Brass Eye S1 Ep1 "Animals" REACTION!
Added 2025-01-24 17:00:11 +0000 UTCThis is the show that will kill me at some point. NUTS!
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The number of times I've recommended this, and only now it's getting watched
Raul
2025-02-07 01:16:41 +0000 UTCThe Sun always was and always will be fucking vile.
Jack Nicholas
2025-02-05 03:04:24 +0000 UTCFor an example of how insane the media was, The Sun (one of the best selling newspapers in the country) had an article about how disgusting the episode was directly next to an article commenting on the size of 15yo Charlotte Church's tits.
Martin Clarkson
2025-01-31 11:31:58 +0000 UTCOh yeah, you're factually right, I'm not trying to say who should and shouldn't be tarred with that brush, I just mean it's now basically a common news cycle in the British press that every couple of months a "national treasure" gets (rightly or wrongly) called a nonce. You even get it with people who are totally innocent like Cliff Richards and your man from Stars In Their Eyes. Our culture just seems to really enjoy pedo-hunting.
Robert Woodward
2025-01-29 14:00:06 +0000 UTCFunny cos I didn't really find any of these funny at the time. Just watched it and found it hilarious. I guess i now need to watch the Pedo one, as keyed into what the joke actually is
Mark Jephson
2025-01-29 13:59:03 +0000 UTCAgree, need to be careful here
Mark Jephson
2025-01-29 13:53:03 +0000 UTCI agree with most of what you said but the Schofield scandal wasn't really paedophillia. He began an affair with a younger man who apparently was 20 at the time and though he had met him years earlier, despite the best efforts of fleet street, there was no evidence of anything illicit going on in that time- if there was he wouldn't have appeared back on tv screens for Castaway and would instead be in prison. Not saying it wasn't innapropriate but it doesn't seem fair for him to always get lumped in with the likes of Yewtree subjects who actually abused children.
RA Keogh
2025-01-28 20:56:23 +0000 UTCHey man, never posted anything on here before, but I just thought it might be helpful to give you some information about the infamous pedo episode, and where it’s coming from, historically, because I think it’s probably the most exclusively “British” thing Chris Morris has ever did. TDLR: To cut to the chase, 21st century Britain’s relationship between the media and pedophilia is uniquely weird, it’s a bit of a “you had/have to be there” thing, you might find it funny and a bit relatable (you had stuff like To Catch A Predator), but it’s a really grim subject and its making fun of a uniquely British phenomenon. I think the episode’s fantastic and really brave, but don’t feel any pressure to watch it if you don’t want to or feel you might not get it. Nerd-length version: (I was born in raised in London, grew up in the 90s and 2000s, worked in America for a bit, so my cultural translation abilities are okay, and I grew up in this fucking weirdness). In 2000, a seven year old girl named Sarah Payne was murdered in southern England, it became a huge story, and pedophilia became THE story in the British media (for the US, think Satanic Panic in the 80s or the Red Scare in the 50s). Newspapers started doing really insane things like publishing the names and addresses of convicted sex offenders on their front pages, every TV news show did a special episode on how Britain’s full of pedophiles, it was grim. At the same time, the British media was going through a phase of really sexualising child celebrities (the phrase “all grown-up” became really infamous). The Brass Eye pedo episode came out in the middle of all this, it was very topical and not as much of an exaggeration as it looks now. The real punchline turned out to be that the media-class were the biggest pedos of all, which is still on-going, but that didn’t come to mainstream attention until Operation Yewtree (as sometimes referenced by a paranoid Alan Partridge) in 2012, which basically involved every British media personality over the age of 50 being investigated for historical sex crimes and is still kind of culturally ongoing with people like Prince Andrew and Huw Edwards and Philip Schofield who are all big, big names here and have come down in pedo scandals in the last couple of years, but that wasn’t until a long time after Brass Eye ended, so it isn’t really referenced. The episode itself is mostly about how paranoid turn-of-the-century British media was about pedophiles, how sensationally and tackily they presented stories related to pedophilia, and how they themselves were publicly perving over teen girls (and privately, it turns out, doing a lot worse than that) at the same time. Like I said, I think its a great episode, and a really important moment in British political comedy, but skip it if you want to, it’s kind of culturally unrelatable, and it’s a subject a lot of people (understandably) find hard to laugh at, so I for one won’t judge if you don’t feel like it. Sorry for writing a massive humourless essay like a fucking nonce.
