Author Topic: The Day Today/Brass Eye/Chris Morris-isms (Read 40999 times)

Filler. · « **Reply #160 on:** October 9, 2013, 12:09:14 am »

Quote from: elbow on October 8, 2013, 11:41:48 pm

A mate of mine was laid up with a bad leg injury at the time, dosed up on serious pain-killers. He used to listen to Blue Jam in the wee small hours whilst off his face. It took him years to come to terms with what he heard........

I was usually dosed up too. But I'd need to get the bus a bit early. Night's only beginning! No... Blue Jam is on. A perfect come down. Fucking loved it. I didn't have a record button... so I had to get back for it. I did miss a couple when things were looking good mind. In my head.

I couldn't believe Jaaaam - the TV version that came out soon after. Jaaaaaam was car crash to me - felt like Blue Jam was being butchered.

"I mowed down..."

elbow · « **Reply #161 on:** October 9, 2013, 03:09:25 am »

Quote from: Filler. on October 9, 2013, 12:09:14 am

I was usually dosed up too. But I'd need to get the bus a bit early. Night's only beginning! No... Blue Jam is on. A perfect come down. Fucking loved it. I didn't have a record button... so I had to get back for it. I did miss a couple when things were looking good mind. In my head.

I couldn't believe Jaaaam - the TV version that came out soon after. Jaaaaaam was car crash to me - felt like Blue Jam was being butchered.

"I mowed down..."

Ha, ha! Probably my favourite line in that. One thing I distinctly remember about Blue Jam was the choice of background music. Lots of ambient stuff, but I recall he looped some instrumental Beach Boys (Surf's Up) and used that as the backing track for one of the Rothko monologues I think. He's good at the old music is Morris.

Filler. · « **Reply #162 on:** October 9, 2013, 10:09:43 pm »

Quote from: elbow on October 9, 2013, 03:09:25 am

Ha, ha! Probably my favourite line in that. One thing I distinctly remember about Blue Jam was the choice of background music. Lots of ambient stuff, but I recall he looped some instrumental Beach Boys (Surf's Up) and used that as the backing track for one of the Rothko monologues I think. He's good at the old music is Morris.

The music was perfect for it... perfect for the early hours of the morning too. Lots of quite obscure stuff as well as the likes of Beck, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada etc. They really need to come out in full, in a boxset, all 3 series. I have series one on two cassettes (tho one is missing now! argh), recorded down the line from Chris Morris's original DAT recordings. Which is nice. Friend was seeing one of the actresses at the time.

This site claims to have the lot but I can't stream/download them. http://cabinessence.cream.org/ The site was the same a decade ago.

Been muttering ''Has he got a bottom in his trousers?' to myself all day, and giggling.

The 3rd and last series ended with a censoring. Morris allegedly swapped the tapes at the last minute after the BBC decided that one particular sketch couldn't be aired. They cut the transmission, slipping in an earlier part of the series in instead.

And this is that particular sketch:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/BR3XFcsEGu0?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/BR3XFcsEGu0?version=3&amp;hl=en_US</a>

and no more Blue Jam was commissioned

Les Willis · « **Reply #163 on:** October 10, 2013, 11:54:25 pm »

I find it quite weird really how little Morris puts out there.. The Day Today was genius TV. Brass Eye was also good, but I was less keen. Then there was Jam? Which I enjoyed but felt was a bit weird and since then? Not a lot. He was in the IT Crowd as an actor for one season (as far as I recall).. so what else has he been doing? Can anyone enlighten me please? Why the lack of output?

elbow · « **Reply #164 on:** October 11, 2013, 02:11:44 am »

Quote from: Les Willis on October 10, 2013, 11:54:25 pm

I find it quite weird really how little Morris puts out there.. The Day Today was genius TV. Brass Eye was also good, but I was less keen. Then there was Jam? Which I enjoyed but felt was a bit weird and since then? Not a lot. He was in the IT Crowd as an actor for one season (as far as I recall).. so what else has he been doing? Can anyone enlighten me please? Why the lack of output?

Good question. As far as I can make out, he's actually a very private family man who dislikes publicity. He's also a film director, although he's only done "Four Lions" that I know of. Anyway it's quality, not quantity from Mr Morris! But yeah, your right, since Brass Eye he does move at My Bloody Valentine pace.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #165 on:** October 11, 2013, 09:53:06 am »

Quality over quantity, I suppose.

It's better than putting loads of new stuff out there and it being rubbish.

Wasn't he involved with Charlie Brooker's stuff like Nathan Barley and the other TV Go Home-inspired stuff?

Ray K · « **Reply #166 on:** October 11, 2013, 11:51:21 am »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on October 11, 2013, 09:53:06 am

Quality over quantity, I suppose.

It's better than putting loads of new stuff out there and it being rubbish.

Wasn't he involved with Charlie Brooker's stuff like Nathan Barley and the other TV Go Home-inspired stuff?

Co-wrote the first series of Nathan Barley, but that's years ago.

He's directed a few episodes of Iannucci's Veep. Looks like the last thing he's been involved with since Four Lions.

