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This weekend (Saturday, unsurprisingly) saw the first episode of Saturday Night Live UK, featuring actors and comedians George Fouracres, Celeste Dring, Hammed Animashaun, Jack Shep, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young. The first ever: Live from London, it’s Saturday Night! pic.twitter.com/xUejjSLzG4 — Saturday Night Network (@thesnlnetwork) […] The post SNL UK’s first sketch dragged Keir Starmer for appeasing Donald Trump, and was a big hit …with Donald Trump – 22 ‘special relationship’ facepalms appeared first on The Poke.

We regret to inform you that it’s well and truly ‘these chocolate eggs don’t have Easter on the box and will therefore bring down society’ season. It’s not catchy, we’ll give you that, but it is both predictable and mildly entertaining. Contenders for Pointless Ranter of the Month include these nuggets. Any chance I can […] The post A member of the chocolate police ended up with egg on his face after complaining that Cadbury’s packaging doesn’t say ‘Easter’ – 27 sweet takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

For someone who leads a political party with only eight MPs, ReformUK frontman, Nigel Farage, is certainly given a lot of airtime on the BBC. Despite being an outspoken critic of the ‘woke’ mainstream media, he’s appeared on the flagship BBC Question Time no less than 38 times since he started out in politics, making […] The post Count Binface’s edit of Question Time absolutely drags Nigel Farage and his perma-seat on the show – 17 top responses appeared first on The Poke.

It takes a special kind of person to share a video of a young boy online and call for him to be bullied. Meet Olivia Krolczyk, a self-described “Catholic Patriot” and conservative anti-DEI campaigner. She recently posted a video online of a young boy, who was talking about some beauty and make-up products he’d just […] The post An anti-DEI “Catholic Patriot” said a young boy deserved to be bullied for buying make-up, and the giant orange irony meter just exploded appeared first on The Poke.

Arguably the only other person in the US government having a worse Iran war than Donald Trump is Defence Secretary and all-round goon, Pete Hegseth. On Saturday, Hegseth shared what he thought was a motivational video of a US marine speaking bullishly about how troops need to leave aside politics and feelings to be combat […] The post Pete Hegseth shared a video of a gung-ho US marine talking about being ready for war, but it backfired so spectacularly that you’d almost feel sorry for him appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump has some form when it comes to marking the deaths of those he considers his enemies. Last December, he wrote about how “Trump Derangement Syndrome” was a factor in the tragic murders of film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle. Trump struck the same tone this weekend, following the death of Robert […] The post Donald Trump’s unbelievably cruel and petty reaction to the death of ‘Russiagate’ special counsel Robert Mueller feels like a disgusting new low, even for him appeared first on The Poke.

Ever been part of a group where you get the uncanny feeling that something doesn’t feel right? If so, you’re not alone. That’s because Reddit user has unearthed the organisations that have the strange air of a cult, despite not explicitly stating that they are one. And they did this by posing the following question […] The post What’s something that isn’t a cult but feels like one? – 17 groups that are less wholesome than they seem appeared first on The Poke.

Whether you’ve gone out to eat or you’re ordering a takeaway, paying for dinner is incredibly expensive these day and it’s reasonable to expect a good service. But there’s reasonable, and then there’s excessively picky. Over on the AskReddit page, user im_not_ready_for_it9 posed this question: What is the pettiest reason you would refuse to eat […] The post ‘What is the pettiest reason you refuse to eat at a restaurant again?’ – 23 people holding a permanent grudge appeared first on The Poke.

It has been a terrifying week for the students and families affected by the meningitis outbreak in Kent. Tragically, two young university students have already died and dozens more are ill. There are fears of it spreading further afield too. BREAKING: The number of meningitis cases has risen again, new figures just released by the […] The post Michael Rosen spoke movingly about his teenage son who died from meningitis in 1999 and the full 4-minute clip is well worth your time appeared first on The Poke.

Hollywood lost one of its most famous action stars on Friday, when Chuck Norris died at the age of 86. Norris was one of the megastars of the 1980s VHS era, starring in movies like Lone Wolf McQuade, Missing In Action and Code of Silence. In the 1990s, he found a new audience by starring […] The post People are sharing their best “Chuck Norris is so tough” memes as a tribute to the late action star – 18 jokes that pack a real punch appeared first on The Poke.