Charlie Brooker
- 53 years old
- English
- Writer, executive producer, presenter, satirist and producer
Press clippings Page 10
What happened to the comedy trademark?
Comedians once embraced a signature quip or look, so why have such tropes fallen out of favour?
James Kettle, The Guardian, 7th August 2017BBC Two orders Philomena Cunk series
BBC Two has ordered five new episodes of the show starring Diane Morgan as clueless documentary reporter Philomena Cunk. The episodes will be titled Cunk On Britain.
British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2017BAFTA Awards 2017 - Comedy Winners
The results of the BAFTA Television awards have been announced at a ceremony in London. The comedy-related winners are People Just Do Nothing, Michael McIntyre, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve Coogan and Charlie Brooker's Year Wipe. Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley picked up a special award.
British Comedy Guide, 14th May 2017The time travel sitcom Charlie Brooker never made
The Black Mirror creator once penned a show that saw a group of punk rockers transported through the space-time continuum.
Thomas Ling, Radio Times, 12th April 2017Comedy nominees for BAFTA TV Awards 2017
Camping, Fleabag, Flowers, People Just Do Nothing, The Last Leg and Taskmaster are amongst the nominees for the 2017 BAFTA TV Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 11th April 2017Charlie Brooker: "Satire is counter-productive"
In the wake of the rise of Donald Trump, the Weekly Wipe and Black Mirror creator says "satire and mockery have changed nothing".
Thomas Ling, Radio Times, 11th April 2017Charlie Brooker on a change of tone for Black Mirror 4
Black Mirror is returning to Netflix for a fourth series, and the dystopian drama's creator Charlie Brooker has revealed that the new episodes will have "some strikingly different tones and looks".
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 1st March 20177 clips that prove Chris Morris's also a musical genius
Looking back at Morris's body of work, 20 years after the first episode of Brass Eye was broadcast on January 29, 1997, it's clear that few people have combined music and comedy quite as successfully. Whether he's creating strung-out ambient music for a short film about a talking dog or parodying Eminem to highlight the media hysteria surrounding paedophilia, Morris's use of music strikes the balance between creating black comedy and something that's actually listenable. Below are seven of his finest music moments - just be careful not to find yourself jazzing to the bleep tone of a life support machine.
Scott Wilson, Fact Mag, 29th January 2017Charlie Brooker battles The Canary over Corbyn jokes
Charlie Brooker has hit back in characteristic style after left-wing Corbyn conspiracy-supporting blog, The Canary, took great umbrage at his portrayal of the Labour leader in his show 2016 Wipe.
Chris York, The Huffington Post, 4th January 2017Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe review
Cynical metropolitan elitists such as myself have one thing to hold onto at the end of this abysmal year: Charlie Brooker tearing it to bleeding shreds.
Joseph Hallas, On The Box, 30th December 2016