Brass Eye by Chris Morris - 01 Animals

Chris Morris' brilliant 'Brass Eye', a satire on tabloid television and sensationalist news programs. The current culture of the celebrity class where TV presenters act as crusaders in search of 'the truth' but all the while skirt real issues such as drugs, animal welfare and most controversially paedophilia; they mindlessly churn out 'the party line'.
This is arguably the most subversive television comedy ever made, and one the funniest. If satire exists to provoke moral reform 'To comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable' (HL Mencken) then Brass Eye's blurring of the distinction between 'real' and 'fake' allows him to play both celebrity and politicians as fools.
Seeing celebrities humiliated is one of the primary joys of Brass Eye. In every episode we're confronted with their stupidity, their need for attention and their unthinking desire to promote 'good' causes. It's amazing that not one of them listens to what they're saying.
More convincing than Paxman. More ruthless than Sasha Baron Cohen. More intelligent than Stephen Hawkins - Absolute genius. Thank you Mr Morris!

"The supposed satire, presented by Chris Morris, was almost universally condemned and provoked a record 3,000 complaints when it was shown in July and controversially repeated a day later. Among those disgusted by it were Britsh Home Secretary David Blunkett, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and Home Office minister Beverley Hughes - who branded it 'unspeakably sick' - Review in UK Tabloid
"About halfway through the final episode of Brass Eye (Channel 4), it began to occur to me that Chris Morris might possibly be God". - Review in The Guardian Newspaper
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Episode 1 - Animals