After Boris Johnson revealed he had spent his Sunday afternoon at Peppa Pig World during his rambling CBI speech, rather than appearing like a loveable buffoon well briefed on popular children’s TV shows as he may have hoped, he came across just as a buffoon, and unleashed a torrent of mockery, with a BBC reporter even asking if everything was alright with him.
Safe to say, the speech was a bit of a disaster from start to finish - with highlights including a 25-second interval where Johnson found his place in his notes, a not at all hyperbolic comparison to Moses, and a very good indeed impression of a car (vroom).
But it was our porky friend who sparked the most intrigue from viewers on social media, and the busy bees of the internet got straight to work to make some memes and jokes
So here are some of the best memes of the Peppa/Johnson genre:
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We came only to visit Peppa Pig World pic.twitter.com/VttqaYPfXo
— Marlon Solomon (@supergutman) November 22, 2021
"So how did you distract them from the health care bill?"
— Otto Von Jizzmark (@Ottojizzmark) November 22, 2021
*I pretended I was a car and said I went to Peppa Pig World"
"Nice!" pic.twitter.com/5cwdwNXroE
Breaking: Daddy Pig complains to Ofcom after Peppa and George traumatised by Boris Johnson's speech. pic.twitter.com/hskekooz4q
— The Poke (@ThePoke) November 23, 2021
".. and then he stood up in front of all the country's business leaders and started talking about Peppa Pig..." pic.twitter.com/6Ykor75RRE
— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) November 22, 2021
“Say ‘Peppa Pig World is very much your kind of place’…” pic.twitter.com/DjcZCXtDDI
— Matt Smith (Josheph Gettins stan account) (@utb_smith) November 22, 2021
‘What do you fancy doing tomorrow, babe? Peppa Pig World again’? pic.twitter.com/1M34tYfU0Q
— Kim M-C (@KimM_C) November 22, 2021
I once lost my place in a keynote speech to the CBI, so pretended to be a car and then told them about my day out at Peppa Pig world instead. pic.twitter.com/Cu4aRROfUe
— Jon Newton (@MrJonNewton) November 22, 2021
"What did I tell you?"
— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) November 22, 2021
"Don't do a speech about Peppa Pig."
"And what did you do?"
"Er..." pic.twitter.com/uGz7d4H4bw
"Yeah, so I've just got back from Peppa Pig World.
— Brexit Club Guy (@BrexitClubGuy) November 22, 2021
It was absolutely epic!!!!" pic.twitter.com/rIv354HyeW
Removing page numbers from Boris Johnson’s CBI speech. pic.twitter.com/kZF8AnwnnM
— Count Binface (@CountBinface) November 22, 2021
#BorisJohnson #PeppaPig pic.twitter.com/UNB2ZHG8Lf
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) November 22, 2021
Subplot alert: A lot of people recalled the allegation that former Prime Minister David Cameron may have got quite close to a pig himself during his university days:
"Spare Ticket for Peppa Pig World, you fancy coming?" pic.twitter.com/4cS7pMnjPF
— Alf (@whoelsebutalf) November 22, 2021
Boris Johnson praised Peppa Pig World, which he described as "my kind of place."
— Jon Jones (@JonJonesSnr) November 22, 2021
I'd have thought it'd be more of a thing for David Cameron.
I remember David Cameron liked Peppa Pig, too 🐷
— Not Miriam Cates MP 🤷♀️🇬🇧💪 (@CatesParody) November 22, 2021
Must be an Eton thing pic.twitter.com/uBrpYbYNH3
Boris Johnson: Continuing a proud tradition of Tory PMs with an interest in Peppa Pig World 🐷 pic.twitter.com/0BcEfmDZHE
— Samwise Gramsci (@Swindicalist) November 22, 2021
When Johnson got to Downing Street he might have felt like a pig in s**t. Now he’s just in s**t.
