Newzoids
| Newzoids | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Genre |
Comedy Satire |
| Voices of |
Jon Culshaw Debra Stephenson Lewis MacLeod Simon Greenall Jon Clegg |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 15 April 2015 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Spitting Image (1984–96) 2DTV (2001–04) Headcases (2008) Dead Ringers (2000–07, 2014—) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Newzoids is a British topical satirical puppet/CGI sketch show that is aired on ITV and is a co-production between Citrus Television and Factory. The show has a similar style of presentation to that of Spitting Image, a show it has been compared to, in that it features comedic satirical scenes that spoof current events at the time of each episode's broadcast, with many well known celebrities of different fields (i.e. politics) often portrayed in a satirical fashion, with voices provided by impressionists Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson and Lewis MacLeod, all current stars of the similarly-themed BBC Radio 4 comedy Dead Ringers,
The first series of Newzoids began airing on 15 April 2015 to coincide with the general election in May 2015, and as of September 2016, the show consists of two series.
All celebrities featured in the show are portrayed through the mixed use of live-action puppets and CGI effects; the puppets are filmed first, with the footage later enhanced with CGI eyes, eyebrows, and mouths.
Those depicted are caricatured. One eye of former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage's puppet occasionally swivels around, while President of the United States Donald Trump's hair is represented as a cat on his head.
Newzoids has received mixed reviews.
...
Wikipedia