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Enfant terrible of the comedy world Chris Morris returns on Sunday, with the TV premiere of his feature film Four Lions.

Focusing on a band of disillusioned British Muslims who decide to form a terror cell, Morris pushes the boundaries of black comedy further than ever before, as the group plan a terrorist attack at the London marathon.

Four Lions received mixed reviews when it arrived in cinemas, so now is the time to find out whether it can live up to Morris' previous offerings Brass Eye and Nathan Barley.

Perhaps the most controversial film of 2010, this brilliant farce by satirist Chris Morris finds the funny side of terrorism. It charts the journey of five hapless British would-be jihadists, including family man Omar (Riz Ahmed), as they plan a mass suicide attack. What ensues is a comedy of errors, as they all are easily distracted on their fast-track to paradise.

Four Lions' premiere to coincide with 9/11 anniversary

Channel 4 will broadcast Chris Morris's comedy about jihadist terrorists on 4 September, just days before the 10-year anniversary of the attack on the twin towers.

Sirens looked promising on paper. Based on Tom Reynolds's popular blog, Random Acts of Reality, which wryly chronicled his time as an emergency response technician in the London Ambulance service, it stars three decent young actors - Rhys Thomas (from Bellamy's People), Kayvan Novak (Chris Morris's film Four Lions) and Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) - as cynical, laddish paramedics striving to treat their often harrowing work as just another day at the office. Unfortunately, it turns out to be one of those comedy-dramas that is neither funny nor dramatic. It combines Green Wing's irritating air of unreality with Skins's desperation to appear edgy, meaning that the banter just doesn't ring true, while the tediously frequent sexual encounters are even less believable.

Book review: Digusting Bliss - Chris Morris biography

Disgusting Bliss: "The Brass Eye of Chris Morris" is the latest publication from cult biographer Lucian Randall. The biography commentates on the rise and rise of the mysterious comedian Chris Morris, highlighting in particular the development and success of his controversial TV creation Brass Eye.

Leading up to the British Comedy Awards, Comic's Choice invited five celebrated comedians - Alan Davies, Sean Lock, Jo Brand, Jessica Hynes, Lee Mack - to choose a shortlist and winner from among their own personal past favourites. Bill Bailey played affable host, something he does effortlessly.

Forgetting for one moment the universally acknowledged truth that no comic truly enjoys any laughter they haven't themselves produced, the show's premise was flimsy in the extreme. Not to mention confusing - Alan Davies nominated Chris Morris as Best Breakthrough Act for work done in 1994.

Davies also took part in a film recreation of an unsuccessful audition he once attended, as gratuitous a piece of padding as I have seen in a long time. This lack of coherence was reflected in the meaningless studio set design which threw together leather armchairs, old boilers, stuffed elk heads and bicycles combined to create the effect of a gentleman's club located in a garage.

Basically Comic's Choice was yet another excuse to disinter old archive clips instead of producing fresh comedy. Although, having said that, the archive clips were rather excellent, so I'm not complaining too loudly.

Four Lions nominated for two Baftas

Chris Morris' suicide-bomber comedy Four Lions has been nominated for 2 awards at this year's BAFTA Film Awards.

Audio: Chris Morris interview

A rare audio interview with Chris Morris on public radio show The Sound of Young America.

Mark Heap interview

Actor Mark Heap, 53, has appeared in comedy shows including Green Wing and also Chris Morris's Jam and Brass Eye. He stars as a neurotic rambling club leader in new BBC4 sitcom The Great Outdoors.