{"id":4079,"date":"2026-03-09T21:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:43:43","slug":"irish-comic-roasts-penny-mordaunt-live-on-last-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4079","title":{"rendered":"Irish comic roasts Penny Mordaunt live on Last Leg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Irish comic roasts \u2018war-mongering\u2019 Penny Mordaunt live on Last Leg\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/03\/penny-mordaunt-last-leg.webp?height=1024&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8220;You\u2019re very supportive of the prosthetics industry\u2026 You were promoting an arms fair in Saudi Arabia recently?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>If Penny Mordaunt thought she was in for an easy ride on the Last Leg, Irish comedian Vittorio Angelone had other ideas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Former Tory MP Mordaunt appeared on the Channel 4 panel show on Friday to discuss her role as an ambassador for the Music Man Project, a choir formed of people with learning disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Alongside her on the show was Angelone, and after Mordaunt finished discussing her project, the Belfast comedian saw his chance to skewer the ex-defence secretary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He said: \u201cPenny\u2019s always been such a supporter of disabled people, you\u2019re very supportive of the prosthetics industry\u2026 You were promoting on Twitter an arms fair in Saudi Arabia recently?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This was a reference to a post Mordaunt had shared on X in February, in which she congratulated UK companies that exhibited at the World Defence Show in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Whilst the comment drew laughter and applause from the audience, Mordaunt was predictably unimpressed and told Angelone: \u201cYou\u2019ve got to let me respond to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>She then tried to justify the importance of investing in British defence was, particularly against the backdrop of the US\u2019s military action in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Angelone told Mordaunt he was \u201con your side,\u201d to which she responded: \u201cI don\u2019t think you are sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The comedian hit back at her \u201cpatronising\u201d comment though, continuing: \u201cAs a positive thing I think it\u2019s great, war-mongering has always been a male-dominated industry, you\u2019ve smashed the glass ceiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Mordaunt then said she would like to introduce the comedian to \u201csome other women that put their lives on the line to defend people like you being able to make jokes about the government and all sorts of things, and enjoy the freedoms that we do in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>But in a final coup de gr\u00e2ce, Angelone quipped that defending military actions by the British government was a \u201ctough sell to a guy from Belfast.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>On social media, many praised Angelone for the exchange, and for not shying away from taking on Mordaunt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Irish #comic #roasts #Penny #Mordaunt #live #Leg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You\u2019re very supportive of the prosthetics industry\u2026 You were promoting an arms fair in Saudi Arabia recently?&#8221; If Penny Mordaunt thought she was in for an easy ride on the Last Leg, Irish comedian Vittorio Angelone had other ideas. 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