Meet the pub-going pals from a Somerset town behind the ingenious viral videos skewering calamity Cabinet

Here he is, Justice Minister David Lammy, the man of the moment, if not exactly the moment he chose, in a remarkable two minutes and 12 seconds video.

First, we see her walking deftly through the House of Commons, her black and gold uniform, her cape billowing and her horsehair wig glistening.

Then a flock of excited MPs jump to their feet, cheering and shouting.

Then, with a conviction and determination she hasn’t always displayed in her business life, Tottenham’s Honorary Member removes her cape to reveal a dangerously tight red latex body suit, a surprisingly flat stomach and impressively strong and firm hips, and launches into Britney Spears’ 2000 hit Oops!… I Did It Again. With a few adjustments.

‘Oops, I released them again. “I brought out the two minuses and blamed all the Conservatives… Ooh, Lammy Lammy,” she sings through a cloud of dry ice.

It continues. We first cut to the front of Wandsworth prison, where the massive doors are thrown open and two happy prisoners in gray tracksuits rush out to embrace their unexpected freedom.

Then at this week’s PMQs, the disaster-prone Lammy, who replaced Sir Keir Starmer, lost his Remembrance Day poppy and blocked all questions about escaped prisoners. The video finally returns to the Room; here ‘ooh, Lammy Lammy’, still in her red latex outfit and wig and surrounded by six topless male dancers, soars towards the ceiling like a superstar.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the video has gone viral, already racking up more than 1.2 million views.

Crewkerne Gazette’s previous videos featured rapping Rachel Reeves

Their most famous video, computer-generated, features the then-deputy prime minister dancing in front of a row of flats in a tracksuit with gold trim and a fur coat.

But of course it’s not real. Instead, there’s some hilarious AI-generated satire and the latest great offering from online news and entertainment site The Crewkerne Gazette, which in recent months has treated us to rap videos featuring Angela Rayner, Rachel Reeves, His Majesty the King, the Prime Minister and others, attracting tens of millions of views.

The Gazette describes itself as ‘the sharp end of Somerset – the politically incorrect, AI-fueled, chaos-driven newcomer where truth and satire dance together like the drunks in The White Hart’. (A pub in Crewkerne, naturally).

It’s run by two old friends who met at Yeovil College when they were teenagers. Now in their mid-30s, they are inspired by Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, describe themselves as ‘shadow creators who work mostly behind the scenes’, and operate anonymously for their own safety.

Yesterday, one of them, who goes by the moniker ‘Crewkerne Man’ and was indirectly involved in Trump’s last campaign, agreed to chat.

But first – and for the benefit of those who aren’t among the 30 million Brits estimated to have watched one of The Crewkerne Gazette’s videos – here’s a brief recap of some of the funniest hits of the last four months. Like Sir Keir doing Boy George braids and singing ‘Karma Starmeleon’ – ‘You’re a man without faith.’ All the broken commitments are obvious.’

Or Nigel Farage DJing to Bo Selecta from his revolving wardrobe of beige blouse jackets, chunky gold necklaces and white fur coats. Or ‘King Chas’, the woke monarch rapping in his form-fitting tracksuit, about nature with great lines: ‘Talk to the plants, yeah. Those daisies don’t lie.

And best of all – How Many Houses Can Rayner Buy? – computer-generated then-deputy prime minister in a tracksuit, gold jewelery and fur coat dancing in front of a row of flats, flashing money, smoking two cigarettes at the same time and rapping: ‘You bought me a house, you bought me two; Turn another circle, the taxman has no idea; £80k saved with Brighton tan; I shirk more duties than the average man. How many houses are there, I will name them all; Big Ange dances in the House of Commons; The taxman is crying, Rayner is smiling; There’s a rule for me, there’s no rule for you!’

This alone was viewed more than 10 million times worldwide and received endless press coverage. Something most ‘content creators’ can only dream of.

The Gazette describes itself as ‘Somerset’s sharp end; A politically incorrect, AI-fueled, chaos-driven newcomer where truth and satire dance together.

The Rayner video has been viewed more than 10 million times worldwide and received endless press coverage

But this couple insists it will never be about money for them.

‘It’s about listening to people in the community and giving them a say,’ explains ‘Crewkerne Man’. ‘Because so many people are afraid to say what they really feel, we speak up for them. ‘We cover issues that they wouldn’t dare bring up.’

Immigration, wokeness, the gender debate, all the usual suspects. That’s why they like to keep themselves under the radar.

‘Everything we do is 100 per cent legal, but with this Government you never know what they will criminalize next when it comes to freedom of expression and how they interpret the Online Safety Act. ‘We don’t want the police knocking on our door.’

Although they emphasize that they are not specifically targeting the Labor Party, it is difficult to ignore the public’s sensitivity in the pub. And of course the fact that the Starmer Government offers plenty to satirize.

‘I don’t think there’s a day when there isn’t some story or another,’ he says.

On Wednesday, the Lammy/Britney skit came to mind.

‘The subject of the news [about the second mistakenly released prisoner] “It broke out at noon and our video was published around 6.30 in the evening,” he says.

The duo behind Crewkerne Gazette said the Lammy/Britney skit came to mind instantly on Wednesday

This meant a very busy afternoon.

‘I see these pieces as works of art; can take hours, if not days, to create and build. It’s not just a matter of sticking everything in an app and letting it do the work.’

So they rewrite the lyrics and sing the song themselves, before changing their voices (to avoid identification) and letting the AI ​​add the rest. But first they have to choose the song.

‘Oops!… I Did It Again’ is said to be ‘kind of obvious’ considering Lammy’s last few weeks.

‘Under Labour’, a hilarious poem set to the tune of YMCA’s In The Navy and listing all the scandals of the past year, came to him while having a drink at his local The Crooked Swan.

It’s all funny, but apart from Nigel Farage, who retweeted the Garage Farage rap with gusto, no politicians, or indeed any celebrities, commented. Not even the Jeremy Clarkson they featured in the 1990s acid house farm party.

But Crewkerne Gazette isn’t just about satirical music videos. It was always about promoting their beloved town of Crewkerne, population 7,333, which he described as ‘one of the towns that represents real Britain’. ‘A small life, a big sense of humour.’

He also told me that they are now moving on to other projects.

Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves together in a video. Crewkerne Newspaper is run by two old friends who met as teenagers at Yeovil College.

Including a brand new, 13-minute AI-generated episode of Fawlty Towers; Here Basil and Sybil’s pride and joy turns into an immigration hotel, where Manuel is the incompetent Border Force officer. Or not.

‘It works very well; ‘It’s very funny,’ he says.

They are also aiming for a No.1 hit at Christmas with a song released on November 28th.

So what is this about, I wonder? ‘Keir Starmer, of course! “Humor is a great way to connect with people,” he says. ‘The Labor Party cannot be said to have much of a sense of humour. Starmer comes across as a weirdo when he tries to be funny; like a Dalek.’

This is ironic because, as he points out, the Left has long dominated satire in this country. But maybe not anymore.

‘Now it’s our turn,’ he says.

And if the sight of poor old Lammy wrapped in red latex and wheeling Britney out is anything to go by, they’ll be hitting the spot for a while longer.