Pint-sized Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced that he will be working part-time on the Spoof! Website as the little icon that says "Oh my God, no way".
He will dress up in a yellow suit, with his little arms sticking out, say "Oh my God, no way" and fall flat on his back. He was seen most of the day through the windows of Number 11 Downing Street practising his new role.
Spoof! Writers including queenmudder, Colonel Juan and Skoob1999 immediately welcomed his planned arrival on the website, since it is likely to increase traffic and advertising revenues, which are presently limited to a single sponsor who sells Russian brides. It is hoped that he might even announce a Government subsidy for the funny site.
Osborne has a long list of acting credits to his name. He played Paddington Bear in the 1970s series by that name and went on to play Postman Pat's cat. He is not the first politician to make a bit one the side in the entertainment industry. Gordon Brown recently admitted that he played the role of children's pirate hero Captain Pugwash in two early episodes, before he was dropped by producers since pirates didn't have Scottish accents.
Meanwhile, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are said to be excited about playing the parts of Bill and Benn the Flower Pot Men in the new movie based on the puppet show. Political spoilsport Charles Kennedy has already accepted the part of Weed.
