Simply 9 of the funniest and most brutal comebacks of the week

Poke Staff. Updated April 30th, 2022

It’s been another long week so why not take the edge off with nine of our favourite takedowns of the last seven days.

1. David Baddiel, after Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries tweeted the identical same response to the Mail on Sunday’s ‘Basic Instinct’ story about Angela Rayner

As much as I disagree with @BorisJohnson and @NadineDorries on every political issue, I deplore this clear attempt by an anonymous Government social media account handler to make them look fucking idiots. pic.twitter.com/ywRfK6Y9Sf

— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) April 24, 2022

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2. Subtle, yet devastatingly effective

BOOM! 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/sGUIQHCsNc

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 26, 2022

For context, House Of Games got 1.5 million last night. Though we do have Linda Robson on this week. https://t.co/TJ7M1nvbEE

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) April 26, 2022

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3. ‘Taxation is theft’

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4. ‘Former world no.1 tennis player Andy Murray’s banter with compatriot Liam Broady’

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5. ‘They should know how to survive without one person’

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6. Gary Lineker 1, Piers Morgan 0 (again)

BOOM! 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/sGUIQHCsNc

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 26, 2022

Congratulations, Tubs. I can’t imagine what it feels like to get such small numbers. Thrilled for you. https://t.co/u8nhNqw0Dh

— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) April 26, 2022

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7. ‘The perfect comeback’

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