Satire
Jess Phillips ‘calls for general election’ after declaring Spitting Image puppets better than real government
Rangzeb Hussain
February 17, 2023 | 06:00 pm
Jess Phillips has been inspired to call for a general election after attending the satirical Spitting Image stage show last night. The outspoken MP for Birmingham Yardley was in the audience…
King Charles tasks Tom Cruise to save the UK in Spitting Image live show in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
January 31, 2023 | 11:07 am
The much-loved TV comedy show Spitting Image is being revived for a live show in Birmingham with a plot featuring King Charles asking action star Tom Cruise to save "broken Britain". …
REVIEW: Jack and the Magic Beanstalk – children’s show touches on poverty and hope
Rangzeb Hussain
December 10, 2022 | 10:45 pm
A brand new family show – touching upon poverty, homelessness and the plight of migrants - comes to Birmingham to sprinkle fairytale magic and hope during the festive season. Jack…
REVIEW: Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em – brilliant summer slapstick in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
July 19, 2022 | 11:18 pm
As the heatwave continues to soar across the city a brilliant stage version of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is raising comedy temperatures at The Alexandra theatre in Birmingham. The…
Brum satirical street artist strikes again with ‘white privilege’ parody poster
Rangzeb Hussain
July 1, 2020 | 05:05 pm
A daring new poster which employs acidic satire to attack and highlight the concept of 'white privilege' has been displayed in Digbeth, Birmingham. The parody poster is the work of an enigmatic…
FIRST LOOK: Trump, Putin, Meghan & Harry puppets as iconic comedy ‘Spitting Image’ makes TV comeback
Staff Reporter
September 28, 2019 | 03:00 am
Iconic British satirical comedy programme Spitting Image is making a comeback, twenty-three years after it was last broadcast. The puppet-based satire is returning to old and new audiences, this time…
Street art of crying Theresa May painted in Brum following Prime Minister’s tearful resignation
Rangzeb Hussain
May 27, 2019 | 05:48 pm
News of Theresa May's resignation on Friday has inspired street art deriding the Prime Minister, which appeared in Digbeth the very same day as her dramatic announcement. Local residents woke up…
Foka Wolf: The bastard child of Viz has his own expo in Brum
Olly MacNamee
November 19, 2018 | 03:00 pm
This past weekend saw the elusive street artist and agent provocateur, Foka Wolf, take over a small part of The Custard Factory with his own brand of satirical paste-ups, courtesy of…
OPINION: Jeremy Corbyn billboard art removed – was it censorship?
Rangzeb Hussain
October 4, 2018 | 12:30 pm
Last weekend saw a striking new billboard pasted up in Digbeth by Birmingham based artist Void One, featuring Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn. The guerilla art went up during the Tory conference…
Theresa May walks on stage at Tory conference dancing “like a demented windmill”
Staff Reporter
October 3, 2018 | 02:05 pm
After busting a few moves in South Africa a couple of months go, it seems old Theresa's got her groove back, as the Prime Minister walked onto stage at the Tory…