Impressionist Rory Bremner apparently wants Ken Clarke or Malcolm Rifkind to become the next Conservative leader. He thinks "they are characters" and would provide ample material for his Channel Four programme. He told Andrew Pierce of The Times that: "David Davis would be difficult because of the make-up. He looks like he’s been punched five times in the face."
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Oh yes! Let's pick our leader according to the criteria that he must be easy to satirise. That's a really good idea!
Posted by: James Hellyer | 24 June 2005 at 09:33
Does anyone else think that Bremner isn't funny any more? He just seems to plod through the same old predictable routines just like that 'Where's me washboard?' guy.
Posted by: Wat Tyler | 24 June 2005 at 10:07
I won't hear anything said against 'Wheres me washboard',he's hilarious!
Regarding how to choose our leader,James, well there are worse ways and I have every confidence that the 1922 will find one.
How about a boxing contest? (DD should win that) an eating competition (Clarke) or perhaps a test on who can name the most foreign capitals (a tough one this, possibly Rifkind ,he was Foreign Secretary, or maybe Clarke,he's visited many of them to persuade people to smoke).
Can anyone come up with anything better?
Posted by: malcolm | 24 June 2005 at 10:19
Brilliant, Malcolm. Another test could involve proving who was most opposed to the cosmetic modernisation of wearing open shirts. Perhaps the candidate with best tie collection should win...
Posted by: Editor | 24 June 2005 at 10:47
Beer and donut racing
works for me
Posted by: Edward | 24 June 2005 at 10:52
I don't imagine you'll have any difficulty picking a leader who's easy to satirise!
Posted by: Stephen Newton | 24 June 2005 at 13:30
I wouldn't have thought Malcolm Rifkind would provide much material. I've always had him down as a bit of a dry bore! (No offence, Mr Rifkind!)
Posted by: Mark O'Brien | 24 June 2005 at 15:25
Wat Tyler, Bremner seems to have decided no one to the right of Robert Fisk ever watches his programme, and is targetting his humour and politics at them. Any humour is now the nasty, mocking laughter of someone making a joke you agree with rather than the genuine laughter of something really funny.
Posted by: Peter | 24 June 2005 at 17:14