Have I Got a Bit More News for You S67 E7. Jason Manford. Non-UK viewers. 17 May 24

Jason Manford is host, with panellists Jess Phillips and Glenn Moore joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. 17 May 24

[@ScubaFanatic60]

I always wait for the longer version. Thanks for uploading!

[@for-lc6rj]

I respect the strength of your will I do not understand it but.....

[@marywood2865]

I just watch both! I'm weak on the will power.

[@CauseOfFreedom-mc7fx]

I watch the shorter version at least twice before the longer version lol

[@everyones.shadow]

I watch them both. I have n patience

[@philipbiedermann363]

You nutter. 😜

[@MrKained123]

Haven't seen Jason Manford in a while. He did a good job! That ending was hilarious!

[@MHYT7]

The farmers didn't even knock loudly.

[@beenaplumber8379]

It's a pretty big knocker. Did anyone tell that prick inside they were invited by someone with a little more authority than him? Little prick with a Napoleon complex like that should never have a job like that. He's a loose canon.

[@nantrax143]

Nice seeing Glenn Moore. Always enjoyed him on Mock the Week.

[@rbaxter286]

Prefer Helen Lewis to watch two sharp women run rings around the team captains.

[@StultissimiAmatorii]

As always, much appreciated.

[@artoriastheabysswalker]

Love that the subtitles say 'vaguey Australian accent' while Paul says he's accidently doing a South African one.

[@alisonlilley3039]

Well, that's about as vaguely as you can get....still, same hemisphere! We're all the colonies!

[@hoilst265]

Paul has just become the first non-Australian to recognise that all the fake Aussie accents everyone does are actually just Yarpie accents.

[@CauseOfFreedom-mc7fx]

Is it me or is Jason Manford really looking good in this. He was one of the best hosts too

[@davidahighley3694]

He did really well - more please

[@_cloudface]

I honestly thought it was an older episode re-uploaded at first, he looks younger than last time I saw him on telly.

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

I've grown to like him very much. At one time, he was sometimes overshadowed by noisier comics on panel shows so very glad to see him coming into his own !

[@pwrstn]

It's you.

[@fhjack25]

I'm gay for him

[@AlexB-vt5xe]

thank you, thank you, thank you

[@francesT5877]

Congrats to Jess for her work on behalf of parliamentary workers safety. And love all the rest of those guys.

[@sycorez]

I watch both versions

[@davidahighley3694]

Me too

[@marywood2865]

No matter what we think about the "just stop oil" group, I find it nice to see two elderly people who actually care about the future that they won't be around to see. Here in the U.S., the government predominantly seems to have a kick the can down the road approach to the climate. It's usually elderly white men in our Congress, who are more concerned about increasing their bank accounts than saving the planet.

[@sfdntk]

I love how angry they make the virtue signalling hypocrites who pretend they're deeply concerned about climate change while refusing to lift a single finger to address their personal complicity in it. Humanity deserves climate change, we did it to ourselves and we're too selfish and stupid to stop it.

[@rbaxter286]

And, in a decade or so it will be formerly young men and Butch Bodies, Turned OLD, who are then kicking it down the road, is my wager! Just like there is always 30 years of oil left, and just as sure China and India aren't changing anything in their economy except as they can export it for money.

[@karinbarger9192]

@marywood As another old woman in the US, I feel exactly as they do. Perhaps they, like I do, see our childrens and grandchildrens immediate futures flashing “DANGER !” “DANGER !” I’m in total agreement with you about the old men ( and shockingly, young ones, too ) in our government who care more about personal $ gain than the devastating global effects their choice leaves their own children along with all of ours. An old woman from the US.

[@bmp72]

Yeah right. These old ladies enjoyed the benefits of oil their whole life, and now all of a sudden they want to forbid it for the rest of us. If they wanted to do something for the world they should have never had kids. Cause having kids is the worst possible thing for the planet.

[@alisonlilley3039]

I always love Paul's mimicry of Charles

[@SheilaEnglish2]

Great episode

[@noneofyourbizness]

after all these years i still get belly laughs. talented folks all.

[@paulwain9335]

Possibly the best missing words round ever (but certainly for a long time).

[@legshakermaker1968]

It was! They should use the same publication every week; the jokes almost write themselves.

[@mr51406]

40:53 🤣 So, Jess, how did your sons do at school Monday? She is just wonderful! Jason was an excellent host, funny and energetic.

