ITV’s new animated puppet show will take a dig at politics and pop culture, right from US President Barack Obama to Prime Minister David Cameron including the super model Kim Kadarshian’s backside, which was touted to break the internet.
The new topical show will bear an uncanny resemblance to a certain satirical comedy that aired on the channel some decades ago. Just like 1980s and 90s series Spitting Image, Newzoids will use puppets to poke fun at pop stars, politicians and tabloid favourites, depicting the most talked about and famous faces in a way they have never been seen before.
“UK network ITV has a rich history of playing popular satirical comedy in peak-time on its main channel, and it seemed a good time to revive it this year. We are pleased to be adding to our growing comedy portfolio with this funny and biting look at the world of politics and celebrity,” said ITV’s director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell.
The production will merge traditional puppetry and high tech animation to satirise the latest headlines. Viewers can expect to see celebrities like, Wayne Rooney, Harry Styles, Simon Cowell, Russell Brand and Prince Harry as well as Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg.
The puppet show is being produced by Factory, and Horrible Histories’ production company Citrus and will feature the voices of A-list impressionists including Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson. The writing team consists of Pete Sinclair, Sarah Morgan, Madeleine Brettingham, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Colin Swash, Annabel Port, Dan Gaster, Carey Marx, Tom Neenan, Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris.
The interesting part is that we have such programmes back home in India as well, such as The Great Indian Tamasha on NDTV, which makes spoofs on Indian politicians like Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, Obama and many more using puppets; on other hand we also have a popular satirical comedy series in an animated form on Aaj Tak.