Oh boyyyy are you in for a treat. Start off with The Day Today, if you like it then watch Brass Eye as its incredibly similar but cranked up to eleven.
If you’re feeling both then I can recommend some of his more obscure and not quite as amazing work. But for my money those are two of the best British comedies of the past thirty years ish, and for satire they still seem very relevant, whereas you watch other bits of satire and they seem dated af.
What did you think of Four Lions? It’s pretty different to his other work, bu if you weren’t feeling it then that’s probably a decent sign that you won’t love what I’ve recommended.
In terms of what you might know him from, he’s the boss in The IT Crowd, Denholm Reyholm before Matt Berry excellently took up the reigns as his son.
I remember my uncle telling me to watch Brass Eye when I was in secondary school but I never took up on the recommendation. He also had a hand in Nathan Barley which I’m pleased about as that is excellent.
Four Lions was really strange I thought. Compelling in that it was daft but also nailing a really serious matter. Quite a quirky juxtaposition that I wasn’t ready for but certainly found really interesting, funny and concerning in one sitting.
I will most certainly be looking into your recommendations now though.
Secondary school would have been a bit too soon for me maturity wise. You’re better off viewing it when you’re a bit older. You’d have enjoyed it then but there are nuances we’d all miss as young/mid teenagers.
Love Nathan Barley, Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker is a formidable partnership. It really nailed the Shoreditch wanker about five years before it became a mainstream stereotype, and has a great British comedy ensemble.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on The Day Today and Brass Eye. Especially the final episode of Brass Eye, titled Paedogeddon
I’ve been listening to Athletico Mince whilst painting the house and it’s brilliant. I don’t know how Bob and Andy talk absolute cobblers for over half an hour and make it entertaining.
Also, Gossipmongers is really good. It’s only 30 mins long and packs in a lot of laughs.
if anyone figures out where to listen to this if it is indeed free and accessible from outside the UK (Sweden) let me know I googled a bit but couldn’t find anything, maybe because it isn’t up yet or something.
The “handbrake off” is really good. Very different to the arsecast extra as it’s more about serious discussion but brilliant now to have two entirely different but both great arsenal podcasts!
I googled a bit but couldn’t find anything, maybe because it isn’t up yet or something.