Bremner, Bird and Fortune

Oct 17, 1999

Rory Bremner's show returned in 1999 but with a new title and extended slots, though with the same high quality mix of impressionism and satire. As the title suggests there was a greater input from John Fortune and John Bird who, in addition to performing their own pieces, also worked in recurring sketches in which Rory Bremner, in the guise of a politician, would be grilled by the pair as interviewers. Another bonus was the excellent portrayal by Andrew Dunn of the Prime Ministers notorious press secretary Alistair Campbell, presented here as a cross between Machiavelli and a gruff northern Football manager.

Oct 24, 1999

Rory Bremner's show returned in 1999 but with a new title and extended slots, though with the same high quality mix of impressionism and satire. As the title suggests there was a greater input from John Fortune and John Bird who, in addition to performing their own pieces, also worked in recurring sketches in which Rory Bremner, in the guise of a politician, would be grilled by the pair as interviewers. Another bonus was the excellent portrayal by Andrew Dunn of the Prime Ministers notorious press secretary Alistair Campbell, presented here as a cross between Machiavelli and a gruff northern Football manager.

Oct 31, 1999

Rory Bremner's show returned in 1999 but with a new title and extended slots, though with the same high quality mix of impressionism and satire. As the title suggests there was a greater input from John Fortune and John Bird who, in addition to performing their own pieces, also worked in recurring sketches in which Rory Bremner, in the guise of a politician, would be grilled by the pair as interviewers. Another bonus was the excellent portrayal by Andrew Dunn of the Prime Ministers notorious press secretary Alistair Campbell, presented here as a cross between Machiavelli and a gruff northern Football manager.

Nov 7, 1999

Rory Bremner's show returned in 1999 but with a new title and extended slots, though with the same high quality mix of impressionism and satire. As the title suggests there was a greater input from John Fortune and John Bird who, in addition to performing their own pieces, also worked in recurring sketches in which Rory Bremner, in the guise of a politician, would be grilled by the pair as interviewers. Another bonus was the excellent portrayal by Andrew Dunn of the Prime Ministers notorious press secretary Alistair Campbell, presented here as a cross between Machiavelli and a gruff northern Football manager.

Nov 14, 1999

Rory Bremner's show returned in 1999 but with a new title and extended slots, though with the same high quality mix of impressionism and satire. As the title suggests there was a greater input from John Fortune and John Bird who, in addition to performing their own pieces, also worked in recurring sketches in which Rory Bremner, in the guise of a politician, would be grilled by the pair as interviewers. Another bonus was the excellent portrayal by Andrew Dunn of the Prime Ministers notorious press secretary Alistair Campbell, presented here as a cross between Machiavelli and a gruff northern Football manager.

Nov 21, 1999

Rory Bremner's show returned in 1999 but with a new title and extended slots, though with the same high quality mix of impressionism and satire. As the title suggests there was a greater input from John Fortune and John Bird who, in addition to performing their own pieces, also worked in recurring sketches in which Rory Bremner, in the guise of a politician, would be grilled by the pair as interviewers. Another bonus was the excellent portrayal by Andrew Dunn of the Prime Ministers notorious press secretary Alistair Campbell, presented here as a cross between Machiavelli and a gruff northern Football manager.

Nov 28, 1999

Rory Bremner's show returned in 1999 but with a new title and extended slots, though with the same high quality mix of impressionism and satire. As the title suggests there was a greater input from John Fortune and John Bird who, in addition to performing their own pieces, also worked in recurring sketches in which Rory Bremner, in the guise of a politician, would be grilled by the pair as interviewers. Another bonus was the excellent portrayal by Andrew Dunn of the Prime Ministers notorious press secretary Alistair Campbell, presented here as a cross between Machiavelli and a gruff northern Football manager.

Dec 5, 1999

Rory Bremner's show returned in 1999 but with a new title and extended slots, though with the same high quality mix of impressionism and satire. As the title suggests there was a greater input from John Fortune and John Bird who, in addition to performing their own pieces, also worked in recurring sketches in which Rory Bremner, in the guise of a politician, would be grilled by the pair as interviewers. Another bonus was the excellent portrayal by Andrew Dunn of the Prime Ministers notorious press secretary Alistair Campbell, presented here as a cross between Machiavelli and a gruff northern Football manager.

Mar 4, 2001

Mar 11, 2001

Mar 18, 2001

Mar 25, 2001

Apr 2, 2001

Apr 9, 2001

Jan 27, 2002

The third series found Bremner perfecting his impressions of new Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith and new England football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Feb 3, 2002

Feb 10, 2000

Feb 17, 2002

Feb 24, 2002

Mar 3, 2002

Mar 10, 2002

A Jubilee special celebrating the Queens Golden Jubilee.

Jan 20, 2003

The comedy trio Bremner Bird and Fortune bring their viewpoint on the Iraqi crisis in their own unique way We're about to invade Iraq. Again. We invaded in 1917… and 1941… and 1991. This time though, we're dealing with Saddam Hussein. But then, we've been dealing with Saddam for years. Why now? The Americans see the chance to bring traditional Western values to the Middle East (aka the guys with the diapers on their heads): democracy (from the people who brought you George W Bush); freedom (from the people who brought you Guantanamo Bay) and economic prosperity (from the people who bought you Enron). Starring George W Bush, Tony Blair, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a cast of… well, Rory Bremner, flanked by John Bird and John Fortune as Foreign Office mandarins, convinced that this time they have got it right, and that above all the one thing this is not about is oil…

May 11, 2003

The comedy trio Bremner Bird and Fortune bring their viewpoint on the Iraqi crisis in their own unique way We're about to invade Iraq. Again. We invaded in 1917… and 1941… and 1991. This time though, we're dealing with Saddam Hussein. But then, we've been dealing with Saddam for years. Why now? The Americans see the chance to bring traditional Western values to the Middle East (aka the guys with the diapers on their heads): democracy (from the people who brought you George W Bush); freedom (from the people who brought you Guantanamo Bay) and economic prosperity (from the people who bought you Enron). Starring George W Bush, Tony Blair, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a cast of… well, Rory Bremner, flanked by John Bird and John Fortune as Foreign Office mandarins, convinced that this time they have got it right, and that above all the one thing this is not about is oil…

Nov 30, 2003

Rory Bremner and the two Johns return for a one-off special. President Bush is in town, and Tony Blair sees the Special Relationship as a potential means of upping his credibility on the home front. One party conference, a public enquiry, a state visit and a mass demonstration after the war in Iraq supposedly ended and it's time for Tony Blair to submit himself to trial by comedy once more, at the hands of Bremner, Bird & Fortune. With illusionists in the news this year, Tony's ability to get out of seemingly impossible situations will need to be even more impressive than ever. After all, in the words of Alastair Campbell, ‘there is this huge stuff about trust'. With Campbell gone to sharpen his pencil, our PM looks an ever-more isolated figure, out of touch with Cabinet, Parliament and the people. According to an unidentified former Minister, to whom we refer only as ‘Clare Short', Tony Blair is now making an increasing number of decisions in private with his small coterie of co

Dec 8, 2002

The satirical triumvirate of Bremner, Bird and Fortune have been bringing us their weekly viewpoint on the Iraq crisis, the axis of evil, human rights, domestic rifts between church and state and the morality of Tony Blair (""if he exists, why does he allow such terrible things to happen?""). The series starred George W Bush, Tony Blair, Jack Straw, David Blunkett, Archbishop Rowan Williams, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a cast of… well, Rory Bremner, flanked by John Bird and John Fortune.

Dec 15, 2002

The satirical triumvirate of Bremner, Bird and Fortune have been bringing us their weekly viewpoint on the Iraq crisis, the axis of evil, human rights, domestic rifts between church and state and the morality of Tony Blair (""if he exists, why does he allow such terrible things to happen?""). The series starred George W Bush, Tony Blair, Jack Straw, David Blunkett, Archbishop Rowan Williams, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a cast of… well, Rory Bremner, flanked by John Bird and John Fortune.

Dec 22, 2002

The satirical triumvirate of Bremner, Bird and Fortune have been bringing us their weekly viewpoint on the Iraq crisis, the axis of evil, human rights, domestic rifts between church and state and the morality of Tony Blair (""if he exists, why does he allow such terrible things to happen?""). The series starred George W Bush, Tony Blair, Jack Straw, David Blunkett, Archbishop Rowan Williams, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a cast of… well, Rory Bremner, flanked by John Bird and John Fortune.

Dec 29, 2002

The satirical triumvirate of Bremner, Bird and Fortune have been bringing us their weekly viewpoint on the Iraq crisis, the axis of evil, human rights, domestic rifts between church and state and the morality of Tony Blair (""if he exists, why does he allow such terrible things to happen?""). The series starred George W Bush, Tony Blair, Jack Straw, David Blunkett, Archbishop Rowan Williams, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a cast of… well, Rory Bremner, flanked by John Bird and John Fortune.

