Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, better known in the satirical circuit as “Albo the Comic Kango,” decided Saturday Night Live was a bit mainstream. He took his raucous talents to the mundane yet cherished institution – Parliament House. His target? The painfully unfunny topic of inflation.
“Now, look, there’s this joke I’ve been working on,” began Albanese, his face gleaming with the radiance of a bloke who just found the last slice of pavlova in the fridge. “Our handling of inflation is like wrestling a drop bear. You think you’ve got it handled ’til it sprays you with the fiscal piss!” Grinning ear to ear, Albo looked at his audience, expecting a wave of laughter.
However, he received a deafening silence that echoed throughout the halls, more barren than a lone emu’s love life. Like his economic plans, according to the opposition, the joke fell flatter than a roo under a road train.
Derek Scrubland, the resident pundit at ‘The Outback Oracle,’ known for its scorching political commentaries, spared no mercy. “Better check the ticker on that one, mate,” he quipped. “That joke died harder than an English tourist out Bush without sunscreen.”
In the far reaches of the barren Kimberley, casual observer and full-time jackaroo Jezza “Joey” Walker chipped in his two cents over a lukewarm VB. “Strewth, ‘old Albo couldn’t crack a joke if it was a bloody coldie!“
Well-known comedian Kylie ‘Kookas’ Kelly, known for using her wit sharper than a saltie’s snapper, didn’t hold back either. “Even a dingo stuck in a billabong creates more ripples of laughter,” she said, barely containing her laughter at the PM’s comedic tragedy.
In the social media universe, where mercy sleeps with the koalas, Twitter user (@FostersFanatic) quipped, “If the economy was as deflated as Albanese’s jokes, we’d be in the Great Depression.“
Astoundingly, even the Reserve Bank of Australia chimed in, typically known for being as dry as an Aussie summer. “While the inflation rate might be unpredictable, we can confirm that Mr. Albanese’s approval rating post-joke plummeted faster than the Southern Aurora during a blackout.“
By the end, all Albanese could mumble was a sheepish, “Well, I guess everyone’s a critic,” before shuffling offstage, probably vowing to leave the comedy to the pros and focus on trying to manage an economy that’s selling like a shonky boomerang at a tourists’ trap.
Folks, here’s advice on the house: when in the crushing jaws of inflation, it’s best not to crack jokes that are bound to crack you. As for our droll PM Albanese, it might be better to quit yukking it up and perhaps just stick to running the country (for better or for worse). And we’ll keep getting our laughs from true blue Aussie comedians – even if it’s just a rerun of Funny Faces.
