The acerbic lyrics denounce President Vladimir Putin, the Olympics and a number of political trials going on in Russia, and was accompanied by footage of the women in their trademark balaclavas in Sochi.
Although the acerbic left-winger is a political veteran, this will be his first Democratic primary.
But the biggest change is undoubtedly the absence of Cowell, the man whose acerbic putdowns, geometric haircut and freakishly incandescent teeth put the show on the map in the first place.
But any show that features Brooker's acerbic round-up of the week's news and Carr's scurrilous one-liners will also have a hard edge.
Her acerbic asides to camera throughout the series appear to have been directed at a wider audience.
That said, the subject matter – models, narcissism, self-help et al – already seems tired by the end of this 30-minute pilot, and Rogers's acerbic one-liners aren't quite razor-sharp enough to live up to her monsterish billing.
Her acerbic asides to camera through the series appear to have been directed at a wider audience.
Speaking last week from a wheelchair in the yard of her St George home, Thomas was an acerbic, outspoken advocate for downwinders.
Don't be aghast at this acerbic wit, and tread carefully when responding.
Mr Paxman, who is famous for his acerbic interviewing style, is retiring from the show after 25 years.Many things that looked solid about the BBC have melted away in the past couple of years.
And the region's anti-corruption outfits are proving toothless, sidelined or simply embattled.The biggest problems are in Romania and Bulgaria, the EU's two newest members, whose apparent inability (or disinclination) to deal with high-level corruption has led to increasingly acerbic public warnings from Brussels.