Jan 5, 2003

The satirical triumvirate of Bremner, Bird and Fortune have been bringing us their weekly viewpoint on the Iraq crisis, the axis of evil, human rights, domestic rifts between church and state and the morality of Tony Blair (""if he exists, why does he allow such terrible things to happen?""). The series starred George W Bush, Tony Blair, Jack Straw, David Blunkett, Archbishop Rowan Williams, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a cast of… well, Rory Bremner, flanked by John Bird and John Fortune.

Jan 12, 2003

The satirical triumvirate of Bremner, Bird and Fortune have been bringing us their weekly viewpoint on the Iraq crisis, the axis of evil, human rights, domestic rifts between church and state and the morality of Tony Blair (""if he exists, why does he allow such terrible things to happen?""). The series starred George W Bush, Tony Blair, Jack Straw, David Blunkett, Archbishop Rowan Williams, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a cast of… well, Rory Bremner, flanked by John Bird and John Fortune.

Feb 1, 2004

Feb 8, 2004

Feb 15, 2004

Feb 22, 2004

Feb 29, 2004

Mar 7, 2004

Sep 26, 2004

-Advert for Churchills -Rory Bremner on Tony Blairs Holiday John Prescott getting into Number 10 Security in Buckingham Palace -Tony Blairs Holiday at the President of Italys Silvio -Lib Dem Advert-Funny Names -Conservative Advert-Michael Howerd proving he's human -BBC News-Political Correspondant (Jeff Randell) trtying not to go Cockney -Gordan Brown in spoof of Money Advert -Meal- and reporter called Steve -Chief Constable Meeting-Security in Buckingham Palace and Binge Drinking -IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:New Tracking system introduced for Protesters at Westminster -Rory Bremner on The Iraqi Government -Jeff Randell tells us how excited he is -Princess Diana Memorial Fountain Security Plan -Parkinson interviews George Parr -Terretorial Army Advert -Rory Bremner on Jack Straw losing his Glasses -Blair and Cherie in Bedroom- Cherie tells Blair about her new case that involves him -John on being a Hunter -Richard Branson secrets about Virgin -Ro

Oct 3, 2004

Oct 10, 2004

Oct 17, 2004

Oct 24, 2004

Oct 31, 2004

Mar 6, 2005

Mar 13, 2005

Mar 20, 2005

Mar 27, 2005

Apr 3, 2005

Apr 10, 2005

May 5, 2005

For months and months we have all known that the election will take place on the 5th May 2005. Whenever Blair finally got round to officially announcing it, the election campaign kicked off and quickly we found ourselves on the eve of polling.

Mar 4, 2006

Mar 11, 2006

Mar 18, 2006

Mar 25, 2006

Apr 1, 2006

Apr 8, 2006

Mar 3, 2007

Mar 10, 2007

Mar 17, 2007

Mar 24, 2007

Mar 31, 2007

Apr 7, 2007

Sep 30, 2007

Oct 7, 2007

Oct 14, 2007

Oct 21, 2007

Oct 28, 2007

Nov 4, 2007

Apr 13, 2008

Apr 20, 2008

Apr 27, 2008

May 4, 2008

May 11, 2008

May 18, 2008

May 25, 2008

Jun 7, 2009

Jun 14, 2009

May 4, 2010

May 12, 2008

Nov 2, 2008

The two Johns use their "George Parr" sketch to explain the mindset of investment bankers "Everybody asking all sort of difficult questions...nit-picking like 'Where the money gone?'... as if I'm supposed to know," "Stupidity and incompetance...that's something we can be very proud of" and there is even a sketch based around the South Sea Bubble, showing how little we had learnt since the early 1700's. Rory Bremner spoofed Gordon Brown, Robert Peston, Dr Rowan Williams, and George Bush, and he has some good lines in his standup (or desk-bound) comedy, laughing at bankers around the globe while explaining the insanity of it all: "Stan O'Neil left Merrill Lynch with a heavy heart, but a heavier wallet." "I happen to know the White House is going to be repossessed any day now." There are apt comparisons with 1929 and the cautious 1950's as well.

Nov 9, 2008

Nov 16, 2008

Nov 18, 2008

The final part of the satirical series in which the trio have played the current financial crisis for laughs, but have also conducted a crash course on the head-in-the-sand mindset of the world’s highest-paid bankers as they traded in large amounts of debt.

Jun 7, 2009

Jun 14, 2009

Jun 21, 2009

May 2, 2010

May 3, 2010

May 4, 2010