[@francesT5877]

Glenn was excellent hope he’s back again soon.

[@davidwoods7408]

This version was much funnier than the abbreviated version!😁

[@JuliePayne]

I enjoyed this episode ❤

[@blqeddie2946]

Well worth waiting for the extra bits!

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you!

[@Phaota]

That was the best show yet of all the seasons IMO. That ending segment before the points given had me in tears of laughter.

[@jimskea224]

Thanks very much. I thought the parts included in the longer version this week really made a difference.

[@utezahn3174]

So funny! Can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard. Thank you for posting.

[@Jnoooooo]

Lol Gina Reinhardt's picture is going global - classic. If she'd just shut up about it no one would've known about it.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Exactly. The Streisand Effect.

[@zapfanzapfan]

That was Picasso level that painting 🙂

[@old_grey_cat]

I am sure the First Nations artist truly appreciates the global sharing of the portrait. Many of us Australians feel the subject's soul is well portrayed.

[@davidahighley3694]

The people of Birmingham Yardley are very lucky to have such a great representative.

[@sasaki_on_aoba]

Thanks as always and as an Australian, that portrait of Gina is a spot on… If you are Australian or reside in Australia you do not need a photo of the woman to know who it Is 🤢🤢🤢

[@sfdntk]

Damn straight. She's a malignant cnt, and I don't mean that in the matey way.

[@bigbad253]

That portrait is now being referred to as "The Mona Gina"

[@amymorris2341]

Is she your version of Donald Trump?

[@sfdntk]

@@amymorris2341 Not even close, for one thing Gina Rhinehart is a competent business person. She's a mining magnate who inherited a lot of money and mineral rights from her father, but unlike Trump (whose net worth would be higher than it is today if he'd just put his inheritance in an index fund instead of bankrupting a series of businesses including casinos) she managed to turn it into substantially more money and power. She's a very private person, she rarely makes any public statements of any kind, even now with this situation she hasn't said anything publicly at all. Like all billionaires she's a callous, self-interested, hateful manipulator, but she couldn't be more different than Trump.

[@randomscreenalias7737]

Thx as always 🇱🇨

[@cruz1ale]

Great episode, Manford's a pro

[@Skreezilla]

the Southern lights were visible by the naked eye it was stunning

[@james_baker]

tks ViVaHD 😻

[@beenaplumber8379]

LOL!!! This comment has a "translate to English" button next to it!

[@enricobortolazzo2651]

My favourite of the season so far - that goalkeeper/hangman joke didn't get the laugh it deserved, I was in stitches!

[@nefwaenre]

Omg Jess Phillips is on tonight!! i absolutely adore her!! But, i must say, Glenn stole the show tonight! :D

[@blugirlart]

I absolutely love that portrait of the King

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

It reminds me of the painting scene of Red Skull in Captain America.

[@jeffw991]

Speak for yourself. It makes me see red.

[@beenaplumber8379]

For the first official portrait I think it should have been more traditional. It looks like the artist sees him burning in hell. That might be a common sentiment, but I think the official portrait should project something traditional, not something bloody and fiery, like the empire.

[@sfdntk]

@@beenaplumber8379they hired him knowing what his portraits look like, this is his style. Go and look at his portrait of Attenborough for example, it's exactly the same but in green. So what exactly were they expecting?

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@sfdntk Sounds like this is what he wanted then. When the king wants one thing and I want another, His Majesty wins.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

Have always adored His Majesty ever since he got told off for drinking cherry brandy while still at school. Long live Charles lll ! Get better and stay eccentric ! The pen sequence was wonderful !

[@merlapittman5034]

I really enjoyed this episode - they cut some seriously funny stuff out of the shorter version!

[@tinay9491]

So?

[@kjejon1]

Dipping cheese into a cup of coffee is common in Finland, perhaps mainly in the northern parts.

[@MrPeterhe]

Yes, it's a different kind of cheese compared to ordinary cheese. After being immersed in the coffee it is "squeaky" when you chew it. Not uncommon in the most Northern parts of Sweden too.

[@Firebird1005]

Yes but only in winter ,when nobody can see.

[@RebeccaRhymer]

Never ever done it in southern Finland. So it’s definitely a northern Finland custom. 😊

[@davidvoelkel8392]

Love when Jess Phillips is on, she can hold her own with the comedians

[@CthulhuInc]

thank you

[@josephbennett4236]

What a great episode! Thanks!

