Newcomer Marchánt Davis was picked from obscurity to star in the new film from the genius behind Four Lions and Brass Eye A new Chris Morris project is always an event. From the surrealism satire of The Day Today, to the controversy of Brass Eye, the bleakness of Nathan Barely and the unexpected humanity of Four Lions, Morris has […]
6 years ago
“It’s been out for three weeks in Japan” Originally airing in 2005, the Channel 4 comedy Nathan Barley was not a ratings smash when it first debuted. It’s not surprising, really. Created by Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker, it was based on a character from Brooker’s cult fake-listings website TVGoHome, and focused on the insular world of the East London new […]
7 years ago
The genius behind Four Lions, The Day Day and Brass Eye returns to familiar territory A new Chris Morris project is an event. The satirist and director has been the man behind some of the most savage and controversial British comedy of the last thirty years – from the news media skewering of The Day Today (and giving the world […]
7 years ago
“This is the one thing we didn’t want to happen” We live in an era where basically everything is available, instantly, online. Any TV show you randomly remember as a child, any movie, any pop hit – even if it isn’t legally available, someone will have put it on YouTube, or DailyMotion, or some Russian […]
7 years ago
The Day Today and Brass Eye creator last brought us Four Lions in 2010 Chris Morris, who you will no doubt recognise as the slicked-back presenter of The Day Today, or even as the angry farmer in one of the very best Alan Partridge scenes of all time, is returning with his second feature film entitled The […]
7 years ago
Some of the UK’s best-loved comedies over the last two decades have had one man in common – Chris Morris. With the writer, actor and satirist celebrating his 53rd birthday, JOE decided to take a look back at some of the best moments of a long and celebrated career. The Day Today While fans were already aware […]
11 years ago