THE QUESTION
What is a
foot-in-mouth award?
A foot-in-mouth award goes to a public figure for something they said that they probably wish they had not. The Bombel Prize is a weekly satirical award show that does it differently: it uses only exact quotes, and reads each one against the public record.
Where the phrase comes from
“Putting your foot in your mouth” is an English idiom for saying something embarrassing or tactless. A foot-in-mouth award takes that idea and turns it into a trophy.
How the Bombel Prize does it
Every week the Bombel Prize picks public statements and asks two questions of each: Forward, backward or standing still? and Facing the record or turning its back? The quote is shown as it was said, with its source. The reading sits beside it, not inside it.
That is the whole method. The award never calls anyone a name. The joke is aimed at the statement and the record.
What you will not find here
No invented quotes. No adjectives about people. No private individuals. Every award carries a visible satire label, and every quote links to its source.
See this week’s ceremony ↗ How the prize works ↗