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Elana Mitchell's avatar

So many chef’s kiss lines in this but the stand out is “Perhaps we could do podcast together?” 🤣

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John Birmingham's avatar

IKR! I'm not entirely sure why it's so funny. But I know it is.

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Roger Ramjet's avatar

I’m now signing all my emails off with “May all of your enemies walk past the open windows, Comrade.”

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John Birmingham's avatar

Spasibo.

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Rik's avatar

Laugh? I nearly shitted myself! Very funny staryy priyatel.

Seriously get someone to perform this, it's comedy gold.

Much love

"May all your enemies walk past open windows"

Rikivich

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halwes's avatar

Great to read your Guardian article. Got a good laugh and some good memories of the old days. Hope to read more in the future. Garma Festival on here in August.

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Annie G's avatar

Abso-bloody-lutely priceless JB

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Penny Gleeson's avatar

A delight as always - ' may all your enemies walk past open windows ' - my new go to curse 🤣

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AusMossy's avatar

Do you think Vlad tans his testicles? That might be too much testosterone for just one despot.

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Matthew F.'s avatar

Despotserone.

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ken's avatar

I've heard a rumour that Tuck has been lured to Australia, to cohost Sky After Dark beside Peta.

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Anita's avatar

Oh, this is hilarious. John Birmingham, you've raised the bar for yourself with this one!

And has anyone else even done this for decades?

Who else is a satirist now? There's that guy on the ABC on Thursday night, he's pretty good, but we have to have satirists. Or what's the point of our new improved defamation laws?

How about a whole book of letters to and from all kinds of mongrels. I'll buy it.

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