[@zapfanzapfan]

Did some Trekker put up that portal? It's pretty "City on the Edge of Forever"... 🖖

[@_mikewest_]

Brilliant episode!

[@alisonlilley3039]

yeah, as Ian says...love the way Camilla just continues on as the toddler is led away

[@wolraadtwoltemade1963]

thank you 🇿🇦

[@tinay9491]

great writers again great show

[@danbrown4517]

The best HIGNFY I've seen for ages!

[@OliverJWeber]

Honestly, the farmer should have answered „oh please, do so“ and then come back to central London with 1000 friends with tractors. These people have totally forgotten who is paying their salaries.

[@shorerocks]

TIL "lathe" is a "Drehbank" in German.

[@Oomzilla]

Awesome, full version to wind down after a hard day on holiday, JM was good w'n't he😂

[@sfdntk]

Every time I see Jason Manford I can't help but think about him singing Stars from Les Miserables. If you haven't seen it, you should, it's certainly a bit shocking.

[@QueenEponine]

Wow - thanks for bringing that to my notice! I think he has potential. Next job for AI: replace Russell Crowe with Jason Manford in the latest movie version!

[@sfdntk]

@@QueenEponine oh my god absolutely. I don't dislike Russell Crowe in general but he was so horribly miscast in Les Mis (which frankly was horrible in so many other ways too).

[@Rasta8889]

I missed the Aurora Borealis because I watched Steamed Ham memes on KZbin.

[@eikthesheik]

I don't know if Paul Merton is underrated or if I just down know enough of him, but he's so quick witted and hilarious every time.

[@subliminalvibes]

Paul's been popular since I was a kid and I'm nearly fifty now, so I guess most of his popular stuff is on VHS and not KZbin.

[@subliminalvibes]

...but you're right he's hilarious!

[@DennisMoore664]

The password quiz makes me feel much better. Thank for the upload!

[@cheungs7]

Ashton-under-Lyne getting a mention! Woot Woot!

[@yamadakenji4143]

Perhaps the all red portrait of Charles is the artist's 'subtle' hint at purgatory

[@sonicgoo1121]

The pope said purgatory was closed, so we'll have to go with some other red place.

[@yamadakenji4143]

@@sonicgoo1121 That's artistic licence for you. These artists just don't care

[@sarahjames1522]

Just love it!

[@louieberg2942]

This was a good one!

[@_cloudface]

Okay, who else has no idea why the builder's lock code is "1966"? It can't be the World Cup can it? Seems kinda sad 😬

[@beadsy-dl5up]

Its only that code in ENGLAND

[@AndrewTBP]

It is exactly the World Cup.

[@97percentcocoa]

cheers mate

[@fendel_]

What is wrong with woodturning tho? It is pretty cool.

[@beth12svist]

I think it's really less of a jab at woodturning in itself and more of a generalised joke of using niche-subject publications for that section and pointing out their niche-ness.

[@beadsy-dl5up]

This episode made me laugh out loud

[@amymorris2341]

"The rise and fall of the Russian Empire" had me laughing so hard. Especially because Paul looked ashamed of himself to be saying it!

[@BrotherChad]

Security: “If you knock that loud again I’ll throw you out!” Farmer: “So let me get this straight… if I knock that loud again, you’ll throw me out. Notwithstanding the knocker is on the outside. Now, I’m just a simple farmer and didn’t have one of those fancy edgemacations, but it seems to me that either; you expect me to somehow knock from in here, OR you’re going to have to let me back in again, in order to throw me out.” Security: “……..”

[@oldsandface]

Love Jess!

[@dereks1264]

Even the king seems to be supporting Labour.

[@AndrewTBP]

I suspect he's as sick of the Tory government as we all are. Carefully trained not to say so.

[@TheJonathanNewton]

King Charles III has been waiting for the throne for so long, people seem to think that his first name is ”Prince” and his surname is ”Charles”.

[@nikhilsrl]

Did they throw out that security guard?

[@Rocwallaby]

Me, me, Ian Hislop, I saw the Southern Lights

[@AndrewTBP]

It was overcast in Sydney, so not here.

[@jestermoon]

I think we're seeing a new regular chair dude 🎉 33:30 So good Stay Silly Stay Safe Stay Free 34:17 😂

[@DonMarco9725]

As someone from germany, could someone tell me what happened in 1966 in relation with buildings in britain at 32:25? I tried to google it, but couldnt find anything.

