Charlie Brooker

Satirical shows still not allowed parliament footage

Producers of political comedy still come up against one immovable obstacle: they cannot use footage of parliamentary proceedings. Chris Grayling, the Leader of the House of Commons, yesterday shot down a request from Rupa Huq, a Labour MP who is the sister-in-law of comedian Charlie Brooker, to consider relaxing what many see as an arcane restriction.

TV review: Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe

Charlie Brooker's end-of-the-year Wipes have become essential viewing. They are the best way of making some kind of sense of the mess the world is in today. And this year's edition was no exception. Except there was a problem. 2015 is probably the bleakest year since Brooker has been doing these shows.

11 absolutely zinger quotes from Charlie Brooker's 2015

Charlie Brooker's 2015 Screen Wipe gave us another darkly funny rundown of the year.

Radio Times review

Whatever horrors the world has endured over the past 12 months - war, pestilence, terrorism and Piers Morgan's new presenting gig on Good Morning Britain (only kidding, Piers), then we can always be sure of some traditional comforts. One is that Charlie Brooker and friends will extract some comic mileage in his now-traditional end-of-year round-up.

Joined by contributors Doug Stanhope, Morgana Robinson (complete with her extraordinary Russell Brand impersonation) and Diane Morgan as the fabulously vacuous pundit Philomena Cunk, laughter appears guaranteed. Page Three and Cecil the Lion may all have died this year, but smart, sassy satire is alive and well on BBC Two.

Doug Stanhope: the Holocaust, US politics and #piggate

With a UK tour underway, GQ caught up with acerbic US comedian Doug Stanhope. Famously bleak, he's worked with Charlie Brooker on the BBC and you can catch his specials on Netflix. We wanted to find out what he makes of current stories in US and UK politics, and how he's finding this tour.

Charlie Brooker on Cameron and #piggate

"The first question people were asking me was, Did I know anything about it? And the answer is no, absolutely not. I probably wouldn't have bothered writing an episode of a fictional comedy-drama if I'd known."

A Touch of Cloth dead, but Charlie Brooker wanted more

Charlie Brooker's blink-and-you-miss-it comedy A Touch of Cloth is unlikely to come back for a fourth series, according to lead star John Hannah.

Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror to become a Netflix show

Sources say the US streaming giant has agreed terms to make original episodes of the hit dystopian comedy drama.

Konnie Huq talks about marrying Charlie Brooker

Ex-Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq admits she's a nerd - but doesn't know if she's legally married to Charlie Brooker.