Not a comedian as such, more of a satirical commentator. If you see his current TV work you’ll be not the least surprised that he wrote for the classic Chris Morris series The Day Today and Brass Eye.
His pieces in the Guardian are often good too.
His recent onscreen success started with Screenwipe, a ruthless deconstruction of telly goings-on. It was followed by a one-off Gameswipe and two series so far of Newswipe which is more topical that Screenwipe, with lots of stuff about the previous week in the news along with with some general items.
He can get a bit whiny at times but at his best (most of the time) he’s abrasive, perceptive and very funny.