[@steve470]

A reference to England's win of the FIFA World Cup in 1966.

[@DonMarco9725]

@@steve470 OH! Ok, thanks! I thought it had something to do with a construction boom or something. Thats what i googled for. But yeah, it makes sense that football fans would use the only world cup England ever got. I am german, so i cant relate. We have 4, so we can choose.

[@beadsy-dl5up]

@DonMarco9725 In Scotland they use 1967 as that was the year that the Scottish team beat them

[@andrewcarson5850]

Great bit of baiting there, mein freund.

[@topherthe11th23]

19:34 - In an ideal world, that guard would lose his job and face other pun'ishments on top. A simple "nobody knocks that loud, and you shouldn't either" would have sufficed without a threat to impose consequences. Unlike a lot of cads who knock on 10 Downing's doors frequently, these people can't be expected to know the sensitivity of the knocker. Also, they might not know how far away the person responding to the knock might be. They're owed some courtesy on account of their lack of familiarity.

[@topherthe11th23]

@topherthe11th23 - The farmers should have replied with "Too bad for you, you won't get the chance, because we're already in here, and so we won't have any need of any more knocking, which means that your little power-trip to abuse the yokels-come-from-the-countryside goes nowhere. I guess you'll be needin' the Viagra tonight, since the normal abuse on ordinary people that USUALLY gives you the ability to perform isn't available to you today".

[@AussieFossil]

He possibly thinks "Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to open a door....."

[@holly50575]

🤣🤣👍

[@andrewcarson5850]

@@AussieFossil "..size of a peanut" would be more accurate.

[@francisboyle1739]

I kinda think there was a better Dominic Cummings vision joke in there somewhere.

[@LoxleyMusic]

The portrait of Charles is a so called "Period Piece"

[@GillianGibsonNoero]

You are SO bad but very funny, especially since Charles told Camilla he wanted to be her tampon...😂

[@jeffw991]

That's a bloody good joke.

[@LoxleyMusic]

@@jeffw991 I have to admit I stole it. (credit goes to Mark Normand) I guess Charles hopes somebody will steal that painting XD

[@zapfanzapfan]

Spot on.

[@thehellyousay]

the artist certainly captured the essence of that aussie billionaire bint.

[@AussieFossil]

Well, bint is an English word I think, here we would call her a bi***, or a **nt.

[@shmookins]

32:30 What is the 1966 reference?

[@chrisearl9801]

Last time England won the World Cup

[@adinakonianski9356]

I had the same question and felt so ignorant 😂 I get it now!… I thought it was because the Labour Party won but I mean it’s not the only time they did 😅

[@theresecallaghan]

For anyone interested, it’s not pronounced og-am, it’s pronounced oh-am. The g is silent.

[@theresecallaghan]

And yes I’m a pedant when it comes to my national language being butchered. .

[@mikechiu9767]

Julius Caesssssaaaaarrrr!!!

[@martinjones5965]

11:24 The lady with the hammer sadly missed out an opportunity to look even MORE like the Three Stooges and whollop the lady's hand ... and before too long pies would by flying. They should first have practiced on a matchstick house. Obviously the job needed a jack-hammer &/or dynamite.

[@bobburroughs6241]

I know plonkers and I'm 76!

[@aussieAl-pd8qo]

I actually prefer the shorter version as I have an irritable bowel.

[@LednacekZ]

what was that Jilly joke about? Can someone explain?

[@Linejs1]

She is known for writing really steamy romance novels

[@ssgtmole8610]

My last name is Cummings. Dominic isn't doing us any favors. Hopefully he doesn't go full fascist while I'm still alive.

[@Bubbagreensshrimphouse]

jess phillips at the end of every sentence: ERRRRRR

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

I've been pretty negative about Paul but he's really funny in the aftermath of Ian's comment at 40:42 (extra footage for context).

[@eastvandb]

I like pillock!

[@grandulasperty1812]

What's the difference (about 10-15 minutes) with the UK viewers' version? Can't just watch the whole thing again to find out...

[@samfuel]

Have I got a bit more news for you is a longer cut of the show, it airs the next day: some people prefer to wait for the longer version and just watch that, others watch both the short version and the long version (even though most of it is being seen twice). Basically, an extra 15 minutes of things they cut for time.

[@markmurphy8078]

The fun bit is to watch both versions....

[@suhailski]

More banter.

