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There was no end of memorable moments from this year’s Oscars, including so many from host Conan O’Brien – returning for a second successive stint – that many people are suggesting he should take the job full time. And of all his many gags none of them hit harder or more on the money than […] The post Conan O’Brien looked like he was trolling the Brits but it turned out to be a laser-focused takedown much closer to home and it was magnificent appeared first on The Poke.

It was Mother’s Day in the UK at the weekend and Andrew Tate – no, stick with us – went on Twitter to show everyone what a lovely and caring son he is. Specifically, he shared this screenshot in which his mother was literally overwhelmed by his generosity in whatever the opposite of a humblebrag […] The post Andrew Tate shared a Mother’s Day not so humblebrag and it turned out to be the mother of all self-owns appeared first on The Poke.

Mega Maga Laura Loomer isn’t the sharpest tool in the box, which is probably already clear from the whole ‘mega Maga’ thing. Trump’s one-time right-hand woman has made a name for herself with controversial statements such as – Declaring that there’s a ‘war on men’. If you have a son, make sure you buy him […] The post The schadenfreude is off the charts after an Indian journalist calmly called out Mega Maga Laura Loomer for her anti-India tweets, right to her face appeared first on The Poke.

To Air Force One now, where Trump has been doing that thing where it looks like he’s hanging around outside the toilet while taking questions from reporters. And sometimes – just occasionally – one of the White House press corps asks a question he actually doesn’t like, and this one – about the president putting […] The post A woman reporter dared ask Trump a question he didn’t like and his response was no less outrageous for being so woefully predictable appeared first on The Poke.

There’s a belief in some quarters that the closest thing the US has to political royalty – the Kennedy family – is under some kind of a curse. Both John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, two of JFK’s infant children died, his surviving son John Jr. died in a plane crash, RFK’s […] The post RFK Jr. shared an AI-generated video of himself fighting a Twinkie, in case you were wondering whether US health services were in good hands – 18 stunning takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

We’re not sure who Kemi Badenoch’s social media adviser is, but if she told us it was Matt Hancock, Esther McVey, or even Alan Partridge, we’d probably buy it. She’s just released this video of ‘Kemi & Co’, featuring herself and her partner in cringe, Shadow Housing Secretary James Cleverly, as a pair of estate […] The post There’s not enough cringe in the UK to cope with the ‘Kemi & Co’ estate agent cosplay-fest the Tories just released – 15 frank appraisals appeared first on The Poke.

It’s a long-standing joke that Nigel Farage is on an Anywhere But Clacton tour, despite having been elected to represent that constituency in Parliament. Is it to escape Westminster and Clacton, yet again? https://t.co/CAyFhBnR75 — Luke Charters MP (@lukejcr) January 21, 2026 Travel agents are now recomending the best place to go to, and get […] The post Nigel Farage shared photos to inform ‘the haters’ that he was in Clacton, and it was a self-own visible from Mar-a-Lago – 24 brutal responses appeared first on The Poke.

A visit to Europe seems to be a massive culture shock for many Americans – certainly the ones with social media accounts, at any rate. Here’s American tourist pertinence_ failing to understand what taps are for. @pertinence_ Get me back to the us of a this instant ♬ original sound – PERTINENCE Although the alleged […] The post This American’s rant suggesting British baristas should know she means milk when she says cream is still in the UK vs US hall of fame appeared first on The Poke.

We’re not in the market for a laser cutting machine, but we are interested in this woman’s marketing choices. @triplelrusticdesigns This is our @Thunder Laser Nova 51 laser! This machine is absolutely incredible!! What kind of projects would you make with this laser in your shop!? #laser #thunderlaser #thundernova #thundernova51 ♬ original sound – TripleLRusticDesigns […] The post People were baffled by this woman’s choice of pose to advertise a laser cutter, but the parody was absolutely on point appeared first on The Poke.

There are certain smells and sounds that take us right back to our childhoods. The scratch of chalk on a school blackboard, for example, and that dusty smell of the chalk itself. Twitter user Nithya Shri asked her followers for more examples of smells and sounds that have pretty much disappeared from modern life, and […] The post ‘What is a sound or smell that doesn’t exist anymore, but was common 30 years ago?’ – 19 replies to set your nostalgia senses on fire appeared first on The Poke.