The idiots have taken over. That’s the main message of the brilliant series Nathan Barley created by the genius of Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker. Season 1 is out on DVD, and there is some strong speculation that we’ll be enjoying a season 2 (at last). Either you love him or you hate him, you’ll be glad you introduced Nathan Barley and his (our) society in your life…

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Chris Morris has been described as a ‘comedy genius’, and rightfully so. He’s one of the most revered and a unique figures of the ‘new generation’ of comedians. Chris Morris fronted the spoof current affairs shows The Day Today, produced by Armando Iannucci. In this ground breaking series Steve Coogan introduced characters like Alan Partridge and Paul Calf to the viewing public, and brought together many of today’s edgy comedians. In the series Brass Eye, Chris Morris brought his comedy up to a new level and it is his most controversial work to date. It offended a LOT of people. The 2001 one-off Brass Eye special about Paedophilia, was the second most complained-about programme in the Independent Television Commission’s history (number one was Martin Scorcese’s film The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis published in 1951. Note: The Last Temptation was included by the Roman Catholic Church in the Index of Prohibited Books). Around 2000 complaints (and approximately 3000 calls of support) were received regarding the show, and some politicians hastily spoke out against Morris. You must check out Why Bother?, a series of five 10-minute long radio interviews for BBC Radio 3, between Chris Morris and Peter Cook’s character Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling in 1994. The shows were improvised!

Check him out! (Search, find, watch, buy)

The Day Today
Brass Eye
Jaaaaam
Nathan Barley
The IT Crowd
My Wrongs 8245 – 8249 and 117 (2002, Bafta award winning short film)

Find out stuff about Chris Morris

http://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Morris_(satirist)
Chris Morris on imdb