Honda

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Hugh Laurie reports that Honda has bought the British government, and Stephen Fry explains the alarming plans for its new acquisition.
Political Satire
News Parody
Corporate Culture
Bureaucracy
Deadpan
Escalating Absurdity
journalism
Fourth Wall Breaking
1990s

A news presenter announces the sale of the British government to Honda and cuts to a press conference with trade official Nigel Pargitter. Pargitter welcomes the takeover, brushing aside questions about turning Wales into a golf course and replacing ordinary homes with plastic pods. Even Parliament becomes expendable when the new owners propose automated government. Back in the studio, the presenter admits that the story was invented, then moves toward the camera with a final suggestion that the reassurance may be premature.

PersonRole
Stephen FryStephen FryWriter
Hugh LaurieHugh LaurieWriter

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