An American sneered at European restaurants and was owned into next year
Editor-in-chief, The Poke
Editor-in-chief, The Poke
- John has spent three decades writing about TV, media and popular culture. As broadcasting correspondent of the Guardian he spent many happy years presenting the paper’s MediaTalk podcast, interviewing the likes of Matt Berry, Armando Iannucci and Charlie Brooker.
- A former chairman of the television critics association, the Broadcasting Press Guild, he presented their annual awards ceremony and has a whole bunch of photos of him standing next to A-list celebrities (pictures available on request).
- He has also hosted events for Bafta and the Edinburgh TV Festival, and chaired the press jury prize at the Rose d’Or entertainment festival in Montreux.
Experience
John spent nearly 20 years at the Guardian, first as a freelance and then as a staff member on the Media Guardian team, editing the paper’s Media Monkey diary column. He first started writing about the television business at Broadcast magazine, before joining Heat and (briefly) The Sun. He began his career in local newspapers at the Medway News in Kent and the Norwich Evening News. He has only done stand-up twice and on one of those occasions he was fortunate enough to share the bill with Greg Davies and Rhod Gilbert (before they were famous, obviously).Education
John has an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University.This magnificent old moment from This Morning just went wildly viral for reasons which will become apparent (watch to the end!)
Joe Lycett went the extra mile with his fabulous response to Liz Truss’s bizarre Easter message
Rishi Sunak was just owned by BBC Radio Tees’ Amy Oakden and you love to hear it
Simply 13 of the funniest and most brutal comebacks that went viral this week
People have been sharing the household nicknames they have for everyday things – 17 absolute winners
This magnificently puerile question on the Finnish edition of Millionaire always hits the jackpot
People have been sharing the hilariously inventive nicknames given to their colleagues – 18 to remember
This scammer was given a hilarious taste of their own medicine and it’s simply killer
People are sharing the ‘childhood experiences that everyone agrees were terrible’ – 23 most relatable flashbacks
Donald Trump revealing exactly how much he knows about the Bible is an ungodly delight
Richard Madeley’s comedy reverse ferret after he is corrected by Susanna Reid is a most satisfying watch
This fascinating thread about ‘Applejuiceification and the illusion of choice’ went wildly viral and it’s a real eye-opener
Nigel Farage asked why farmers were protesting outside Parliament and the nation replied as one
This forensic takedown of Lee Anderson and his battery-powered lawnmower net zero rant was magnificently done
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