Comedy

The Skewer

BBC

A twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before. The news remixed. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on.

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5. Married At First Sh*te

All hail The King of the North and all condemn Married At First Sh*te. The multi-award-winning satire is back as Jon Holmes mashes up the ne...

14:04May 20, 2026

4. Hard Labour

Streeting wants in and Starmer styles it out. The multi-award-winning satire is back as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to cr...

14:04May 13, 2026

3. Local Elections and a Middle Eastern Ship-Show

Local elections here and a complete ship-show in the Middle East. The multi-award-winning satire is back fas Jon Holmes mashes up the news w...

14:04May 6, 2026

2. Lie Back and Think of England

Starmer has a problem, Trump has a ballroom blitz, and Charles lies back and thinks of England. The multi-award-winning satire is back for a...

14:09Apr 30, 2026

1. The Incredible Starmer. (You wouldn't like him when he's angry)

Cogs in the War Machine, Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Mandelson, and The Incredible Starmer. (You wouldn't like him when he's angry.)...

14:04Apr 22, 2026

5. This Charming Mandelson

Peter Mandelson meets The Smiths, Sleeping Beauty is inappropriately awoken by a former Prince, and a Chinese spider welcomes a British fly....

14:45Feb 4, 2026

4. The Jaws of Andy Burnham

Rylan takes Keir Starmer dating naked, Trump is an Agent of Chaos, Putin has a job interview, and we open the jaws of Andy Burnham. The four...

14:45Jan 28, 2026

3. Greenland, Traitors, and Trump

This week, Trump vs The World, Jenrick The Secret Traitor, No Way Nobel, and Peace Board Assemble! The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the R...

14:48Jan 21, 2026

2. ICE, ICE, baby

This week - The Iranian Revolution Will Not Be Televised, the USA is on thin ICE, and Donald Trump meets Martin Roberts on a special episode...

14:50Jan 14, 2026

1. There are Stranger Things...

This week - Trump wants the life-giving Spice and stranger things are afoot as Musk's AI bot Grok is in the Upside Down. Also, Countryfile's...

14:49Jan 7, 2026