Newzoids

Newzoids
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Genre	Comedy Satire
Voices of	Jon Culshaw Debra Stephenson Lewis MacLeod Simon Greenall
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1 (2nd to air in 2016)
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	15 April 2015 (2015-04-15) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Spitting Image (1984–96) 2DTV (2001–04) Headcases (2008)
External links
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Newzoids is a British topical satirical puppet/CGI sketch show that has been broadcast on ITV since 15 April 2015. The series features the voices of impressionists Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson and Lewis MacLeod. It has been compared to Spitting Image. The first series of Newzoids was released in time for spoofing the general election in May 2015.

It was confirmed by ITV that there will be a second series of Newzoids later on in 2016.

Characters

The following are the celebrities portrayed in the show:

Politics

• Ed Balls
• Natalie Bennett
• Vince Cable
• David Cameron
• Nick Clegg
• Yvette Cooper
• Nigel Farage
• Boris Johnson
• Kim Jong-un
• Theresa May
• Ed Miliband
• Barack Obama
• George Osborne
• Eric Pickles
• Vladimir Putin
• Alex Salmond
• Nicola Sturgeon
• Leanne Wood

Sport

• Mo Farah
• Lewis Hamilton
• Roy Hodgson
• Andy Murray
• Wayne Rooney

Television

• Ant & Dec
• Jeremy Clarkson
• Kirstie Allsop
• Mary Berry
• Russell Brand
• Kay Burley
• Peter Capaldi
• Alan Carr
• Jeremy Clarkson
• Olivia Colman
• Simon Cowell
• Brian Cox
• Benedict Cumberbatch
• Idris Elba
• Evan Davis
• Mel Giedroyc
• Miranda Hart
• Amanda Holden
• Paul Hollywood
• Katie Hopkins
• Christian Jessen
• Kim Kardashian
• Jeremy Kyle
• James May
• Sue Perkins
• Nick Robinson
• Philip Schofield
• Lord Sugar
• David Walliams
• Jeremy Bowen

Royalty

• Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
• Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
• Charles, Prince of Wales
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Prince George of Cambridge
• Prince Harry
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
• Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

Musicians

• Gary Barlow
• Beyoncé
• Harry Styles
• Kanye West
• Susan Boyle (Voice only)

Other

• Samantha Cameron (Wife of David Cameron)
• Cara Delevingne (Model)
• Pope Francis (Leader of the Vatican & Catholic Church)
• Kate Moss (Model)
• Kim Sears (Wife of Andy Murray)
• Sophie Hunter (Wife of Benedict Cumberbatch)

Episodes

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	15 April 2015	20 May 2015	6
2	2016	2016	6

Series 1

No.	Title	Air date	UK Viewers (millions)
1	"Episode 1"	15 April 2015 (2015-04-15)	3.35
2	"Episode 2"	22 April 2015 (2015-04-22)	2.11
3	"Episode 3"	29 April 2015 (2015-04-29)	Under 2.02
4	"Episode 4"	6 May 2015 (2015-05-06)	Under 1.87
5	"Episode 5"	13 May 2015 (2015-05-13)	Under 1.74
6	"Episode 6"	20 May 2015 (2015-05-20)	Under 1.72

Series 2

The second series of Newzoids will air in 2016.

Reception

Newzoids has received mixed reviews.

External links

• Newzoids at British Comedy Guide
• Newzoids at IMDb

• https://twitter.com/ITV/status/712324928482234368
• http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/newzoids-returns-second-series
• http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/16/newzoids-review-no-spitting-image
• http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/newzoids-tv-review-a-forgettable-start--but-it-was-the-same-for-spitting-image-10179963.html