When Kim Jong Un first entered the scene in 2011, taking over the role of supreme leader of North Korea from his father, Howard X immediately thought: ‘he looks a lot like me’. The music producer hadn’t ever considered being an impressionist before.

Howard X, a Chinese Australian political activist known for impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at international political events, said satire is a powerful tool to drive change.

Colbert jibed that while Trump claimed he “hadn't thought” about meeting the dictator during his Asia trip, he couldn’t help but keep talking about it.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country had deployed “special assets” to counter the growing presence of US forces in South Korea. He also warned that Pyongyang would develop “additional military measures” in response to what he called ...