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Channel 4 changes slogan to “Yeah, that’ll do”

To mark the 10th anniversary of Gogglebox, the programme which consists entirely of watching people while they watch TV, Channel 4 has announced it’s changing its slogan to “Yeah, that’ll do”.

”Our previous slogan, ‘to create change through entertainment’, seemed appropriate for when we first started, back in the heady days of 1982,” said a spokesman today.

“The first new channel for decades, bringing new voices, fresh perspectives… what an incredible time it was,” he continued. “Or so they tell me - I only started 6 months ago.

”Now, of course, the media landscape has changed beyond all recognition. Viewers have hundreds of channels to choose from, plus streaming services. And yet somehow they’re happy just to watch footage of other people watching telly.

”In the circumstances, any slogan implying effort, ambition or creativity would be ridiculous. So we talked about it for a couple of minutes, came up with ‘Yeah, that’ll do’, then went to lunch.”

When it was pointed out that Channel 4 News is still considered the best nightly news programme, the spokesman replied “Sure, for the moment, but there’s a budget meeting coming up. Don’t be surprised if you tune in one day and find it’s just Krishnan Guru-Murthy telling you what’s trending on TikTok.”

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New Newsnight format is just 2 people yelling

Financial cuts mean that the BBC's Newsnight is stopping all investigative journalism in favour of two talking heads shouting 'let me be clear' and 'if you'll just let me finish' over each other, on a loop.

Tory intern Henry Hootington-Hurst said 'Most print media is already pretty pro Tory, but the pinko BBC doesn't yet do our bidding with sufficient obsequiousness. However, if we gut their budget, they can't investigate all of our massive scams - including that one. At least 50% of Tory MPs and Peers should probably be in jail. That percentage doubles for past and present cabinet ministers.'

Newsnight will now finish by broadcasting the Hallelujah chorus over an image of the Tory party logo, followed by the Benny Hill theme over a boot stamping on a human face, forever.

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