It’s been 24 years since Brits saw a new episode of the political satire show “Spitting Image,” the UK’s award-winning comedy that features caricature puppets of politicians and celebrities. The show now has a new season, and the first episode offers one nonsensical idea of how New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern managed to tamp down the country’s COVID-19 case count so well throughout the pandemic. The World’s Marco Werman has the details.
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