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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 Britain's best-selling current affairs magazine, [2] and such is its long-term popularity and impact that many of its recurring in-jokes have entered popular culture. The magazine bucks the trend of declining circulation for print media, having recorded its highest ever circulation in the second half of 2016.
At first, Private Eye was a vehicle for juvenile jokes: an extension of the original school magazine, and an alternative to Punch. Peter Cook—who in October 1961 founded The Establishment, the first satirical nightclub in London—purchased Private Eye in 1962, together with Nicholas Luard, [16] and was a long-time contributor. [17]
An in-joke, also known as an inside joke or a private joke, is a joke with humour that is understandable only to members of an ingroup; that is, people who are in a particular social group, occupation, or other community of shared interest. It is, therefore, an esoteric joke, only humorous to those who are aware of the circumstances behind it. [1]
"Recurring jokes in Private Eye" or "Private Eye in-jokes" would both be more WP:CONCISE however. HumanBodyPiloter5 06:07, 31 January 2021 (UTC) Move - As discussed above (Talk:Memes_in_Private_Eye#Terrible title), meme is inappropriate. Happy to support "Recurring jokes in Private Eye" or the concise suggestion.
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