The Now Show

The Now Show is a BBC Radio 4 series which satirized the news, running from 1998 to 2004. The regular hosts were Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, with guest and supporting actors (often doing celebrity impressions), and for most of the run, a regular monologue by Marcus Bristocke.
==Muppet Mentions==
* On March 23, 2012, Marcus Brigstocke reacted to the claims that Goldman-Sachs referred to the investors as "muppets" by taking offence on behalf of the actual Muppets and imagining them seeking revenge. The sketch included a version of The Muppet Show Theme.
* On March 23, 2018, in a sketch about Cambridge Analytica, one character says "No, I'm just saying that when you filled in that Facebook quiz about which Muppet you are, you were inadvertently subverting democracy." 
* The joke was essentially repeated the following week's broadcast (March 30, 2018), with a US Senate committee questioning Mark Zuckerberg: "Mr. Zuckerberg, which Muppet do you most resemble? Take this simple test and find out."
* On March 31, 2023, a sketch imagined Kermit the Frog claiming asylum, with Hugh Dennis explaining this is "a tried and tested comedy technique. If it ever gets too difficult to make something funny, add Muppets." Kermit says he's a victim of modern slavery ("A man has been controlling me. He makes me say things.") and he didn't stop in Calais because frogs don't consider France a safe country.
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