From Cake to Paedogeddon, Chris Morris’s epochal satire always said the unsayable. No other comedy has touched it – or even come close As Brass Eye turns 20, it’s worth remembering that it probably ...

Chris Morris’ brilliant cult comedy turns 20 this weekend. Fake news is actually kinda old news. Just ask fans of Chris Morris, whose cult classic TV series The Day Today and Brass Eye were absurdist ...

In this weekly column, I’ll introduce you to the world of British comedy in the chronology of how I, an American anglophile, discovered it in my life. This week: Brass Eye. Chris Morris is one of the ...

TV watchdogs have ordered Channel 4 to broadcast an apology for its satirical documentary on paedophilia, Brass Eye. The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has ruled the channel did not give ...

Television watchdogs yesterday let off Channel 4 with just a slap on the wrist over the sickening Brass Eye spoof documentary on paedophilia. And last night, triumphally brushing aside even the ...

David Amess MP-- who was famously duped by the Brass Eye "cake" episode -- has been appointed chair of the Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee. The Bill, which is currently passing through ...

Press views on the controversial episode of Chris Morris's Brass Eye, which spoofed the media's reaction to paedophiles. Why do politicians feel obliged to become involved in rows about television ...

This month marks the anniversary of what may be one of the most significant events in the history of British comedy – although the number of years that has passed since the event isn’t large or round.

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When Channel 4 decided to broadcast the episode of its satirical series Brass Eye which has now turned into a major political row, the decision went all the way to the chairman of the board, Vanni ...

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