Boy George joins Eretz Nehederet as election satire exposes 'monkey business' in Israeli politics

Eretz Nehederet aired its final episode before the October 27 elections, featuring a Boy George parody and satirizing a racist slur against Gadi Eisenkot by Channel 14 panelists. The show also mocked Netanyahu, opposition infighting, and scandals involving aide Yonatan Urich.

The Eretz Nehederet comedy show on Channel 12 aired its final episode before the October 27, 2026 elections on Tuesday night. The episode featured a special guest, a parody of Boy George played by Tom Yaar, who danced to 'Karma Chameleon' and joked about the cost of supporting Israel. The show's main targets included the racist slur by Channel 14 panelists Yinon Magal and Yotam Zimri, who called Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot a 'Moroccan monkey.' The show depicted them doubling down on the insult, with host Eyal Kitzis asking them to defend their words. Other skits parodied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet singing about how great everything is while disasters erupt, ending with a shot of burned-out houses from October 7, 2023. The show also mocked opposition infighting with a 'Come Dine With Me' parody, and featured a farewell montage for Benny Gantz. The episode noted the government's insufficient efforts to distance itself from the racist commentators.