Tracey Ullman: UK Prime Minister Theresa May Plans Conservative Christmas Party

[appalachiablue]

UK PM Theresa May and Trump who says "May's not hot."

[sandensea]

1. Huzzah! Reminds me of those '80s era Thatcher skits by Spitting Image.

[OnDoutside]

2. And the vegetables ? ... They'll have the same......

[sandensea]

5. The same as her - of course!

Thanks for finding that. Those are a treasure trove.

And Thatcher herself, with her strident, pompous ways, was just made for satire.

[OnDoutside]

7. I used to love Sunday night Spitting Image episodes, of which this was one of my favourites !

Do remember The New Statesman ? That was every bit as cutting about UK politics then, and even moreso today ! Rick Mayall was outstanding.

[sandensea]

8. Ha! Priceless!

They really had Raygun and his kitchen cabinet down to a tee.

No, I wasn't familiar with The New Statesman. I didn't grow up in Britain, you see - though I did spend time in London during my college years. I almost moved out there (perhaps I should have).

Thanks for introducing me to that show, OnDoutside. Will check it out.

[OnDoutside]

10. Great, I hope you enjoy it. Rick Mayall died way too young. He was a great modern comedic actor,

in series like groundbreaking The Young Ones

Lord Flashheart in Blackadder

and Richie in Bottom

[ilikeitthatway]

3. Tracey's Writers Are From "Spitting Image"

That's the show she was going for. She writes with them and writers from "Veep" and few other brilliant up-and-comers.

[sandensea]

4. Thanks for telling me. They're great.

That's always been one of the things these high-handed authoritarian types fear most: wit.

[appalachiablue]

11. Great fun, thanks. I missed the first round.

[sandensea]

12. They were amazing.

Thatcher made short work of her Labor opposition and Galtieri - but she was no match for the Spitting Image.

[geardaddy]

6. The guy playing Cheetolini really looks like him

[appalachiablue]

9. That's terrifc Darrell Hammond from SNL 1995-2014

He's most known for his wicked Bill Clinton portrayal, and others- Dick Cheney, Chris Matthews, Sean Connery, more.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/07/darrell-hammond-best-snl-impressions-photos_n_5941128.html

[ilikeitthatway]

13. No, it's Anthony Atamanuik

who now has a show on Comedy Central playing Trump called "The President Show". Tracey fell in love with his impersonation during the 2016 election. Tracey's had him on her show three times. She flew him out to England this to year to be in the Theresa May sketch. Before that they filmed Skyped calls between him and May and Angela Merkel.

[appalachiablue]

14. Thanks for the update, not familiar with him. Talented.