Newzoids

Newzoids is a British topical satirical puppet/CGI sketch show that is aired on ITV and is a co-production between Citrus Television and Factory. The show has a similar style of presentation to that of Spitting Image, a show it has been compared to, in that it features comedic satirical scenes that spoof current events at the time of each episode's broadcast, with many well known celebrities of different fields (e.g. politics, entertainment) often portrayed in a satirical fashion, with voices provided by impressionists Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson and Lewis MacLeod, all current stars of the similarly-themed BBC Radio 4 comedy Dead Ringers.

The first series of Newzoids began airing on 15 April 2015 to coincide with the general election in May 2015, and as of September 2016, the show consists of two series.

Characters
All celebrities featured in the show are portrayed through the mixed use of live-action puppets and CGI effects; the puppets are filmed first, with the footage later enhanced with CGI eyes, eyebrows, and mouths.

Those depicted are caricatured. One eye of former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage's puppet occasionally swivels around, while US President Donald Trump's hair is represented as a cat on his head, whilst Prince George of Cambridge is depicted with a strong Cockney accent and bosses about his younger sister Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. His catchphrase is "oi oi saveloy", which loosely references a Cockney football chant. Theresa May appears in trailers for a new film called Despicable May, a reference to the animated film Despicable Me, in which David Davis, Philip Hammond and Boris Johnson play her minions. In other sketches, they also uphold these roles, although very rarely.

Transmissions

Reception

Newzoids has received mixed reviews.

References

External links
 Newzoids on Twitter
 
 

Category:2015 British television series debuts
Category:2016 British television series endings
Category:2010s British animated comedy television series
Category:2010s British satirical television series
Category:Animated satirical television series
Category:British television programmes featuring puppetry
Category:British television series with live action and animation
Category:English-language television programs
Category:ITV sketch shows
Category:Television series by ITV Studios
Category:Cultural depictions of Donald Trump
Category:Cultural depictions of Boris Johnson
Category:Cultural depictions of Nigel Farage