Joel Morris (I)
- English
- Writer and script editor
Press clippings Page 3
Radio 4 comedies nominated in BBC Audio Awards 2019
A number of Radio 4 comedy series have been nominated in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2018Best comedy books of 2018
Some top funny tomes from this past year, featuring everything from Brexit to feminism, and daft games to theoretical musings.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 9th November 2018Agendum is a new satirical series from ace comedy writers Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris, who wrote the Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups series, as well as the Philomena Cunk mockumentaries. The detail in these sketches is spot-on. The second, which used the longstanding - and surely now irrelevant - comedy trope of Noel Edmonds, misfired a little; but the others, on "superwater" and, especially, on how crap oranges are, really made me laugh. There are those who might want a smidgen of anger in their comedy in these divided times, but these satires concentrate more on the telling of smaller news stories, with cliche-bound reporters, idiot commentators and staged arguments. And they do make me laugh.
Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 26th August 2018The Joy Of Stupid Names
Here's to J. Peasmold Gruntfuttock, 'Catsmeat' Potter Purbright and Raymond Luxury-Yacht.
Joel Morris, BBC, 21st August 2018The 50 best podcasts of 2018
From Julia Davis's dark comedy Dear Joan to track-by-track teardown Dissect, Marc Maron to Meat and beyond, here are this year's finest audio offerings.
Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 30th June 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 2018TV review, Cunk on Britain (BBC2)
A brilliant puncturing of television histories.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 4th April 2018'What if spaghetti's illegal?' Cunk breaks down Brexit
After the recent European summit, the cultural commentator explores the referendum and ponders the culinary implications of such a seismic decision.
Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris, The Guardian, 27th March 2018Angstrom review
Not every gag fires, but there are certainly enough of them to ensure you'll soon find one that does. Aptly, you're never far from a killer. Plus the story is compelling and labyrinthine enough for listeners to want to tune in next week to find out what happens next.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th January 2018Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley interview
Ladybird Book duo Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley are now spoofing Scandi noir on Radio 4.
Michael Hodges, Radio Times, 10th January 2018