Sam Delaney's News Thing
| Sam Delaney's News Thing | |
|---|---|
 Sam Delaney presenting News Thing. | |
| Genre | Satire |
| Created by | RT UK |
| Presented by | Sam Delaney |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ben Rigden |
| Location(s) | London |
| Release | |
| Original network | RT |
| First shown in | 5 November 2015 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Sam Delaney's News Thing is a weekly television programme produced by RT UK and presented by British journalist and broadcaster Sam Delaney that has aired every Saturday night since November 2015.
Each show typically consists of: three monologues from the presenter on topical issues followed by a discussion with a panel of comedians, journalists and celebrities; an interview with a political guest; video reports from comedian Bobby Mair; and other sketches. A running feature is an extract from the diaries of Jeremy Corbyn, played by character actor Alex Lowe.[1]
Regular panelists include Angela Barnes, Susie Boniface, Holly Burn, Des Clarke, Giles Coren, Iain Lee, Luisa Zissman, David Mills and Felicity Ward.
On 3rd June 2016, the show was guest hosted by John Prescott and temporarily titled "John Prescott's News Thing".[2]
Notable guests in 2015 and 2016
- Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat politician.[3]
- Alastair Campbell, former spin doctor to Tony Blair.[4]
- Nigel Farage, former leader of UKIP.[5]
- Germaine Greer, feminist author.[6]
- Neil Kinnock, former leader of the Labour Party.[7]
- Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London.[8]
- John Prescott, Labour peer and former deputy prime minister.[9]
- Shaun Ryder, frontman of The Happy Mondays and Black Grape.[10]
- Ann Widdecombe, former Conservative politician.[11]
External links
References
- ↑ "News Thing" YouTube channel, YouTube
- ↑ "News Thing" episode guide, RT UK
- ↑ "Brapocalypse". Sam Delaney's News Thing. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via RT International.
- ↑ "Migrants". Sam Delaney's News Thing. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via RT International.
- ↑ "Nigel Farage: I destroyed far-right in British politics". The Daily Mail. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Germaine Greer on why Britain is better in the EU". Sam Delaney's News Thing. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via Studio Sixty Billion.
- ↑ "Smarten up! Neil Kinnock calls on Jeremy Corbyn to take Cameron's mother's advice because 'working-class people want to see their politicians look tidy'". The Daily Mail. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Red Ken backs Mad Mac to lead Labour if Corbyn is 'killed by Boris'". The Sun. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "John Prescott to clash with Ken Livingstone on Russia Today". The Guardian. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder claims coked-up royal 'showed him her f****'". The Daily Star. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "The Queen must be destroyed". Sam Delaney's News Thing. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via RT International.