Editing Punch and Judy (section)

=== Literature ===
[[File:Punch magazine cover 1916 april 26 volume 150 no 3903.png|thumb|Mr Punch depicted on the cover of ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'' magazine, 26 April 1916]]

The editors of the British satirical magazine ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'', established in 1841, took the anarchic Mr Punch as their mascot, with the character also an inspiration for the magazine's name.<ref>{{cite news |title='The First Cartoonist': Linley Sambourne and Punch Magazine |url=https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/first-cartoonist-linley-sambourne-and-punch-magazine |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.gov.uk and}}</ref>

The 1913 short story "[[The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance]]" by [[M. R. James]] features supernatural events around a Punch and Judy show.

[[Russell Hoban]]'s 1980 novel ''[[Riddley Walker]]'' features a post-apocalyptic version of a Punch and Judy show.

[[Terry Pratchett]]'s 1993 short murder mystery story "[[Theatre of Cruelty (Discworld)|Theatre of Cruelty]]" was inspired by Punch and Judy. It is set in his [[Discworld]] fantasy universe, and a Punch and Judy show is also referenced briefly in the 2003 Discworld novel ''[[Monstrous Regiment (novel)|Monstrous Regiment]]''.

The 2011 novel ''[[Rivers of London (novel)|Rivers of London]]'' (''Midnight Riot'' in the US) by  [[Ben Aaronovitch]] is embedded in the story of Punch and Judy to tell a story of a ghostly serial killer.