Filler. · « **Reply #167 on:** October 17, 2013, 09:36:31 pm »

Woke up the other morning and for some reason, 'BANG!' came into my head.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/r3BO6GP9NMY?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/r3BO6GP9NMY?version=3&amp;hl=en_US</a>

'The stretched twig of peace is... at melting point.'

ericthered10 · « **Reply #168 on:** October 17, 2013, 10:21:28 pm »

So so good. Glad this thread turned me onto it or I'd have never stumbled on it otherwise

Filler. · « **Reply #169 on:** October 17, 2013, 10:40:16 pm »

Reports, reports, reports...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ER0zKTGI2g8?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/ER0zKTGI2g8?version=3&amp;hl=en_US</a>

Rob Dylan · « **Reply #170 on:** October 17, 2013, 11:36:31 pm »

Quote from: Filler. on October 17, 2013, 09:36:31 pm

Woke up the other morning and for some reason, 'BANG!' came into my head.

'The stretched twig of peace is... at melting point.'

'The people here are literally bursting with war'.

Filler. · « **Reply #171 on:** October 18, 2013, 11:41:38 pm »

Can anyone find the sketch where one of the regulars is asked, 'WHICH ONE THEY'D HUMP?'

Filler. · « **Reply #172 on:** October 18, 2013, 11:56:49 pm »

It was a short sketch... 10 or 15 seconds perhaps, where, I forget his name now, was passed photos of women, as a trailer for a new TV series that was going to be aired, where he'd be asked 'which girls he'd hump'. And he'd consider it briefly... nodding yes, giving a maybe... giving a no. Really bored.

Pistolero · « **Reply #173 on:** October 30, 2014, 08:15:48 pm »

A date for the diary...

From Chortle...

Radio 4 Extra are to air a three-hour retrospective of Chris Morris's work called Raw Meat Radio.

The show will be presented by Mary Anne Hobbs, and is set to air at 7pm on November 29.

Producers have been working with the fan site Cookd and Bombd to track down rare clips, and the BBC promise plenty of material that hasn’t been aired since it was first broadcast. Archive footage will include clips from his local radio days at BBC Bristol and GLR as well as On the Hour, Why Bother? (which he made with Peter Cook) and Blue Jam.

Interviewees include Morris biographer Lucian Randall; comedian Paul Garner, who worked on Morris's radio shows; Matthew Bannister, his boss at GLR; Armando Iannucci, who created On The Hour with Morris; and IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan, who contributed to Brass Eye.

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2014/10/08/21081/bbc_plans_chris_morris_tribute

Phil M · « **Reply #174 on:** October 30, 2014, 09:46:54 pm »

Nice one mate.

Filler. · « **Reply #175 on:** November 28, 2014, 11:55:49 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on October 30, 2014, 08:15:48 pm

A date for the diary...

Dropped in to give a similar heads up. So much to look forward to.

'I just had this image of you dying... ha... Lying there burbling away. '

Snail · « **Reply #176 on:** November 29, 2014, 02:36:02 pm »

Sounds good. Love him.

Bird Bird Bird The Bird Is The Word · « **Reply #177 on:** November 30, 2014, 05:36:47 pm »

Haven't listened to this yet, but here is a download for it I found on cookdandbombd - https://www.sendspace.com/file/jq3033

Bird Bird Bird The Bird Is The Word · « **Reply #178 on:** December 4, 2014, 12:56:30 pm »

Chris Morris returns to airwaves with new sketch on BBC 6 Music on Sunday

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/dec/03/chris-morris-bbc-6-music-blue-jam-on-the-hour

Filler. · « **Reply #179 on:** February 11, 2016, 10:53:59 pm »

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/CuBJuMFnZ_s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/CuBJuMFnZ_s</a>

'... but maybe the day after that.'

Ziltoid · « **Reply #180 on:** February 12, 2016, 09:11:40 am »

Just saw yesterday the Jam has been on Gold and I've missed it, plus they only have the one episode on catch up rather than the whole series which is a shame.

CrasherKid79 · « **Reply #181 on:** February 12, 2016, 09:01:08 pm »

Glad this thread was bumped. Inspired me to download the Chris Morris Collection. Ive never seen Jam, only vaguely remember The Day Today as I was only a bairn and loved Brass Eye.

slamjam · « **Reply #182 on:** February 12, 2016, 10:36:20 pm »

Imagine brass eye today with some so called celebs what Chris would do. Plus some stories you see these days you think are they real or can Chris Morris really see the future

Filler. · « **Reply #183 on:** February 12, 2016, 11:55:20 pm »

Quote from: slamjam on February 12, 2016, 10:36:20 pm

Imagine brass eye today with some so called celebs what Chris would do. Plus some stories you see these days you think are they real or can Chris Morris really see the future

I think this moment was one of the greatest moments in recent cultural history. Daily Star 2001.

I think of Morris, and refer to him far more than I should. But fuck me are we saturated in it!

ps. Crasher - Check out Blue Jam the radio show before you watch the telly version. It's far far FAR better.

McrRed · « **Reply #184 on:** February 13, 2016, 08:38:29 am »

Quote from: Filler. on February 12, 2016, 11:55:20 pm

I think this moment was one of the greatest moments in recent cultural history. Daily Star 2001.

