On The Hour 1992: Chris Morris hilariously prank sells fake Kinnock scandal to Daily Mail & Sun after Conservative central office direct him to 'Tory Tabloids'.
How Politic Works: "We wouldn't want to handle a story like that but you might find that one of the Tory tabloids might be interested" This is why nothing ever changes for the poor.
As if a newspaper would give someone money without even checking whether it really was Kinnock or simply somebody shouting in a Welsh accent. I mean, the Sun may be run by amoral bastards but not stupid amoral bastards.
My _butthole_ has gone from small undiscovered fact to burning news issue. And now that I think about it, I'm nowhere near as clever as Sir Christopher Morris (not officially knighted, hence the current English Civil War) so I'm thinking that's a joke that was already worked into that line.
Even in 1992, I'd say that a story like that would be such pure gold to the tory tabloids that £15,000 wouldn't be a far fetched sum to command. If I'd got a story like that to sell in 1992, I'd be holding out for 30 grand. And I'd be fairly confident in getting it. I'd settle for £10K minimum, but would feel royally ripped off.
'I turned round to witness the shouting with my ear'
Because I'm quite... about to go to bed
The incredibly fine line Morris walks with his words to make this all perfectly legal is masterful
Steve Coogan doing an excellent job as the voice of Kinnock here.
Chris Morris IS I'd say a certified genius.
"how much can you offer for a saucy one like this" hahaha
ruclips.net/video/6mcJ4G4LZMk/видео.html
um... ummm......
'How much can you offer for a Kinno.....ck story of this MAGNITJUDE'. Fucking genius .
I love how quickly they hopped the price up to 150%
And that's without the pink heart frame
''I'm quite about to go t'bed.''
"One of the Tory tabloid papers"
Nothing changes does it?
Aside from any moral issue it's just amazing how dumb they'd have to be to just come out and say that to some stranger on the phone
They had a disposable intern body shield say it, she can be disavowed and fired if necessary.
@@GiantSandles Not really: they did and it has made no difference.
The Sun, the Times, News of the World, FT, etc. all were supporting Labour just 4 years after this
@@donaldwebbaye because even those scumbags couldn't back a dead horse. It was plain to all that the Tories couldn't win in 97
"you're wasting my time here"
"BUBBYE!"
IN CONSERVATIVE CENTRAL OFFICE, THE PHONE IS RINGING!
How Politic Works: "We wouldn't want to handle a story like that but you might find that one of the Tory tabloids might be interested"
This is why nothing ever changes for the poor.
Rogue_Leader To be fair if this was real it would be in the publics interest to know.
Anatoly Boukreev, sure, but that was almost certainly nobody's motivation here, sadly.
What have 'the poor' got to do with it?
Different papers are allowed to back different political parties. The Sun stopped being a 'Tory tabloid' not long after this & supported New Labour
@@anatolyboukreev8187 Why?
"I turned round to hear it with my ear"
Lost it at "In pink".
Sheer class. I love this stuff x
neil kinnoc-K
“Well I wouldn’t be phoning you if it was about the Conservative Party would I”. Crazy that we have tabloids that are aligned to one party.
We need more Morris.
Dude is a genius
Kinnoc........k
is that Steve Coogan playing Kinnock?
rickstar171 his Kinnock is amazing
"Renumeration"
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
£1000? Bloody hell they're really lowballing him with that one.
Yes he used to do him for Spitting Image as well.
I'm quite about to go to bed
Is it Coogan speaking? :D
Yep
Thank God for the "freedom of the press"
where would we be without the Sun etc.?
How much for a story of this magni-tood
thought I recognised his Kinnock, distinct
A whip round
BYEBYE
Morris made some coinage doing practice runs, just for research of course 👌
t.Reader Of Tory Tabloids
Genius.
This is awesome
Kinnock is Steve Coogan.
Ryan Simmons aren't you clever
Brilliant
I mean, on the tape
BYE BYE
In pink?
As if a newspaper would give someone money without even checking whether it really was Kinnock or simply somebody shouting in a Welsh accent. I mean, the Sun may be run by amoral bastards but not stupid amoral bastards.
The clip says otherwise. If the provenance seems right to them they are suckers, see Hitler diaries for a legendary example.
@@RickBtenpercent
Makes me wonder why everyone isn't doing it.
Actually, it makes me wonder why I'M not doing it . . . 😁
I supposed they thought it was worth the risk to secure a tape, that would damage the opposition leader in an election year.
My _butthole_ has gone from small undiscovered fact to burning news issue. And now that I think about it, I'm nowhere near as clever as Sir Christopher Morris (not officially knighted, hence the current English Civil War) so I'm thinking that's a joke that was already worked into that line.
We need more Morris.
Desperately.
£1000. Yeah, righto. I'll just hand you the hottest story of the year for a hundredth of your bingo prize.
Even in 1992, I'd say that a story like that would be such pure gold to the tory tabloids that £15,000 wouldn't be a far fetched sum to command. If I'd got a story like that to sell in 1992, I'd be holding out for 30 grand. And I'd be fairly confident in getting it. I'd settle for £10K minimum, but would feel royally ripped off.
Madame Tussaud's, hahaha
ho-lee shit that is just amazing!
IN PINK 💕