Chris Morris (I)
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, producer and composer
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Danielle Ward - My Comedy Hero: Chris Morris
My comedy hero is Chris Morris.
Danielle Ward, The List, 24th June 2010Film Review: Four Lions
Chris Morris has been bold in his choice of target, but his home-grown jihadists are little more than sitcom characters.
Philip French, The Observer, 9th May 2010Four Lions, Chris Morris, 101 mins, (15)
Is anything off-limits for comedy? Chris Morris, of 'Brass Eye' fame, pushes the boundaries again with a story about a inept terror plot on London.
Jonathan Romney, The Independent, 9th May 2010Four Lions, review
Chris Morris's meticulously researched film becomes a comedy of errors as much as a tragedy.
Sukhdev Sandhu, The Telegraph, 7th May 2010Relatives of 7/7 victims criticise 'Four Lions'
The relatives of victims of the 7/7 terrorist attacks on London have called for a boycott of Four Lions, the British feature film being released this week which seeks to satirise four aspiring suicide bombers. The comedy, which satirist Chris Morris began researching prior to the 2005 attacks, tells the story of four young Muslim fundamentalists, including a white convert, who travel from Yorkshire to London for a bungled assault on the marathon.
Cahal Milmo, The Independent, 7th May 2010Four Lions hits a roar nerve
Fans (myself included) may be a tad disappointed by this hugely anticipated directorial debut by Chris Morris. This sporadically chucklesome tale of a bungling bunch of wannabe jihadists from Sheffield is not so much sophisticated satire as sitcom humour.
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 7th May 2010Fake parties, wet blouses and rivers of milk
Chris Morris's hot-potato comedy about a gang of bumbling jihadists opens today in the UK. One of its stars, Nigel Lindsay, explains what happened when the cameras were off and defends his director against charges of Islamaphobia.
Nigel Lindsay, The Guardian, 7th May 2010Lions are not a roaring success
The idea behind Chris Morris's latest black comedy is a good deal more daring than the actual execution.
Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail, 7th May 2010Video: Cast of Four Lions discuss controversial film
Four Lions, the debut feature film from director Chris Morris tackles the difficult subject of suicide bombers. It tells the story of four young Muslim men from the north of England who become radicalised and decide to become suicide bombers.
The cast Riz Ahmed, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar and Nigel Lindsay spoke to BBC Breakfast about the film.
BBC News, 5th May 2010Terrorism? You're having a laugh
Brass Eye creator Chris Morris has made a satire on suicide bombers. Nothing should be immune from humour, the film's writers tell Stephen Applebaum.
Stephen Applebaum, The Independent, 4th May 2010