People are enjoying The Mash Report’s takedown of Andrew Neil after he said this about the BBC2 show
Andrew Neil’s not a fan of BBC political comedy and in particular he’s not a fan of BBC2’s The Mash Report.
We know this because he said this on Twitter.
When it comes to so called comedy the BBC has long given up on balance, on radio and tv. Nobody seems to care. And I don’t want right wing comedy, whatever that is. I’d just like comedy. Which is in really short supply. On tv and radio. https://t.co/PKgbhDhAyj
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) November 12, 2018
Oh, and this.
If you think Mash or the Now show is funny as opposed to contrived ideological commentary then we have a different sense of humour. Jon Stewart in US was left wing but also intelligent and so funny. Loved it. Mash a pathetic immitation. https://t.co/r2EMctdN6i
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) November 12, 2018
Here’s what the Mash Report’s Nish Kumar said straight after it happened.
Genuinely woke up thinking I’d dreamt Andrew Neil slagging off our show as part of a twitter rampage. But no, it did happen.
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) November 13, 2018
I THINK YOU MEAN THE MASH REPORT MATE. THE MASH REPORT IS A PATHETIC IMITATION. GET IT RIGHT. https://t.co/Ray2tWbf09
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) November 12, 2018
To be fair to Andrew Neill, I’ve seen the skits on This Week – the man knows funny. pic.twitter.com/Z2Yp4c24k7
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) November 13, 2018
But it turns out revenge was a dish best served cold, because in the latest episode of the Mash Report, they did this.
Is #TheMashReport just self-adulatory liberal propaganda? 🤷♂️
Here's @RachelParris with a brief guide to BBC impartiality… 😂📺 pic.twitter.com/BkazKMjiH4
— BBC Two (@BBCTwo) November 27, 2018
What a shame Andrew Neil (presumably) wasn’t watching.
The BBC allowed us to do a segment making fun of the BBC. Respect. https://t.co/QyNe2d88YN
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) November 27, 2018
Sour
