Charlie Brooker
- 53 years old
- English
- Writer, executive producer, presenter, satirist and producer
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Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's prophetic Channel 4 sitcom skewered east London hipster culture to a tee through its odious protagonist, a self-proclaimed "self-facilitating media node" and purveyor of witless viral videos via his website TrashBat.co.ck (registered in the Cook Islands).
But the show's true concern was the plight of depressed journalist Dan Ashcroft (Julian Barrett), surviving unhappily in the offices of Sugar Ape, too ill-motivated and sickened by the buffoons around him to better himself. His article "Rise of the Idiots", in which he takes his tormentors to task, only makes matters worse, proving a hit and seeing him hailed as "Preacher Man" by the same fools he sought to destroy.
His sister Claire (Claire Keelan), an aspiring and idealistic documentarian, is similarly thwarted by Barley and his kind.
Ashcroft's failed interview at The Sunday Times, where he humiliates himself by stating a preference for "Dutch wine", is excruciating and made worse by his having to return contrite to Hosegate to retract his resignation from Charlie Condou's withering editor, Jonathan Yeah? (the question mark added by deed poll), who gloats deliciously.
Joe Sommerlad, The Independent, 6th September 2018Philomena Cunk to publish 'encyclopedia'
Spoof investigative documentary presenter Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) is to publish a new book, Cunk On Everything, co-written by Charlie Brooker.
British Comedy Guide, 18th May 201820 of the most absurdly funny quotes from Nathan Barley
It might have been an under-the-radar ratings flop when it aired on late night Channel 4 back in 2005, but Nathan Barley lives on in pop culture memory.
Nick Mitchell, i Newspaper, 6th April 2018TV review, Cunk on Britain (BBC2)
A brilliant puncturing of television histories.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 4th April 2018Frank Skinner returns to his den of disgruntlement for a new run of Orwellian humbuggery. Tonight's panel comprises Goggleboxer Scarlett Moffatt, Tardis tenant Pearl Mackie and Britain's grouch laureate Charlie Brooker. Life experiences being lined up on the conveyor belt of calamity tonight include foot-based faux pas Crocs, the awkwardness accompanying a haircut and the little cylinder of sadness accompanying every visit to a hotel since time immemorial: the UHT milk carton.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 12th January 2018Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker on his 'goofy' persona
Charlie Brooker says people are surprised to meet him in real life - as he's not the "horrible deadpan sarcastic monster" they see on TV.
BBC, 7th January 201825 of Charlie Brooker's most cutting jokes and insults
To make up for the absence of Brooker's 2017 wipe, we've collected some of the comic writer's most cutting and witty jokes.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 8th December 2017Podcast: Charlie Brooker interview
Only a few years ago Charlie Brooker was a columnist dipping his toe into the scripted television water with a one-off zombie riff on Big Brother. Now he's the showrunner of one of Netflix's biggest and best series.
Christopher Hooton, The Independent, 4th December 2017Charlie Brooker too busy to film 2017 Wipe
Charlie Brooker has announced that he's too busy to film his planned end-of-year Wipe show.
British Comedy Guide, 27th November 2017Radio Times TV 100
Who are the hottest talents on television now? RadioTimes.com asked some of the most powerful TV executives and broadcasting bigwigs in Britain to name the stars they believe have had an exceptional 12 months.
Radio Times, 18th September 2017