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Chris Morris's terrorist comedy premieres at Sundance

A British comedy about a group of aspiring suicide bombers has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

How Chris Morris fixed his eye on ideology and bombers

Best known for TV's Brass Eye and The Day Today, Chris Morris has made his directorial debut at the Sundance festival with a film about British suicide bombers.

British film satire on suicide bombers launched in US

Chris Morris's Four Lions - about Muslim suicide bombers in Britain - premiered at the Sundance film festival last night.

Chris Morris's Four Lions: Exclusive clip

Four Lions, the eagerly-awaited feature film debut from Brass Eye's Chris Morris, premieres at the Sundance film festival on Saturday. In this exclusive clip, we see how not to buy a dozen bottles of bomb-making bleach.

Four Lions: Ten things you need to know

Never one to shy away from controversy, Brass Eye satirist Chris Morris' hotly anticipated debut as a movie director is unsurprisingly provocative.

Putting the "ha" in jihad, Chris Morris tackles his most controversial subject to date: wannabe suicide bombers. Set in the godless north of England, the film aims to prove that while terrorism might be about ideology, it's also about idiots. According to Warp Films, Four Lions (previously known as Boilerhouse) "understands how terrorism relates to testosterone. It understands jihadis as human beings. And it understands human beings as innately ridiculous." As part of his research Morris spoke to terrorism experts, imams, police and Muslim community workers. And as he describes it himself, the film shows the "Dad's Army side to terrorism".

Anyone with fond memories of Chris Morris's dearly loved news spoof On The Hour could do far worse than tune into this comic version of the Today programme penned by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. Starring a first-rate cast of British comedy talent, helmed by Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi, The News At Bedtime is an almost hypnologic take on the conventions of a modern radio news programme, which presents streams of dreamlike absurdity with a staunchly straight face. While the content is a little silly at times, comedy fans and news junkies will still find plenty to enjoy.

The all-female ensemble sketch show is an easy and predictable target for sexist comedy-haters, but Girl Friday should provide the opposing camp with plenty of ammunition. There's a hint of Chris Morris's Jam in the way it twists the usual fodder for less sophisticated sketches, such as the crazy drunk girl in a pub, and gives them a surreal or clever denouement. Josie Long heads up the cast, and it all works so nicely that it deserves to get a full run.

Chris Morris's 'jihadi comedy' - a first look

The first official stills from Four Lions, the Brass Eye creator's feature film about would-be suicide bombers, have emerged.

Set Shot From Chris Morris' Four Lions/Boilerhouse

This is an amateur shot from the filming of the new Chris Morris movie, Boilerhouse (and/or) Four Lions, in Sheffield. Described as a "comedy of terror", it's the story of four North England young Islamic extremists and their attempts to create a terrorist atrocity, focusing on the errors, mistakes, clashes and diversion common to any project that, well, involves people.