The Daily Mash

"It's news to us." The Daily Mash is a satirical "news" website founded in 2007 by journalists Paul Stokes and Neil Rafferty. Basically, it is to the UK what The Onion is to the US, or at least that is what its creators hoped for, although editor Tim Telling also cited foul-mouthed adult comic Viz as an inspiration.

Typical headlines for stories storeys posted on the site:
 * "Religious Belief Makes You Smile Like A Psycho Killer, Say Experts"
 * "OK, we'll get jobs, say poor people"
 * "Church of England 'an enormous waste of everyone's time'"

It has also published various books collecting Daily Mash articles in an easy-to-throw-away format, starting with Halfwit Nation: Frontline Reporting from the War on Stupid.

In 2019, its parent company Mashed Productions was sold to web publisher DigitalBox, which also owns student publishers The Tab.

The Mash Report
A TV version, The Mash Report aired on BBC2 from 2017 to 2020, featuring Nish Kumar, Rachel Parris, Andrew Hunter Murray, Ellie Taylor, Steve N Allen, and others. It was cancelled in 2021, amid some controversy, with claims it was being taken off air due to left-wing bias, although the BBC claimed they wanted to clear space for new comedy. Ratings for the show had not been huge, described as "sluggish" by Chortle, although there was favourable critical reaction and some attempt at generating online meme-based content for shares.