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Private Eye is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. [2] It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely recognised for its prominent criticism and lampooning of public figures.
The following is a list of regularly appearing mini-sections appearing in the British satirical magazine Private Eye. These are mostly based on clippings from newspapers sent in by readers, often for a cash fee.
A joke on the front of Private Eye titled "BREXIT LATEST" mocking the reaction to Brexit received "fifty or so" letters of complaint in the next issue. [49] Hislop mocked this, saying that "There was one [letter] from a vicar, too, who told me that it was time to accept the victory of the majority of the people and to stop complaining. ...
Private Eye had covered the case of a Mr J. Arkell, whom the Eye accused of receiving kickbacks from a debt collection agency in his role as retail credit manager at Granada Group. [8] [9] The plaintiff's lawyers wrote a letter which concluded "His attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of your reply." The magazine's response was ...
Private Eye is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. [1] It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely recognised for its prominent criticism and lampooning of public figures. It is also known for its in-depth investigative journalism into under ...
Like Private Eye, the cover features a photo montage with a speech bubble, putting ironic or humorous comments into the mouths of the famous in response to topical events. Other features include an "Apology" section (where the magazine offers an ersatz apology for the failings or success of some person or event), "That Menu in Full", the use of ...
The official description for the film reads, “Private investigator Mort Madison (Matt Rife) has seen his better days. A mysterious woman, Michelle (Clare Grant) hires him to spy on David (Elliot ...
Colemanballs is a term coined by Private Eye magazine to describe verbal gaffes perpetrated by sports commentators. [1] Coleman refers to the surname of the former BBC broadcaster David Coleman and the suffix -balls, as in "to balls up", [1] [2] and has since spawned derivative terms in unrelated fields such as "Warballs" (spurious references to the September 11, 2001, attacks), "Dianaballs ...