This writing challenge is now closed. Humorous reviews of the covid years The covid years were indeed not funny. Some situations—from triple masking to hugging through layers of plastic—were so ridiculous, that if we hadn’t shaken our heads in disbelief with a sarcastic grin, we might have burst out crying. How would we have survived
Author George Saunders once said: “Humor is what happens when we’re told the truth quicker and more directly than we’re used to.” Cartoonist Anne Gibbons has a rare knack for doing just that. When our book What the Nurses Saw came out we received a huge boost when Anne chose it as the subject for
By Tinderella Our Agony Aunt is here to help readers navigate the choppy waters of modern society. Today’s torment comes to us from a smartphone addict. Dear Ella, My last phone was driving me crazy, losing files, running slow, turning on its torch while in my pocket and burning my thigh, setting off its alarm
The real Trump seen through Scottish eyes… (RoyMcIntosh/Rumble) Trump International Golf Links just outside of Balmedie opened on July 10, 2012. The construction of the course faced backlash from the residents on the Menie estate, many of which still live there today. In 2012, the north-east became the focal point in the golfing world as
By Tinderella Our Agony Aunt is here to help readers navigate the choppy waters of modern society. Today’s trauma comes to us from a disgruntled computer. Dear Ella, Firstly, I must disclose that this communication is generated by Artificial Intelligence, i.e. AI. To be specific, I am a mobile surveillance device, or ‘smartphone’ as you
Satire column by Tinderella Our Agony Aunt is here to help readers navigate the choppy waters of modern society. A fashion victim has reached out to me regarding her angst. Dear Ella, I am disconcerted, discombobulated and in disarray. This has caused me to become disagreeable, disappointed, dismayed and disconsolate. Most distressing of all is
By Johnny Fisher 150: The number of Tory MPs who think we’ll forget about them if they slip away early. Angela Rayner: Townie who trod in a cowpat as a child and wants to get her revenge by building a housing estate on every field in England. BBC: An organisation run by people who were
By Jenna McCarthy A team of laypersons announced today that the earth’s climate is not completely static. That’s right. While many people have long thought that atmospheric conditions remain unchanged day after day and year after year, despite their own observations and experiences and access to the internet and the Encyclopedia Britannica before that, explosive
Satirical… Godfrey Bloom interviews King Charles III for an exclusive reveal-all, never before seen exclusive insight into his views & thoughts. Topics include Net Zero, Climate Change, WEF (World Economic Forum), Davos, Immigration, Coronation & more. Owing to circumstances his majesty’s responses are created by AI trained on his historical speeches. (Godfrey Bloom Official/YT) A
By Johnny Fisher Advertising: A tool for social indoctrination. Occasionally used to sell products. Airfields: Where the self-styled élite keep their private jets on standby in case it all goes suddenly wrong for them. Cabinet: A convocation of the talentless. Goodness knows who they all are. Ought to be Tommy Robinson (Prime Minister); Anne-Marie Waters