Tom Walker

Jonathan Pie is a fictional character portrayed by English comedian Tom Walker. Pie is a political correspondent who rants angrily about Western politics, with a focus on popular topics of British, American, and Australian politics, giving his true personal opinions before or after filming a scripted news segment with a mild demeanour.

The first spoof news report featuring Pie was released just after the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party in September 2015, responding to mainstream media reports about Corbyn's past relationship with Diane Abbott. Walker was soon approached by several media companies, including RT UK, with which he worked for several months before leaving in July 2016. The character received international coverage after the 2016 American presidential election, when his comments on Donald Trump's victory went viral and became a YouTube trending video; as of 2022 the video had more than 4.5 million views. Pie went on his second tour in 2018 with Back to the Studio, performing 45 dates in the UK, five in Australia, and six in the US.

In January 2020, a collaboration with environmental filmmaker Franny Armstrong led to Pie Net Zero, a 13-minute mockumentary. Some episodes were co-written with Irish comedian Andrew Doyle, who contributed to the character's early portrayals. In February 2022, Pie made the first of several appearances on The New York Times website and YouTube channel as part of its "opinion" section, commenting on UK politics for an American audience. A BBC radio series, Call Jonathan Pie, features Pie unwillingly co-opted as the host of a phone-in radio show, with ten episodes aired in 2023, each beginning with a warning about "very strong language."