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Spitting Image

1984

A satire show using puppets that are caricatures of contemporary celebrities and major public figures.

Les Guignols

2013

Les Guignols de l'info (devenue Les Guignols en 2015) est une émission de télévision française satirique de marionnettes, diffusée depuis le 29 août 1988 sur Canal+. Parodie de journal télévisé, l'émission est une caricature du monde politique, des médias, des personnalités ou plus généralement de la société française et du monde actuel. Initialement créée pour pallier l'arrêt du JTN des Nuls, l'émission est partie d'une idée d'Alain De Greef qui désirait un équivalent français de Spitting Image. Les Guignols de l'info ont un poids important sur la culture populaire française : le caractère répétitif des citations et des stéréotypes des marionnettes ont permis de rendre parfois plus populaires les traits de la caricature que la personne elle-même.

Las noticias del guiñol

1995

Las noticias del guiñol era un informativo de humor político protagonizado por guiñoles. Se emitió desde 1995 en Canal+, y a partir del año 2005 a la vez en esta cadena y en Cuatro. A lo largo de su historia se han emitido más de 3.200 ediciones.

Contra Informação

1996

Programa de sátira política e social, com bonecos que caricaturam figuras públicas da sociedade portuguesa e internacional.

The XYZ Show

2009

The XYZ Show is Africa's first and most popular puppet political satire show. Every week its cast of latex characters comments on Kenyan and international news with gusto. Barack Obama, Muammar Gaddafi, Mwai Kibaki, Robert Mugabe, Raila Odinga, Kofi Annan, Jacob Zuma, Osama bin Laden or Luis Moreno-Ocampo, nobody is safe from XYZs witty brand of humor.

Puppet Nation ZA

Upcoming

Puppet Nation ZA (formerly known as ZANEWS) is a South African satirical puppet show first produced in 2008 by Both Worlds, a Cape Town based production company. The show is a daily and weekly satirical news program in the form of a mock puppet television newscast and features on both the web and TV. Puppet Nation features key local and international political figures and celebrities. For nine seasons, Puppet Nation has been using its puppet cast as mouthpieces for satirical commentary on South Africa's public space.

Newzoids

2015

Welcome to the world of Newzoids, a topical puppet animation sketch show poking fun at pop stars, politicians, sports faces and TV favourites, and depicting our most talked about famous faces in a way they have never been seen before. Imagine a world where David Cameron and Nick Clegg battle it out on Jeremy Kyle, where Ed Miliband joins Ant and Dec on I’m A Catastrophe…Get Me Out Of Here, and where Professor Brian Cox finds an extraordinary new planet in the solar system – Kim Kardashian’s backside.

Spitting Image (2020)

2020

The classic satire show returns, with a cast of characters from Britain, America, and around the world, and no one is safe from a satirical roasting.

Spitting Image: The Krauts' Edition

2021

Die schrägen Puppen der Kult-Serie "Spitting Image" sind rechtzeitig zur Bundestagswahl mit bissigen Kommentaren und neuen Promis zurück - von Armin Laschet bis Annalena Baerbock, Olaf Scholz, Thomas Müller und Heidi Klum.

Let's Be Real

2021

Satirical puppet series covering politics and pop culture through topical sketches, celebrity cameos and remote pieces.