I think of Morris, and refer to him far more than I should. But fuck me are we saturated in it!

ps. Crasher - Check out Blue Jam the radio show before you watch the telly version. It's far far FAR better.

The fume over "sick show" and then the highlight on the Charlotte Church page...you couldn't make it up.

gregorio · « **Reply #185 on:** February 13, 2016, 06:39:23 pm »

I don't like this thread, but I'm going to have to go along with it

Ray K · « **Reply #186 on:** February 13, 2016, 07:30:19 pm »

Quote from: gregorio on February 13, 2016, 06:39:23 pm

I don't like this thread, but I'm going to have to go along with it

Ich nichten lichten...

CrasherKid79 · « **Reply #187 on:** February 13, 2016, 08:12:08 pm »

Quote from: Filler. on February 12, 2016, 11:55:20 pm

I think this moment was one of the greatest moments in recent cultural history. Daily Star 2001.

I think of Morris, and refer to him far more than I should. But fuck me are we saturated in it!

ps. Crasher - Check out Blue Jam the radio show before you watch the telly version. It's far far FAR better.

Cheers will check it out

Rob Dylan · « **Reply #188 on:** February 13, 2016, 10:10:49 pm »

Quote from: Ray K on February 13, 2016, 07:30:19 pm

Ich nichten lichten...

Trenter percenter...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/TknnvlcLsYI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/TknnvlcLsYI</a>

Filler. · « **Reply #189 on:** February 13, 2016, 10:26:13 pm »

Quote from: CrasherKid79 on February 13, 2016, 08:12:08 pm

Cheers will check it out

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/E8VG6HUimsQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/E8VG6HUimsQ</a>

Headphones... in bed. It works best at night.

CrasherKid79 · « **Reply #190 on:** February 13, 2016, 10:45:14 pm »

"The Tower Im in is collapsing Chris ...... Im collapsing"

S · « **Reply #191 on:** February 14, 2016, 12:13:08 am »

Quote from: CrasherKid79 on February 13, 2016, 10:45:14 pm

"The Tower Im in is collapsing Chris ...... Im collapsing"

"I'm just...I've managed to...I'm out!"

Lawnmowerman · « **Reply #192 on:** February 17, 2016, 08:16:23 pm »

Quote from: Filler. on February 13, 2016, 10:26:13 pm

Headphones... in bed. It works best at night.

Cheers. Downloaded the 3 seasons off one of those torrenty thingys. Enjoying

slamjam · « **Reply #193 on:** August 31, 2016, 04:03:21 pm »

Going through brass eye again I can't believe how he got people to say what he wanted.

[Nobody cares what phone you have and that you are using the free version of Tapatalk]

Filler. · « **Reply #194 on:** November 9, 2016, 06:29:39 pm »

'It does indeed look like an impulsive act of public self abuse. Senator Axby seems to unleash a length of skin-clad tube, his anatomy has broken cloth there, and he staggers around, vigourously ransacking his dignity, until finally he releases several arcs of liquid silk from the fleshy nozzle of his fork.'

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/ioZZcjzmy-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/ioZZcjzmy-4</a>

'The stretched twig of peace is at melting point"'

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/r3BO6GP9NMY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/r3BO6GP9NMY</a>

elbow · « **Reply #195 on:** January 27, 2017, 12:31:45 am »

I've been listening to David Holmes "Late Night Tales" compilation a lot recently. It reminds me so much of the old Blue Jam 1am narcotic vibe.

Redman0151 · « **Reply #196 on:** January 27, 2017, 12:17:47 pm »

Would love to see Chris Morris do some satire on the current state of the world

slamjam · « **Reply #197 on:** January 30, 2017, 05:54:23 pm »

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/30/brass-eye-at-20-still-chris-morris-at-his-hysterical-gobsmacking-best?CMP=fb_gu

Filler. · « **Reply #198 on:** May 26, 2017, 10:25:40 pm »

Been looking for this one for years... and it's been up on YT for er, years. Came to mind again scrolling thru the transfer chat. Someone mentioned something about who Phil Babb was screwing... can... ah... Jo Guest... so I couldn't remember who Jo Guest was so had to google image her, and this sketch again, came to mind. So again, I search for it, 'you never know'... it's been up there for 10 bloody years!

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/p0TUDremT0A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/p0TUDremT0A</a>

Can't tell you how many times I've thought about this 20 second sketch since it was first aired. Thousands.

CrasherKid79 · « **Reply #199 on:** May 27, 2017, 03:01:03 pm »

Quote from: Filler. on May 26, 2017, 10:25:40 pm

Been looking for this one for years... and it's been up on YT for er, years. Came to mind again scrolling thru the transfer chat. Someone mentioned something about who Phil Babb was screwing... can... ah... Jo Guest... so I couldn't remember who Jo Guest was so had to google image her, and this sketch again, came to mind. So again, I search for it, 'you never know'... it's been up there for 10 bloody years!

Can't tell you how many times I've thought about this 20 second sketch since it was first aired. Thousands.

So funny it's unreal. Look up the Drumlake School sketch too. So wrong yet so funny.