IN THE world of journalism reporters are told to remain impartial no matter how much we disagree with what is being told.

Enter Jonathan Pie, the satire reporter who can regularly been seen losing his cool ranting and raving in front of the Houses of Parliament.

Since his first YouTube broadcast in 2015, the realism of Pie has had people questioning his creator Tom Walker’s background and whether what they are seeing is a true news telecast.

“I get asked if I was a journalist before doing comedy quite a lot which I take as a massive compliment,” Walker tells The Gazette.

“A lot of journalists have told me that they like the work and follow the work and understand it is a satire.

“I have this following within the journalist’s world and well as in parliament, whether they support his views or not is a different issue.”

Walker is now embarking on his second live tour Jonathan Pie: Back to the Studio, where the reporter is more frustrated and angrier than ever.

And this time round as Pie attempts to host a night of serious discussions on current affairs whilst simultaneously attempting to smash the system from within, there is no one who is off limits.

Walker added: “To some extent it is easier doing the live show than the weekly videos as you have more time and you can explore and expand on themes and you have a captive audience.

“You can play to people’s expectations so there is a lot of having a go at the Tories and Trump and this time around it is more reflective on his own political view. So basically, everyone gets it in the neck.”

For many people Walker’s brand of satire may be something which is rather new and exciting, but the comedian tells The Gazette it isn’t anything new, he is just bringing fresh eyes to it.

He said: “I grew up watching The Day Today so that must be an influence on me and Alan Partridge was a huge part of my comedic influence and you can clearly see that in Pie.

“The younger generation think this is new, but this type of satire has been around for years. In the Thatcher years this ranting and raving at the Tories almost became the norm.”

It is this ranting and raving that has seen Pie pull in fans of all ages, but it is also the authentic feel of the character which has made him a success, and something which has on occasions brought unwanted attention.

Walker added: “When you are on College Green I used to get some funny looks because if you were just walking past it does look like I’m about to go live on air, so I would have families stop to watch what I was doing, but on occasion they would be with young children and it’s like ‘you really don’t want your kids to hear this’.

“You would also get the odd person scuppering a take and then you wouldn’t know the difference between me and Pie.”

Jonathan Pie: Back to the Studio comes to the Anvil on March 27, for tickets and more information visit anvilarts.org.uk.