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Jon Holmes

@jonholmes.bsky.social

Fiddling on this place while the other place burns. Makes #TheSkewer for the BBC, among other nonsense. weareunusual.net

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Would you like an award-winning mash up of news and pop culture to deal with the current shitshow that the world is in? Well you’re in luck as a BRAND NEW series of #TheSkewer starts tonight 11.15 on BBC Radio 4. Also BBC Sounds. Enjoy.

07.01.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

It’s nothing to do with that.

07.01.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favourite moments on the late lamented The 'The One Show' Show podcast was @jonholmes.bsky.social observing the appearance of Walliams "sporting a beard that somebody else has grown for him"

19.12.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Genuine one of my favourite things I’ve made. All hail the team.

17.12.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Vocal noises by the tremendous Ali Mardell, @gmcgiv.bsky.social, @timdownie.bsky.social, Naomi McDonald, @jakeyapp.bsky.social and Hugh Dennis, tweaked by @tonychurnside.bsky.social and prodded by @jonholmes.bsky.social. Listen to (almost) the whole silly saga for a limited time on BBC Sounds. πŸ“»

17.12.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Sounds - No-Platformed - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of No-Platformed on BBC Sounds.

Episode 3 of No-Platformed floats onto Radio 4 tonight at 23.15. Episode 4 has been delayed indefinitely by stupid Christmas, so 3 is your lot for now. Contains surface water, stupid jokes about spelling, and a badly behaved Formula 1 pit crew. You know. Normal stuff. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

17.12.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Christmas has truly arrived.

30.11.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

SNITCH!

30.11.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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V pleased to win a couple of awards at last night’s Audio Production Award #APAs. Gold for comedy and Silver for the cancer series me and Laura Grimshaw made for Radio 4!

28.11.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - No-Platformed Comedy that drives a train through sitcom-land via a platform crowded with silly jokes.

Well, this is a lovely surprise. Next month* there will be another chance to hear a show I wrote called No-Platformed which I assumed had been consigned to audio oblivion. As I recall, it contains quite a lot of strange jokes. πŸ“» www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

*assuming the BBC makes it to December

10.11.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Back in January…

10.11.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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TONIGHT- 6.30pm - #TheNakedWeek only bloody well welcomes actual TAYLOR SWIFT to the show as recorded last night in London.

Listen #bbcradio4 #bbcsounds

@taylorswift13 @MMAFighting #taylorswift

07.11.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Think they might want to rephrase this

01.11.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In personal (work) news I’m directing the Dead Ringers 25th Anniversary Live Tour - and tonight we open in Brighton. Very much looking forward to it. Dates here, if you fancy fieryentertainment.com/our-shows/de...

18.09.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Y'know that Guardian article which cited an anonymous friend of Tyler Robinson claiming he was the only "leftist" in his family?

It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted

13.09.2025 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 15420    πŸ” 3886    πŸ’¬ 573    πŸ“Œ 412
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A bit from last night’s #TheSkewer on Radio 4: The Magic St George Roundabouts.

Full ep www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

11.09.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 14, Ep 1 - Jet 2 Migrant Holidays, The Magic Patriotic Roundabout, and a Putin Loop. Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs concept album.

Brand new series of the award-winning satirical comedy #TheSkewer starts tonight on BBC Radio 4, 11.15pm. Expect the news, all remixed. *checks news to see if there is any* (also BBC Sounds)

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

10.09.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

And I didn’t even get sued.

25.08.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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S6E11 - Surprise Suicide Squad, Brunioli Toniolio and Alex Tases Gyles Brandreth Podcast Episode Β· The The One Show Show Β· 27/10/2021 Β· 44m

This morning’s random episode of TTOSS featured a collapsing sofa, anti-entertainment and an all-child β€œsuicide squad” @jonholmes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

23.08.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This irked me, too. But the β€˜the’ doesn’t work either, for me. Should’ve been just

COP: Miranda rights?
DREBIN: β€œI’m pretty sure…” etc.

05.08.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re in Edinburgh, go see Robin. He’s one if those β€˜excellent comedians’ you sometimes hear about.

03.08.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Streisand Effect in action with this online age verification thing. I've just found out what "porn" is (pictures of people shagging!!) and it's brilliant. A real own goal for Keir Starmer if you ask me. But don't bother asking me, I'll be too busy enjoying "porn"! 😎

28.07.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 457    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Surely SURELY she did not say this? Way to go, Ofcom.

25.07.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Final #DeadRingers for this series in the can. Yes, the audience made *that* uncomfortable laugh noise at a couple of points. Here’s what the live recording looks like in pretty colours form. Second pic is waveform of *that* uncomfortable laugh noise. Hear the results 6.30pm #Radio4

18.07.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

The sound mix is incredible though. (Not so much Bono’s boots)

12.07.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a three way tie between Groove is in the Heart (makes me want to kill), that abomination about being gorgeous by Babybird, and Jump Around because of the noise it makes like stabbed horses.

12.07.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ep 5 of the current #DeadRingers #BBCRadio4 very much on the way at 6.30. Yes, the audience made *that* noise again. Also, just to clarify in advance - no real puppies were harmed by our Prime Minister kicking them.

11.07.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
A BBC news headline which says β€œPenguin says it did β€œall necessary due diligence” with The Salt Path

A BBC news headline which says β€œPenguin says it did β€œall necessary due diligence” with The Salt Path

I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.

09.07.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5642    πŸ” 1048    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 84

Take me down to the Paraphrase City
with its verdant lawns and beautiful women

06.07.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 332    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

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