People did indeed lose their minds. The classic one was the Daily Star which on the opposite page to an article calling Brass Eye a ‘sick show’ was an article about fifteen year old singer Charlotte Church. The headline was ‘She’s a big girl now’ and included the line ‘she turned up at a Hollywood bash looking chest swell’. Our tabloids have a long history of moral indignation whilst at the same time perving over underage celebrities.
This was the perfect satire. Like the South Park movie, it inspired the exact reaction it was satirising. I think it’s possibly the most effective satire I’ve ever seen.
Typical Daily Mail journalist there. Completely outraged even though they hadn’t even watched it. And the same Daily Mail that constantly prints photos of teenage children of celebs saying how much they have ‘grown up’. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.
I think someone uploaded a section from the Channel 4 show Right to Reply that has a reaction to this. Right to Reply was a C4 show that let viewers air their complaints about shows.
I’m a massive fan of Chris. He’s there to make people uncomfortable, to question things. I remember him being taken off the air by the bbc, they then gave him a slot on bbc radio at 1 in the morning, he was banned from that. He was at one time banned from literally everything, even Channel 4 I think. I love him for that. He’s more punk than Sid vicious.
The media made such a huge stink about this, claiming that Morris was mocking a serious issue.. when in fact, he was mocking them for their sensationalist and insensitive fearmongering, and their hypocrisy. Chris Morris deserves so much praise for his groundbreaking comedy, as does Armando Iannucci, who also worked on many shows with Morris.
‘Swanchita Haze’ reminds me of real UK news presenter Mary Nightingale! I remember videoing this for a work colleague back in 2001 (I think it was repeated the day after it’s original transmission).
21:38 I don’t think there is much news reaction to this online, except this from BBC News ruclips.net/video/boaCuLt8Qwg/видео.html The fact this was the lead story, compared to the second story, says a lot about news coverage. I bet Chris Morris was smiling at the news reaction to a programme all about the manic news reaction to stories. And the fact news programmes failed to notice!! And this is the same BBC in 2001 that still employed Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris and Stuart Hall.
I wonder if Daryl Hall & John Oates ever saw this, they were the two photos Sebastian Coe held up. Hall & Oates were a well known music duo in the 80's in case anyone isn't familiar with them.
People did indeed lose their minds.
The classic one was the Daily Star which on the opposite page to an article calling Brass Eye a ‘sick show’ was an article about fifteen year old singer Charlotte Church. The headline was ‘She’s a big girl now’ and included the line ‘she turned up at a Hollywood bash looking chest swell’. Our tabloids have a long history of moral indignation whilst at the same time perving over underage celebrities.
When you call people out on their hypocrisy they often respond with moral indignation.
Never found her attractive. Where's she now? Yep! She nothing.
This was the perfect satire. Like the South Park movie, it inspired the exact reaction it was satirising. I think it’s possibly the most effective satire I’ve ever seen.
Did you spot Simon Pegg?
Typical Daily Mail journalist there. Completely outraged even though they hadn’t even watched it. And the same Daily Mail that constantly prints photos of teenage children of celebs saying how much they have ‘grown up’. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.
I always thought the rapper was meant to be Eminem.
Fred durst
Simon Pegg as the head of Militpede.
Fun fact: when this first aired The Sun (crappy tabloid paper who was against this episode) had 16 year old topless models on page 3.
Can you prove that ? Models had to. Be 18 to be Naked that’s a law that Still exists
@@stevemorganexperience7833 Yeah it's very easily provable. It was only made a law that they had to be 18 in 2003. Prior to that the law was 16.
@@cjlister8508 That was the UK age of consent at the time, though.
@@Kainlarsenstill is
I think someone uploaded a section from the Channel 4 show Right to Reply that has a reaction to this. Right to Reply was a C4 show that let viewers air their complaints about shows.
I’m a massive fan of Chris. He’s there to make people uncomfortable, to question things. I remember him being taken off the air by the bbc, they then gave him a slot on bbc radio at 1 in the morning, he was banned from that. He was at one time banned from literally everything, even Channel 4 I think. I love him for that. He’s more punk than Sid vicious.
Well, Sid wasn't really punk, he was just mental.
@@Kainlarsen that’s funny. 🤣
The media made such a huge stink about this, claiming that Morris was mocking a serious issue.. when in fact, he was mocking them for their sensationalist and insensitive fearmongering, and their hypocrisy.
Chris Morris deserves so much praise for his groundbreaking comedy, as does Armando Iannucci, who also worked on many shows with Morris.
i forgot how fucked up this was , i can see why people lost their shit, but when you hear playground bangaround it is just to funny to be angry at
remember to set your clocks forward uk people
I don’t know if you cottoned on to it but the photos held up by Seb Coe supposedly showing the same person was in fact Hall and Oates lol 😂
‘Swanchita Haze’ reminds me of real UK news presenter Mary Nightingale!
I remember videoing this for a work colleague back in 2001 (I think it was repeated the day after it’s original transmission).
11:28 I know people who dance like that at parties.
Come to think of it, I dance like that at parties.
22:40 does that remind anyone else of those rumors about the Talking Angela app from a few years back.
i do enjoy a re watch, also i haven't noticed any comments this week i am a man of routine, whats going on lmao xxxx
35:24 The DJ with three names is Dave Lee Travis and fittingly his nickname was The Hairy Monster.
21:38 I don’t think there is much news reaction to this online, except this from BBC News
ruclips.net/video/boaCuLt8Qwg/видео.html
The fact this was the lead story, compared to the second story, says a lot about news coverage.
I bet Chris Morris was smiling at the news reaction to a programme all about the manic news reaction to stories. And the fact news programmes failed to notice!!
And this is the same BBC in 2001 that still employed Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris and Stuart Hall.
Can’t believe this hasn’t been age restricted 😂 must have slipped through the net
It has been actually
Ohhh I didn’t scroll far enough down in the description before to see that🙈🙈
wtf have I just watched 😂😂
I wonder if Daryl Hall & John Oates ever saw this, they were the two photos Sebastian Coe held up. Hall & Oates were a well known music duo in the 80's in case anyone isn't familiar with them.