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19 January 1994 (UK) moreTagline:
The ground-breaking news show that won an awardPlot:
A spoof of the the British style of news broadcasting - including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors. full summaryAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Bob Dylan has been hospitalised after eating a rotten wolf- movie at ten moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 13)| Christopher Morris | ... | Christopher Morris / ... (7 episodes, 1994-2004) | |
| Steve Coogan | ... | Alan Partridge / ... (7 episodes, 1994-2004) | |
| Patrick Marber | ... | Chapman Baxter / ... (7 episodes, 1994-2004) | |
| Rebecca Front | ... | Barbara Wintergreen / ... (7 episodes, 1994-2004) | |
| Doon Mackichan | ... | Collaterlie Sisters / ... (7 episodes, 1994-2004) | |
| David Schneider | ... | Sylvester Stewart / ... (7 episodes, 1994-2004) | |
| Michael Alexander St John | ... | Announcer (7 episodes, 1994-2004) | |
| Tony Haase | ... | Cathedral Dumping Eyewitness / ... (3 episodes, 1994) | |
| John Thomson | ... | Dentist / ... (3 episodes, 1994-2004) |
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30 min (6 episodes)Country:
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Totally inspired, The Day Today is a superb mix of satire and surrealism which launched the television careers of about a dozen comedy personalities- Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Doon Mackichan, Armando Ianucci, Peter Baynham, Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front, David Schneider, the list goes on. The breakneck pacing ensured a collection of brilliant news segments every episode- the riff on reality TV shows, highlights of a bizarre train siege during which commuters reverted to tribal behaviour- alongside a series of regular features such as Mackichan's clearly deranged business analyst Collaterlie Sisters, news reports on The Bureau, a sitcom set in "a high class bureau-de-change", and the inept sports reporting of Alan Partridge. My favourite sketch was a super incisive take-off of excessive MTV style reporting 'for the kids' involving an interview with "controversial rapper Fur Q" (Morris), whose lyrics actually ran "cop, bitch, cop bitch m****rf****r" and whose stage act included the immolation and gunning down of audience members. A cultural analyst (Morris again) then informed us that the situation had been blown out of proportion- "these slayings were obviously ironic". Hilarious.
It's a shame that the general press and many so-called liberals were so quick to condemn the nigh on genius of Chris Morris when he produced the infamous 'paedo' edition of BrassEye, a show which parodied the kneejerk responses it created. It's main problem was not depravity but that it wasn't as funny and cutting as it could have been.
One more thing- I really don't think saying that "Americans won't get" something is valid just because the something involves satire and sarcasm. Sure, British humour may be famed for such qualities but I think 'getting it' relies more on people being smart and the truth is that people are quite stupid everywhere. That's why Big Brother and Full House exist.
5 bomb dogs and a scared police handler out of 5