Robert Woodward
2025-01-28 16:56:17 +0000 UTCHouse of fools is muppetry on a whole another level! Please try react to it.
Tim Phillipson
2025-01-28 00:43:28 +0000 UTCAll episodes of Jam (MUCH worse) are on Youtube so Brass Eye ep 7 should be fine. Your online standing may take a bit of a hit though so up to you...
John Hamblett
2025-01-27 17:24:21 +0000 UTCIf you're a Steve Coogan fan, check out the late Caroline Aherne's The Mrs Merton Show. This mock talk show features real guests and razor-sharp roasting. A standout moment: Mrs. Merton famously asked Margaret Thatcher's daughter, "Everybody always wants to talk about your mother. It's not going to be like that tonight, Carol. What's your father like?" Coogan and Aherne were close friends who shared early comedy circuit days. Sadly, Aherne passed in 2016 at just 52, a true comedic legend.
Jason Bonner
2025-01-27 10:56:52 +0000 UTCIf you make it through the next one ("Drugs") then you should make it through... ...probably.
Michael
2025-01-27 02:28:15 +0000 UTCHe also was threatened by associates of the Krays after having ‘Mad’ Frankie Fraser on an episode too. (Source: I attended a discussion with Chris in about 2009, and he talked about it there)
BoSquiddly
2025-01-26 22:15:22 +0000 UTCThe pedo special wasn't really banned, it actually aired twice but was the most complained about thing on tv at the time so channel 4 said back then they wouldn't do any repeats which was just kind of a meaningless gesture after coming under fire. Most people that complained about it never watched it and didn't understand they were proving one of the main points of the episode with how they reacted and how the subject is dealt with by the media. One of the papers, the Daily Mail iirc, published Chris Morris' phone number to get their readers to complain directly to him and he responded by leaving the number of their news desk on his answering machine so complaints were directed back to them! Also by then the cheif executive of channel 4, Michael Grade, already didn't like Chris Morris after he inserted a single frame into the final episode saying "Grade is a cunt". Morris hated Grade for demanding so many edits to his work so that was retaliation. Morris also did not have good relationships with authority in the BBC and would often deliberately hand in tapes late to them so they did not have time to edit them. This resulted in one of the episodes of his radio show Blue Jam being pulled mid broadcast, when they heard music mixed with absurd audio edits of a speech at Princess Diana's funeral only weeks after the actual event! He really was quite rebellious. He was even suspended from his radio show for broadcasting a fake news story about a British politician being dead. There's lots of stories like that about him. He seemed to be as daring and subversive as his comedy was. It's a shame he only makes movies now and spends several years at a time on them. His radio shows were some of the best in radio history. People often say things like "you couldn't get away with that these days" but really often is the case that you couldn't then either. It's just Morris did it anyway.
RA Keogh
2025-01-26 22:05:46 +0000 UTChe may now also realise the joke in Gavin and Stacey, that the families are called the Sutcliffe's and the Shipman's. I'll let KB research Shipman.
Dave Roberts
2025-01-26 18:58:40 +0000 UTCjus a lil side note,fox hunting was banned(for the most part) in 2004👀💜
Adam Hale
2025-01-26 12:54:15 +0000 UTCThat actor's name never leaves a Mark on KB, he's been told a Heap of times and it doesn't go in.
Z is for Zed
2025-01-25 22:12:17 +0000 UTCWhat you need to know is most of the people interviewed on this show are real people not playing characters. They get asked alot of fake stuff to get reactions and are duped into being outraged and made to look stupid. It's a genius premise and very funny as these celebrities are ripe to have the piss taken out of them.
Yaapsdad
2025-01-25 21:30:14 +0000 UTCGenius choice. With Partridge temporarily on the back burner
Yaapsdad
2025-01-25 20:44:48 +0000 UTCdude, strap yourself in for these ones, its wild
Ketzalborne
2025-01-25 17:19:36 +0000 UTCHey KB some of these people have been pranked I e. Some of people interviewed are real people (Brit Eklund a former Bond Girl, Wolf a Gladiator on TV Show Gladiators, Paul Daniels famous UK magician) Surprisingly this show can get nuttier!
Marvelous Dolcy
2025-01-25 16:21:22 +0000 UTC👍
Z is for Zed
2025-01-25 16:02:38 +0000 UTCYou're right on the money re: Jam - i think Morris tried to really challenge the viewer and undermine TV in general, which he very nearly did... He's done some movies of which "4 Lions" is essential viewing (since you mentioned movies), 👍🏻... Well done for hitting up Brass Eye, it's gold...