[@grandulasperty1812]

@@samfuel Thanks. I'm usually so starved of late night satire/comedy on weekends that I tend to watch the shorter version as soon as it gets out... short term gratification issues I guess LOL BTW thanks for the precision, I totally overlooked the "a Bit More", shame on me

[@beenaplumber8379]

I think it's also more off-topic banter (still funny). Sometimes it's funny mistakes that everyone riffs on. Occasionally it's jokes or bits that didn't really work, and we all have a laugh at it.

[@topherthe11th23]

16:10 - Angela Rayner's smile takes a long time to overcome her resistance to it. The reason she's trying to fight it back is because it's the smile of "I realize now that I'm a lot closer to residing at 10 Downing Street than anyone thinks I am", and if people see it they will interpret it as gloating.

[@topherthe11th23]

26:36 - I hadn't heard that Hannibal Lecter had died. Will the criminal court Judge allow a day of adjournment so that Donald Trump can attend the funeral?

[@topherthe11th23]

26:41 - Don't you hate comedians who DO NOT repeat the punch-line three times as a courtesy to older listeners who may mishear it once or simply don't get it and need two repetitions of it to give them time to muster up a fake laugh?

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

I'm a catering chef of decades, the real reason for the M&M's is that if the caterer misses something on the rider they can claim you in violation of the contract and then don't have to pay. A lot of bands or their managers do stuff like that to try and get out of paying. Aerosmith did M&M's as well, but blue.

[@sfdntk]

No court on the planet would let you void an entire contract on that basis, much less allow you to not pay what you owe, and every contract on the planet includes a clause that says if one part of the contract is found to be in breach, the rest of the contract remains in force. The actual reason for the M&Ms is that the band had complex staging requirements, and there were serious safety concerns if any of their instructions weren't followed to the letter. If they arrived backstage to find brown M&Ms in their bowl then they knew the contract either hadn't been read properly or hadn't been followed correctly, and therefore they needed to do a thorough inspection of absolutely everything else.

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

@@sfdntk You don't understand catering riders, kid.

[@abionacdsissy719]

Biggest eurovision scandal EVER and not a mention..

[@lilymarinovic1644]

They have more relevant events to comment on.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Apologies to the UK, zero points 🙂

[@beenaplumber8379]

As far south as the Isle of Wight? The auroras were seen as far south as the Canaries, the Yucatan, Hawaii, and India. The ring of aurora passed right over Northern England, and it was over 100 miles high, likely a lot more. The Isle of Wight surely had a great show! The light pollution in the UK is terrible though, and it would have been difficult to see with your eyes, even in the countryside, though a lot of Brits have posted a lot of amazing photos! (A good camera can cut through a lot of light pollution.) It passed right over my home here in Minnesota too, and I've never seen anything like it, though I had to drive 40 miles away from the Cities to watch the display. It was so worth it!

[@AndrewTBP]

Did you miss the _in the UK_ in Jason’s sentence?

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@AndrewTBP Maybe. But it seems along the lines of saying the aurora was visible as far south as Albert Lea in Minnesota. That's not a very meaningful statement. Both Minnesota and the UK were directly under the auroral ring. Of course it was visible in all parts of the UK, except in areas of the most severe light pollution. What's more meaningful and quite surprising (IMO the real story) is how far south they were visible, not just how far south in the country that was directly below their origin. Gran Canaria is at a latitude of 28 degrees north. The Isle of Wight is over 50 degrees north. Where's the real story?

[@topherthe11th23]

18:40 - Jess Phillips, I don't know the U.K. much, but nobody in the U.S.A. ever said "avocado pear" for an avocado. It would be "alligator pear", or just "avocado".

[@AussieFossil]

We just call them avos here in OZ.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

​​​​@@AussieFossilAvocados were called 'avocado pears' in South Australia when they first became available in the early 1980s. Then 'avacodos'. Now 'avocados' or 'avos'. 😊

[@beth12svist]

Well, since she IS in the UK, you're not being very helpful, are you? 🙂

[@pvisit]

I would like to know why there are 2 versions of each episode. Anyone ?🙄

[@sfdntk]

One for broadcast, where timelines are tight down to the second, and one for streaming, where shows can run as long as they like.

[@AndrewTBP]

The shorter version is shown Friday night just after the watershed. The longer version is shown on the weekend.

[@marknugent9851]

Charles gets a red portait and no one, no one mentioned tampongate. NO ONE?!?!

