History Magazine / Punch

Throughout its run ''Punch'' was noted for its irreverent approach to politicians and celebrities (both at home and abroad) and its cartoonists, who produced a number of images which have become part of the cultural fabric of the nation. One such cartoon is "Dropping the Pilot", showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dismissing UsefulNotes/OttoVonBismarck, while at the other end of the seriousness spectrum is a cartoon making the classic "[[Series/DoctorWho Daleks can't climb stairs]]" joke. One of these cartoons gave British English the very useful phrase "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curate%27s_egg curate's egg]]". The famous spoof history work ''[[Literature/TenSixtySixAndAllThat 1066 And All That]]'' was originally serialised in ''Punch''.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* ButtMonkey: The writers had several favourite targets, such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Sibthorp Colonel Sibthorp]] in the 1840s and UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill in the 1920s--in both those cases for being colourful, outspoken ultra right wing politicians.

* NationalStereotypes: The French, the Germans and the Americans were the chief targets. In a turnabout, it was also fond of mocking how British tourists dressed and acted when abroad.

* OnlyInFlorida: The early issues, from the 1840s, seem to use Kentucky as an earlier 'Florida'--almost every bizarre story from the United States involves Kentucky or Kentuckians.

* PatrioticFervour: Mainly during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
* PoliticalCartoon: Produced some of the most iconic ever made.

* SpinOff: ''Punchinello'' (named for Mr Punch's son).

* TheParody: To take one example, issues from TheGayNineties have a SherlockHolmes parody called "Picklock Holes", which pre-empts most of the jokes used in later parodies, with a lot of BatDeduction.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Hidden in the decorative border on the cover is the figure of Mr Punch on a donkey, holding his BiggusDickus and grinning--this was reused by ''Magazine/PrivateEye'' as their editorial header as a homage.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Hidden in the decorative border on the cover is the figure of Mr Punch on a donkey, holding his BiggusDickus and grinning--this was reused by ''PrivateEye'' as their editorial header as a homage.

Fond of TheParody, ParodyNames, and NationalStereotypes. Some issues from before the 90-year copyright cutoff date are archived on [[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=punch Project Gutenberg]].

Fond of TheParody, ParodyNames, and NationalStereotypes. Some issues from before the 90-year copyright cutoff date are archived on [[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search.html/?default_prefix=titles&sort_order=downloads&query=Punch Project Gutenberg]].

* PatrioticFervour: Mainly during WorldWarOne.

* ButtMonkey: The writers had several favourite targets, such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Sibthorp Colonel Sibthorp]] in the 1840s and WinstonChurchill in the 1920s--in both those cases for being colourful, outspoken ultra right wing politicians.

* ParodyNames: For instance, Sir Robert Peel was dubbed "Sir Rhubarb Pill" and Lord Randolph Churchill (WinstonChurchill's dad) was called "Grandolph" for his egotism.

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The magazine takes its name from Mr Punch of ''PunchAndJudy'', who was supposedly the editor. Other members of his family occasionally showed up, such as Judy covering articles to do with more feminine subjects.

''Punch, [[EitherOrTitle or the London Charivari]]'' was a British magazine focusing on political satire, running from [[LongRunners 1841 to 2002]]. Part of the same tradition as Gillray, ''SpittingImage'' and ''PrivateEye''--in fact the creators of ''PrivateEye'' admired ''Punch'' in their youth, and created their own magazine because they believed that ''Punch'' had lost its way and become too tame in tone.

Throughout its run ''Punch'' was noted for its irreverent approach to politicians and celebrities (both at home and abroad) and its cartoonists, who produced a number of images which have become part of the cultural fabric of the nation. One such cartoon is "Dropping the Pilot", showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dismissing Bismarck, while at the other end of the seriousness spectrum is a cartoon making the classic "[[Series/DoctorWho Daleks can't climb stairs]]" joke. One of these cartoons gave British English the very useful phrase "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curate%27s_egg curate's egg]]". The famous spoof history work ''[[Literature/TenSixtySixAndAllThat 1066 And All That]]'' was originally serialised in ''Punch''.

Throughout its run ''Punch'' was noted for its irreverent approach to politicians and celebrities (both at home and abroad) and its cartoonists, who produced a number of images which have become part of the cultural fabric of the nation. One such cartoon is "Dropping the Pilot", showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dismissing Bismarck, while at the other end of the seriousness spectrum is a cartoon making the classic "[[Series/DoctorWho Daleks can't climb stairs]]" joke. One of these cartoons gave British English the very useful phrase "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curate%27s_egg curate's egg]]". The famous spoof history work ''[[{{TenSixtySixAndAllThat}} 1066 And All That]]'' was originally serialised in ''Punch''.

Throughout its run ''Punch'' was noted for its irreverent approach to politicians and celebrities (both at home and abroad) and its cartoonists, who produced a number of images which have become part of the cultural fabric of the nation. One such cartoon is "Dropping the Pilot", showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dismissing Bismarck, while at the other end of the seriousness spectrum is a cartoon making the classic "[[Series/DoctorWho Daleks can't climb stairs]]" joke. One of these cartoons gave British English the very useful phrase "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curate%27s_egg curate's egg]]".

Throughout its run ''Punch'' was noted for its irreverent approach to politicians and celebrities (both at home and abroad) and its cartoonists, who produced a number of images which have become part of the cultural fabric of the nation. One such cartoon is "Dropping the Pilot", showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dismissing Bismarck, while at the other end of the seriousness spectrum is a cartoon making the first "[[Series/DoctorWho Daleks can't climb stairs]]" joke recorded. One of these cartoons gave British English the very useful phrase "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curate%27s_egg curate's egg]]".

''Punch, [[EitherOrTitle or the London Charivari]]'' was a (now defunct) British magazine focusing on political satire, running from [[LongRunners 1841 to 2002]]. Part of the same tradition as Gillray, ''SpittingImage'' and ''PrivateEye''--in fact the creators of ''PrivateEye'' admired ''Punch'' in their youth, and created their own magazine because they believed that ''Punch'' had lost its way and become too tame in tone.

Throughout its run ''Punch'' was noted for its irreverent approach to politicians and celebrities (both at home and abroad) and its cartoonists, who produced a number of images which have become part of the cultural fabric of the nation. One such cartoon is "Dropping the Pilot", showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dismissing Bismarck, while at the other end of the seriousness spectrum is a cartoon making the first "[[Series/DoctorWho Daleks can't climb stairs]]" joke recorded. One of these cartoons gave British English the very useful phrase "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curate's_egg curate's egg]]".

Throughout its run ''Punch'' was noted for its irreverent approach to politicians and celebrities (both at home and abroad) and its cartoonists, who produced a number of images which have become part of the cultural fabric of the nation. One such cartoon is "Dropping the Pilot", showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dismissing Bismarck, while at the other end of the seriousness spectrum is a cartoon making the first "[[Series/DoctorWho Daleks can't climb stairs]]" joke recorded.