Charlie Brooker
- 54 years old
- English
- Writer, executive producer, presenter, satirist and producer
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Black Mirror interview
Black Mirror - Channel 4's mind-bending series of cautionary tales about our addiction to digital technology - is returning for a big-name Christmas special starring Rafe Spall, Oona Chaplin and Mad Men's Jon Hamm. Bryony Gordon asks them and the programme's creator Charlie Brooker what's in store.
Bryony Gordon, The Telegraph, 13th December 2014Black Mirror: White Christmas review
Sentimentality offset with wicked wit. Charlie Brooker repeats Black Mirror trick, with feature-length festive special starring Rafe Spall and Mad Men's Jon Hamm.
The Guardian, 12th December 2014The penultimate episode of Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong's slightly strange drama/comedy proposition, and the show remains perched on the edge of a Charlie Brooker-style dark drama, without quite breaking through. Still, there is some strong satire, great acting and excellent jokes. As ever, the armed response guys get the best lines, even in the middle of a cover-up ("I've shot him in the back. You can't make it out on these cameras"), while Liz attempts to turn a missing child into a career opportunity.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 11th December 2014Black Mirror Xmas Special: new plot details & pictures
The new episode of Charlie Brooker's satire stars Jon Hamm, Rafe Spall and Oona Chaplin and tells a chilling story about "blocking" people in real life - just as we do on Facebook and Twitter.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 24th November 2014Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe gets another series
BBC Two has ordered another series of Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe, and another round-up of the year from him, Charlie Brooker's 2014 Wipe.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2014Channel 4 retires the 10 O'Clock Live format
Channel 4 has confirmed that its topical comedy show 10 O'Clock Live starring Charlie Brooker, Jimmy Carr, David Mitchell and Lauren Laverne will not return.
British Comedy Guide, 16th October 2014Jon Hamm is not who you'd expect in Black Mirror
The Mad Men actor's role in Charlie Brooker's satire may surprise us...
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 7th October 2014Black Mirror to return for a Christmas special
Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror to return for a Christmas special on Channel 4
The one-off special, called Yuletide, is billed as "the most mind-bending Black Mirror yet".
Charlie Brooker's police drama spoof returned for a third double bill last week, with DI Jack Cloth (John Hannah) and Suranne Jones's DI Anne Oldman (pronounced "an old man", a joke that - honestly - only improves with repetition) investigating the death of Cloth's brother. To describe the comedy as hit and miss would be an understatement: Brooker unselfconsciously bombards the audience with material that veers from the tedious to the sublimely silly.
The Guardian, 16th August 2014Tim Key Q&A - follow along live!
Enigmatically droll comedian Tim Key is in Edinburgh with his show Single White Slut, and he's answering your questions now. He's collaborated with everyone from Steve Coogan to Charlie Brooker, and is perhaps the UK's worst - and funniest - poet. So what do you want to ask him?
The Guardian, 12th August 2014