[@vidurbutalia2130]

I make an effort to dislike politicians on principle, but Jess does make it a bit difficult. Just goes to show that coming across like a normal human being goes very far…

[@thehellyousay]

oh, yeah, as soon as i saw that "tattoo", i immediately knew it said "ceasefire". it was the line through the other lines what gave it away, right, sure ...

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Ogham is the oldest recorded written language found in Ireland, on ancient tombstones of important people.The longer line through the centre is an orientation point for the shorter lines, to create letters; left, right, straight, and diagonally. The number of lines, as well as direction from the centre line, is significant. A form of alphabet has been deciphered, so that it was possible to write words phonetically, such as 'ceasefire'.

[@topherthe11th23]

15:11 - I expected a cut to the fly pestering Donald Trump giving a speech. (But that footage isn't included even in this longer, "More News For You" version.) Trump then announced that he did not know they had flies in the U.S. State where he was orating. It must've come as a shock to everyone to learn that all 50 States (and every U.S. territory that isn't a State) has flies. Then Trump said that fly-paper was illegal in the U.S.A. because of animal cruelty. I thought that such a statement would end his career, so to celebrate I went out and bought illegal fly-paper. This was in the municipality where I reside, in the U.S.A., a country where fly-paper is illegal. I found the illegal fly-paper in a big well-lit supermarket type of store, in an aisle full of insecticides and other things, under a sign that said "Fly-Paper". An anti-shoplifting camera filmed me taking it off the shelf, and after I left the store I reviewed my cash-register receipt, and it listed a box of fly-paper and the price. So, I left a really bad trail of evidence, more than enough to convict me for possession of illegal flypaper. I'm due to be arrested at any time, and all for nothing. I was so stu'pid. Nobody who ever voted for Trump will decide NOT to vote for him just because Trump believes that there are States where flies don't exist, and that flypaper is illegal.

[@vincentlevarrick6557]

Hey buddy, sorry to be the one to break it to you, but you did just watch the extended version 😉 D'you know, here in Aus, I don't think I've ever seen flypaper? I reckon I've only seen it in cartoons - you know Tom and Jerry type shenanigans. But I've never really gone looking either. Of course, we have so many flies here that we developed our own way of dealing with them. The iconic bushman's or swagman's hat with the dangling corks isn't just a novelty item, it's a real necessity in the outback.

[@topherthe11th23]

@@vincentlevarrick6557 How does the cork thing work? Anyway, I had copied a Comment that I posted on the Not A Bit More version and pasted it on this version, changing only the time-stamp. I've edited my comment to reflect that I was disappointed not to see Trump saying "I didn't know you had flies in Iowa" in this longer version either. I mean, you might not know Iowa. Major agriculture state, big state in pork and beef. And to move beef around (which it's still alive) a lot of people will use a horse. So, yeah, pigs, cows and horses, it came as a big surprise to Trump that Iowa has flies.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Stay strong! ✊️ If you behaved normally in a shop and bought a loaf of bread with your I.D, ,that might save you. Trump's court cases clogging up the legal system may give you extra time before the law catches up with you. I also live in Australia, and people typically don't wear corks on hats, unless for an Australiana 'fancy dress', or children in school plays. The corks swing around on the strings and serve to shoe the flies away from the hat wearer's face, so a person can get busy with their hands doing other things instead of brushing away flies. It probably depends where a person lives in Australia, but fly paper is definitely still available in hardware shops and supermarkets. I just looked it up. 🙃 To be fair, Trump is mostly only outside at golf courses, where the bio-systems that include flies would be minimal, and he has dementia. Flies don't feature in Trump's greatest hits. Let's face it, flies aren't birds killed by windmills, whales killed by wind, or whales in 'a-brain' test. Although, Trump probably wanted to smack those suprise Iowa flies 'like a dog'.

[@sfshinz]

Is Glenn Moore Claire Balding’s love child?

[@AndrewTBP]

Clare Balding bats for the other team, i.e., she's a lesbian. She has no children yet.

[@topherthe11th23]

25:47 - How did Paul Merton guess that that image depicted the Trump trial? It's an odd twist, but outside the courthouse the other day a panhandler who identified himself as a courtroom artist asked me for a dollar. I said I didn't have a dollar, but I could give him a dozen new orange crayons that happened to be in my pocket. He took them and thanked me and said "Now I don't need a dollar!".

[@daniellamcgee4251]

As Paul Merton said a couple of weeks ago, if Trump is put in an orange jump suit, he would disappear.