Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical | West End LIVE 2023

They will rule you... Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical perform at West End LIVE 2023
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[@schnitzelhorsen1105]

The puppeteers corpsing makes this 100x better

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

Just Brilliant. You can't fault Spitting Image.

[@davepowell7168]

Used to be satirical

[@cedgson91]

This musical was hilarious Still slightly traumatised from the last song of act 1 🙈 Queen is the best part 😂 ❤

[@callmecharlottex]

I saw this too, loved it, but what was the last song of act 1 again lol

[@davepowell7168]

It was loud enough to silence someone easily entertained. This clip wasn't 'hilarious'

[@noothen]

Had the pleasure of seeing this fabulous show a few weeks ago, 1 of the most hilarious shows I've seen but also very cutting & very " Adult " in the performance.. The cast & creatives were brilliant, after growing up watching Spitting Image it was absolutely incredible live , shame it's only a short run ... hopefully they'll take it on tour nationwide.

[@Alf_The_Gr8]

Just seen it today it’s bloody brilliant

[@superstar85ca]

This is awesome!!!!

[@andyscott6315]

love that ian mckellan puppet

[@wb6515]

The full show is hilarious!

[@Officialericcrooks]

Telling from this preview alone, It looks slightly better than the reboot but so did the promos for the reboot. It's hard to compare without seeing the full show yet but from what I've seen so far ( a part from this ), it looks like a live version of the reboot rather that reviving the spirit of the original run of Spitting Image for the most part.

[@user-uk8yq8vb8y]

I saw it in brum and it was very funny, some moments didn't work but it's basically a series of sketches so if one bit doesn't work it doesn't last too long.

[@maida-vale]

I'm sure that, had it been sooner, Her Majesty would have quite revelled in this, behind the closed doors of her chambre!!! Of course.

[@johnsanders6695]

😂😂Betty Windsor Rokkin Out!! Woot!

[@AndersBu]

Warw ! This is great!!!

[@sdarkao9297]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@dylansmith1833]

I'm sorry, but this musical traumatized me for life!

[@leonardomaranhao2861]

What happened in that show? Tell me!

[@dylansmith1833]

@@leonardomaranhao2861 The whole life-sized puppetry was traumatizing. Seeing a 3-foot-tall puppet of Tom Cruise was terrifying!

[@matthewbrown3420]

Quite good.

[@kradios]

To bad Im poor and live in the states. The live performance with the puppeteers in full view is actually some art of its own. I kept laughing because I love Spitting Image comedy but also amazed to see it in action.

[@LiaM-om3ec]

They should take note from Japan and have the people dressed in black to blend into the background better

[@Officialericcrooks]

Puppetry theater still uses Bunraku & similar inspired techniques. Especially in television & film which chroma key. I think what Spitting Image The Musical is trying to do is their version of what Avenue Q / The Lion King Musical did. Especially when the puppeteer's facial expression is similar and visible to how the puppet is feeling through the acting.

[@andyscott6315]

Funnily enough, in the very first episode of the original, the closing song featuring Michael Jackson, they used that technique for Michael Jackson dancing to their version of Thriller, puppeteered by Erroll Mannoff. He also did the standing up Bob Dylan talkign about cheese and underpants

[@AndersBu]

I find it clever that we see the puppeteers do their brilliant work

[@DannySmith-mu3pt]

so accurate

[@Colt.trautmanairsoft-cb9fi]

It funny

[@emperorpalpatine783]

BRING BACK SPITTING IMAGE AGAIN ITV this time

[@leonardomaranhao2861]

Can someone tell what happens in this show? There’s no story on the Wikipedia and there’s no soundtrack.

[@TheDUDERulez1]

The redhead controlling Ian McKellon seemed like the one who was smiling.

[@Mortthemoose]

😂😂😂 loved the Queen at the end 🤘🎸

[@prettypurple7175]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ironvlogger9712]

Horrifying and hilarious The Queen rules as always

[@Colt.trautmanairsoft-cb9fi]

When need #spittingimage bac tonight 4 July #itv #itv4 so boring tv is uk

[@davepowell7168]

Perhaps the rest of this show was better than this bit

[@tenshialpha]

Sooooo.... Spitting Image is pro-establishment cringe these days? Was expecting more of a bite to this.

[@andyscott6315]

gulp, a wee bit

[@davepowell7168]

real comments are getting rarer

[@danielstanton7285]

Normally you do terrible satire at the leaders expense of your rival nations....not your own. This is why the world laughs at and not with britian. Bringing it on ourselves ffs. It's not even funny, just insulting

[@Upndouin]

Not sure if you ever lived elsewhere. In Brazil we do loads of satires at our leaders expense and we laugh at it - not insulting. Just not your cup of tea.

[@Upndouin]

Ps.: I did not find that funny either 😂 - at least this song alone did not show the potential of the production (but definitely not insulting)

[@davepowell7168]

🤣 Only a chatbot could find insult in poor satire

[@lynnjones4291]

😅😂😂