Michael
2025-01-25 14:49:52 +0000 UTC15:30 I used to have a red T-shirt that said "Let the pork see the chop" in the style of a "Keep calm and carry on" poster.
Joe Thornhill
2025-01-25 10:56:39 +0000 UTCalso he should know about myra hindley , I'm gonna have your lady Brady so pogo on that you twat
Anthony Brown
2025-01-25 06:02:58 +0000 UTC'Roger Daltrey's Buttered Beasts'
David T
2025-01-25 02:32:21 +0000 UTCBrass Eye, great stuff. Chris Morris is a sodding genius. Jam is one of my all-time favourites, I would love it if you would react to that sometime.
Stephen
2025-01-25 00:49:06 +0000 UTCZeds dead baby, Zeds dead…from Pulp Fiction. Not Zees dead, or Lead Zeeplin.
Rob G
2025-01-24 23:49:45 +0000 UTCLooking forward to King Boomer being confused by Sutcliffe the musical 😂 King Boomer, if ya see this remember the name Sutcliffe was one of our worst ever serial killers, from 1975-1980, in predominantly Yorkshire & Lancashire; The Yorkshire Ripper. Also the ‘Paedophiles’ episode is about as near the mark you can get with British TV, even more shocking for the time when this was on the telly.
Dave L
2025-01-24 22:59:19 +0000 UTCBack of the net. ♥
Jason Scade
2025-01-24 22:52:25 +0000 UTCPaul Daniels hated him for years after being stitched up on Brass Eye. But then Paul Daniels didn't seem to like many people.
Charlie
2025-01-24 21:06:10 +0000 UTCPie Dough.
Pat Chapman
2025-01-24 20:57:52 +0000 UTC"You're gonna like this, NOT A LOT"
LyingSecret
2025-01-24 20:52:57 +0000 UTCI think watching THE episode in order will give you a lot more of the humour context yeah. It was controversial, which proved the point of the episode as most of it was from people that either never watched it, or didn't understand it. Not a knock on you for not getting it, but just saying for most people.
LyingSecret
2025-01-24 20:50:51 +0000 UTCI thought I'd had some kind of senior moment with Ep 6 in the title, then realised it was just KB being a muppet as usual.
BigChanChan
2025-01-24 20:21:42 +0000 UTCThe DVD menu screen to this is just the weird orange introduction graphics on infinite loop.
Tom Clancy
2025-01-24 20:21:40 +0000 UTCJoss Ackland's Spunky Backpack
Smiffy
2025-01-24 20:08:00 +0000 UTCPaul Daniels was absolutely furious about being tricked into doing a fake campaign, he was a bit of a twat though so it was just funny that he remained bitter about it
Spoingus
2025-01-24 19:59:16 +0000 UTCHoly shit, was not expecting this!!
Tom Clancy
2025-01-24 19:34:35 +0000 UTCYeah but we're not talking about him watching a clip, he sat down to watch the full episode. There is a brass eye clip that he reacted to ages ago but we're talking about a different time.
R Lawrence
2025-01-24 19:10:00 +0000 UTCYeh, they're reading that stuff out like it's dead serious and with a straight face, the dumbasses.......Just showing everyone how little they think.
Oliver
2025-01-24 19:05:52 +0000 UTCYou'd better strap in, because it only gets better from this point!
Richie
2025-01-24 19:05:51 +0000 UTCIt was a deliberate imitation of former newsreader Michael Buerk.
Richie
2025-01-24 19:04:11 +0000 UTCYeh there was no proper context to the clip he watched, now he has more of an idea of the general goofyness of Chris Morris, might paradoxically make a bit more sense.
Oliver
2025-01-24 19:03:57 +0000 UTCExactly, it's the worst possible introduction to Brass Eye.
Richie
2025-01-24 19:02:30 +0000 UTCShows these public figures (especially politicians) up for how dumb they are as well. I remember first watching this with a mate, watching those celebs reading out that stupid stuff and just saying to him "how thick are these people? just think about what you're reading out". They obviously don't. Just shows a lot of these people really are dumb robots who'll just read whatever is put in front of them. And when some of these people he pranked were politicians supposedly in charge of our country, explains a lot doesn't it.
