Donald Trump uses sketch by Black Country comedian in jibe at Sir Keir Starmer
Black Country funnyman George Fouracres has become the unlikely focus of Donald Trump's latest jibe at the Prime Minister.
The US President posted a clip of George Fouracres' sketch on his social media platform yesterday (Sunday), which showed the Willenhall-born comedian playing the terrified Prime Minister as he receives a call from Mr Trump.
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In the sketch, which was shown on Sky TV's Saturday Night Live UK, Sir Keir tries to avoid taking the call, saying 'What if Donald shouts at me?"
The Prime Minister then hangs up on Mr Trump, saying: "Oh sod that scary, scary, wonderful president. Why is he so bloody difficult to talk to?"
He then tells his deputy David Lammy - played by Hammed Animashaun: "I just want to keep him happy, Lammy. You don't understand him like I do, I can change him."
President Trump posted the sketch on his Truth Social platform shortly before he was due to speak with the Prime Minister yesterday.
A spokesman for Sir Keir said he was not aware if the Prime Minister had seen the clip.
He said: "The Prime Minister is entirely focused on the job in hand. He obviously had a good conversation with the President. They discussed the conflict and the Strait or Hormuz.
"The Prime Minister has repeatedly been clear that we’re not going to be drawn into this wider war. We’re taking the necessary action to defend ourselves and our allies, but we are not going to be dragged into this wider war."
Fouracres, 35,Jason Forbes attended Wolverhampton Grammar School and Cambridge University, where he met his comedy partners Jason Forbes and Phil Wang, with whom he formed the comedy trio Daphne. Forbes and Wang appear also appear alongside him on Saturday Night Live UK, along with Wolverhampton-born Celeste Dring.
Daphne was nominated for Best Newcomer act at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Fouracres went on to appear as the voice on Prince Harry on the 2020 revival of puppet satire Spitting Image, and also spoke about his Black Country upbringing in Radio 4 special Black Country Gentlemon.
