie: Fake News (The Corona Remix) Review of the angry mock reporter’s powerful polemic On the day of Boris Johnson’s spluttering Tory party conference speech comes a powerful invective from the unofficial leader of the opposition. Oh, for Keir Starmer to be imbued with just one per cent of the passion and conviction Jonathan […]