Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe press clippings - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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Brooker is back behind his desk, swapping the techno-dystopias of Black Mirror for the equally unsettling current affairs scene. Joining him to strip-search and generally humiliate the week's events will be Cassetteboy and Jake Yapp, along with very confused media commentator Philomena Cunk. And in case you think it'll be a challenge mining laughs from ever-bleaker headlines, Brooker's end-of-2014 Wipe proved that even when the news is gloomy, the way the media breaks it to us will always be ripe for mockery.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th January 2015
Charlie Brooker interview
We recently caught up with him and couldn't resist also asking about the future of his Channel 4 drama series Black Mirror and the possibility of a Brooker book...
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 29th January 2015
Philomena Cunk's favourite TV
The cultural critic and Charlie Brooker's mate on her love of [/i]The One Show and why they should make [i]SuperSteptoe And Superson.
Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris, The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Review: Weekly Wipe - It's not just comedy
You might love Charlie Brooker, you might loathe him, but the fact is he and his show are really quite remarkable, because it really takes apart the horrendous products of modern television and really hits home the issue of shoddy mainstream journalism, something that many of us let easily slip by.
Alexander Leivesley, The Huffington Post, 4th February 2014
Charlie Brooker carries on his brilliantly on-point review of the week with help from trusty pals such as curious-yet-clueless Philomena Cunk and one-man Vine machine Limmy. Expect cutting takedowns of all the week's daftness, from political blunders to shocking soap opera storylines, all delivered with Brooker's trademark vitriol.