Paul Hennell

@hennell.bsky.social

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Comedy writer, cartoonist, coder and photographer. Silly posts my own underwhelming posts someone else's.

#breakingthenews, #newsjack, #cartoons

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Save money in your graphics department by using the same map for forecasting weather and elections:

Biden roars a plane over Chief Justice John Roberts house every night at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5am. "Commanding Air Force One? Official act Johnny boy"

Being the exquisite French culturist that I am, I can't read anything about the French elections without humming the soundtrack from Ratatouille.

Some jokes not used in this weeks Breaking the News #BTNRejects #BTNNB

In a debate performance democrats would rather forget, Joe Biden already has. #DebateNight #PresidentialDebate2024

During his trip to North Korea, Vladimir Putin gifted Kim Jong Un various artworks, an antique tea set and a Russian made limousine. Which is like a regular limousine, but inside the limo there’s a smaller limo, and a smaller one inside that, and a smaller one inside that… #BTNNB

Nigel Farrage launched the Reform manifesto in Wales. Ranting and raving about foreign invaders unable to speak the country's language - several Welsh nationalists had to be removed from the event. #BTNNB

After 50 years, actress Helen Worth is leaving Coronation Street. Having been kidnapped by a serial killer, falsely imprisoned for murder, and married six different times, she says she just can't keep up with it all - and star in a soap as well. #BTNNB

Breaking the News is back for a new series. Couple of jokes by me in this one! #breakingTheNews www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Breaking the News - Ashley Storrie, Jamie MacDonald, Amy Matthews and Rosco McClelland - BBC Soundswww.bbc.co.uk Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

Well pleased with this 😄 #Strands #9 “Ruler’s decree” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

I find the title rather threatening, but can't wait to read my copy

BE FUNNY OR DIE (How comedy works and why it matters) The book is OUT TODAY! Oh yeah. Thanks to everyone who helped and supported… Hope you like it. And if you like it, tell your friends! X

I don't drink, so if I'm writing jokes about a story featuring alcohol I start by googling for drink brands, terms etc that are usually common knowledge. To Google I 100% look like I have such a problem I've got major memory loss

Trying to remember the fantastic #BTN joke I thought up while falling asleep... I know I'll be disappointed when I do!

Happy my birthday to all who celebrate 🥳

Three cowboys have unscripted discussion. Find "Cattle Prattle" wherever you get your fake podcasts

Not sure how they thought they would get away with this - feels like step one for a music biography www.nme.com/news/film/wh...

Whitney Houston film producers sued for not paying to license songswww.nme.com A lawsuit has been filed against the producers of Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody over failure to pay licensing fees.

Is there a better job title in politics then Shadow paymaster general?

Why would you jackhammer the pavement at 8am on a Saturday? Really putting me off my drum practice.

#valentinesday #cartoon

I wrote some joke in the pandemic about burglars working from home being the real victims The merging of reality and satire continues www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How the working from home boom has left slim pickings for burglars | Torsten Bellwww.theguardian.com The change in the way we do our jobs since the pandemic accounts for half of the 30% drop in break-ins since 2019

Ambika Mod with an amazing conversational grenade as she casually drops "well I sleep with my eyes open" I need to try this in a boring work meeting. youtu.be/jnZQ_T5MHjA?...

Ambika Mod causes everyone to lose it! | The Graham Norton Show - BBCyoutu.be Graham Norton and his guests want to know more when actor Ambika Mod reveals that she finds it hard to close her eyes fully, and sleeps with them open.Among ...

The minster for putting crap in our water is like the only competent Tory www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...

Government in court over chicken poo in River Wyewww.bbc.co.uk Campaign group River Action say the Environment Agency did not enforce rules to stop fertilisers and chicken manure getting in river.

Can't wait for the day I get delivered a birthday telegram from the King combined with my first state pension payment.

And it's here! Yes it's here! The most miserable time of the year! youtu.be/WJBrAIVrK-4?...

The 5th of Februaryyoutu.be Song from 'John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme', BBC Radio 4.Lyrics by John FinnemoreMusic written and played by Susannah PearsePerformed by Simon Kane, with...

How to fix the grumbles of a nation www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...

Lower cost of tea eases January price riseswww.bbc.co.uk Discounts during the January sales and a cheaper cup of tea helped slow the rate of price rises.

If you see this post a BATMAN I drew him on the bat-hopper

Still craving the stormy winds of the last few days? I can re-gale you with stories.

This is even more embarrassing than it first sounds as they're comparing it to Nadine Dorries novels. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-s...

UK spending plans worse than fiction, budget watchdog suggestswww.thetimes.co.uk Richard Hughes, chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, who said the government ‘hasn’t even bothered to write down’ its intentions

Sitting in the calm between these two storms reminds of that brief sweet time when Boris had totally checked out and before Liz Truss killed the Queen. #isha #jocelyn

The use of "characters" and then "people" here is concerning. 😬 Anyone got a safe house?

I do occasionally name characters in books after real people, but then I also tend to kill those people off in horrible ways, so be careful what you wish for