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But on a weekly show on CNN, “Have I Got News For You,” where Wood hosts a panel skewering headline-makers, the president is one of the comedian’s go-to targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

It's unclear whether Eisner was joking and knew that Lohan had played both roles or not but that didn't stop a witty, young Lohan from skewering the executive.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

In his heyday, in the 1990s, Mr. Murphy was the rare political commentator who commanded a countrywide audience, skewering Canada’s elites as well as its sometimes fragile sense of nationhood.

From New York Times • May 18, 2024

Corresponding author Dr Natalie Borg, from RMIT's School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, said this seemingly unsophisticated concept of skewering the virus required considerable technical expertise.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

The medium began to stalk around the clearing, skewering the villagers with his gaze.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer