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Brass Eye

Brass Eye

  • TV comedy
  • Channel 4
  • 1997 - 2001
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Anarchic spoof news programme fronted by Chris Morris. Also features Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon, Doon Mackichan, David Cann, Barbara Durkin and more.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 629

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Press clippings

Brian Cox, British comedy and the unfair treatment of Brass Eye: "That ignorant sensibility is prejudiced and biased"

When speaking with the BBC in 2001, Cox was asked for his opinion on the show Brass Eye.

Jacob Simmons, Far Out, 8th November 2024

Brass Eye tapes to be screened in London cinemas

Director Michael Cumming is taking his Brass Eye out-takes - in the form of docu-film Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes - on tour around the UK, including a slew of London dates.

Will Noble, Londonist, 20th September 2024

Brass Eye film goes on the road again

Screening dates for Michael Cumming's Oxide Ghosts.

Chortle, 6th September 2024

Ali G wouldn't get on TV now, says Channel 4 chief

Changes to broadcasting rules mean it has become much tougher to make prank shows such as Ali G and Brass Eye, a Channel 4 executive has said on the eve of a new "mischief making" spoof about human-derived meat.

Alex Farber & Ben Dowell, The Times, 24th July 2023

Downfall of the Brass Eye producer who thought he was a spy

Rob Moore borrowed wacky ideas he learnt in the Chris Morris TV satire and tried to forge a career in corporate espionage. It all went horribly wrong.

Alex Farber, The Times, 30th June 2023

Brass Eye's outtakes show the brutal TV comedy was the tip of an iceberg

With rare footage and personal insights, the documentary Oxide Ghosts is a must-see for fans of Chris Morris's satire, which is 25 years old.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd March 2022

Michael Cumming on the continuing legacy of Brass Eye

2022 marks 25 years since the arrival of Brass Eye, and director Michael Cumming is heading out on the road to celebrate.

Neil Fox, The Quietus, 30th January 2022

Brass Eye: Secrets from the UK's Most Controversial Comedy

As it celebrates its 25th TV anniversary, director Michael Cumming talks about working with Chris Morris and his documentary homage Oxide Ghosts.

Daniel Dylan Wray, Vice.com, 28th January 2022

When Brass Eye ambushed The Time, The Place

Twenty-five years ago, the 'unembarrassable' satirist Chris Morris terrorised the famous and gullible. But host John Stapleton didn't quite fall for it.

Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 28th January 2022

Brass Eye at 25: Interview with director Michael Cummings

Twenty-five years ago today, Brass Eye first aired on Channel 4. Jay Richardson spoke to director Michael Cumming about his experience harnessing the maverick talent of Chris Morris, and the film, Oxide Ghosts, that he's assembled from outtakes of the groundbreaking satirical series.

Jay Richardson, Chortle, 28th January 2022

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