Ned Flanders without the moustache

• the sprout
• 15 years ago
• Categories: humour, john key
• Tags: 7 Days, Ned Flanders, tv3

Last night on TV3’s 7 Days panelist Jeremy Elwood described John Key as “New Zealand’s very own Ned Flanders without a moustache.”

Ned’s a pretty complex character, with quite a lot of suppressed rage and a dark side that makes his hyper-cheerful niceness actually more of a necessary coping device than an optional expression of his true self.

Personally I don’t think Johnno’s that complex, but it was quite a funny line and it’s nice to see our comedians taking the piss and expressing their disdain for our jester Premier.