Oliver
2025-01-24 19:02:18 +0000 UTCGreat reaction, seminal show. Morris is a genius. My comedy hero who I was very lucky to meet working on the Brass Eye Special & the DVD releases of The Day Today & Jam Jam is a very different vibe but absolutely worth it. Dark & twisted but thoroughly original. Very pleased you've reacted to this. It's a must see. I had a feeling THIS was going to be the Partridge replacement - so delighted! Cracking stuff.
Duncan Hart
2025-01-24 18:44:51 +0000 UTCYesssssssssss! Ah those famous readouts where they get celebs and politicians to read out the dumbest things with a totally straight face. They get better and better. I wish someone would do that with today's politicians, show them up for the dumb autocue reading robots they are.
Oliver
2025-01-24 18:41:27 +0000 UTCYeah I agree. Plus I find this a little too negative and dark compared to The day today. Still good. But maybe a little over edgy for edgy sake
Adam Grant
2025-01-24 18:34:00 +0000 UTCI prefer it, mainly because you have the varied cast
Jamie
2025-01-24 18:28:26 +0000 UTCDon't forget KB all this also has a serious side, it's poking fun on how news is delivered to us, and how celebrities are used by news outlets. In a way you could watch all these episodes and see the serious side of them all. How animals are treated in zoos for example, or how disgusting abattoirs are. Chris Morris is now vegan and a Christian.
Dave Roberts
2025-01-24 18:26:19 +0000 UTCHalf true, but he did say Zeh-ber-rahs in an overly enunciated way
Jamie
2025-01-24 18:16:48 +0000 UTCJAM IS THE WACKIEST OF THE LOT, and very funny too at times, but can be disturbing. BRASS EYE would be funnier for you if you recognised some of the celebrities. Carla Lane for example wrote sitcoms before turning to campaigning for animal rights. When Chris sits down and interviews people they are real and unaware it's a comedy show, like Cunk but twenty year earlier.
Dave Roberts
2025-01-24 18:06:20 +0000 UTCHe meant because he said ze-bur-ra..not because he said zeb rhyming with Ed rather than zee rhyming with bee
R Lawrence
2025-01-24 18:03:17 +0000 UTCOh damn we’re starting some goated nightmare fuel right here.
Spoingus
2025-01-24 18:03:01 +0000 UTCI don't know why someone sent you THAT episode a year ago or whenever it was. Even some Brass eye fans don't like THAT episode and you hadn't seen any Chris Morris stuff. I don't know what the person who sent you that first off was thinking unless he wanted to put you off watching any other shows by him.
R Lawrence
2025-01-24 17:59:46 +0000 UTC"The twisted brain-wrong of a one-off man-mental..." 😂😂
Joe Blakeley
2025-01-24 17:56:29 +0000 UTCSurely the time must soon come for Boomer to be vanned to the fens . . . there to meet the Dung Breathed men?
Dryfesands
2025-01-24 17:54:11 +0000 UTCGod, this show was the best. I still remember the storm of controversy Brass Eye caused in the media, and the outraged reactions from all the politicians and celebrities who were duped into appearing on it. It was incredible.
Henry Graham
2025-01-24 17:52:22 +0000 UTCI think it was the fact he said zeh-buh-ras, like it's a three-syllable word.
Manly Stump
2025-01-24 17:49:20 +0000 UTCWell, we tend to say zebras and not zebberers like he does lol
Joe Blakeley
2025-01-24 17:49:18 +0000 UTCIt’s worth knowing that many of the people interviewed are unaware that this was for a comedy show
Oli
2025-01-24 17:24:05 +0000 UTCThe difference between this and day today is a lot of the guests in this didn't know it was fake and there was a few lawsuits after the show aired.
R Lawrence
2025-01-24 17:23:40 +0000 UTCNo it wasn't intentional, that's literally how we pronounce zebras, we never say the zee in any word with z in it, in fact when saying the letter in the alphabet we say zed not zee
Dave Jones
2025-01-24 17:18:39 +0000 UTCYessssssssss love this show!
Violet Linnington
2025-01-24 17:17:24 +0000 UTCThe Day Today is so much better imo.
Adam Grant
2025-01-24 17:11:24 +0000 UTCThis is one of the greatest TV shows of all time! Good choice KB
Neal Murdoch
2025-01-24 17:07:00 +0000 UTCEp 6 lol. You muppet
Nothinghalo
2025-01-24 17:06:10 +0000 UTCYes!!!!
Duncan Hart
2025-01-24 17:03:34 +0000 UTCCannot wait to watch this later
Ewan Dunn
2025-01-24 17:01:06 +0000 UTC
