13 times departing Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis made our day so much better
8. When she destroyed the UKIP deputy leader
Comedy gold from UKIP deputy leader, Mike Hookem, and @maitlis is superb.
It looks like UKIP have an immigration policy, which will involve some kind of mind-reading technique, to determine if Muslims have a ‘literalist interpretation of Islam’ 🤷🏼♂️ pic.twitter.com/Q1pSKRNFkF
— Damon Evans (@damocrat) May 14, 2019
9. When she put the Daily Telegraph right like this
10. When she quoted Toby Young’s own nonsense back to him
“Hands up I got that wrong.”
Editor of the online blog Lockdown Sceptics @toadmeister responds to @maitlis pressing him on his previous comments that “the second [Covid] spike has refused to materialise”#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/n8LCo26n1n
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) January 5, 2021
11. When she did this to Steve Baker
Emily Maitless pulling Steve Baker’s testicles off, shoving them in his mouth and sewing it shut.
Nice. pic.twitter.com/vYsPgLXIiZ— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) October 19, 2019
12. And she also had the best answer to ‘who would you invite to your dream dinner party’ in this newspaper Q&A.
13. And finally, when she did this.
Not forgetting this fabulous gaffe …
“The former Health Secretary Alan Johnson joins us on the line from Hell.
“Sorry, Hull”
Hilarious! Forget the Prince Andrew interview, this is what you will be remembered for @Maitlis!#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/oRqwExOcYK
— Charlie Proctor (@MonarchyUK) September 22, 2020
And finally – separate but related – when this happened.
As if 2020 wasn’t already bad enough, Emily Maitlis has been robbed of her legs. #Newsnight pic.twitter.com/Hza9TwYL6Z
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) f=”https://twitter.com/davidschneider/status/1316142989882859521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 13, 2020
Congratulations to both Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel in their new roles.
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