Aspirational tv - Charlie Brooker

[Kinjamaimai]

Fucking genius writing, don't you think?

[Liusila]

I can't listen to that background tune without feeling horror and disgust, anchored by Reqiem For a Dream.

[323guiltyspark]

This guy...this is my kind of guy.

[evanandodd]

Bioshock

[KnakedKnight]

hah.

[megmo1571]

Charlie Brooker is actually rather sexy...

[youngian]

 Derek and Clive impression at the end?

[AnnaGoesToThePark]

@selcoboy It's Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell, or just google Requiem for a Dream soundtrack :)

[BrendanJTucker]

Damnit Brooker! You're supposed to be funny, not profound!

[jonnybridge]

Charlie Brooker couldn't be any more right. Nearly every f*cking time I turn on the telly there's some toffee nosed, stuck up cunt or some annoying bitch practically saying "OH, LOOK AT ME, I'M REALLY RICH AND YOU'RE NOT, HAHAHAHA". These so called celebs make me want to throw my TV in a f*cking river.

[selcoboy]

Anyone tell what music is playing in the background?

[SweetMintPie555]

@selcoboy requiem for a dream ahahaha it's like the most shocking/depressing UNaspirational music/film ever, I love charlie XD

[doctorwhoknows1]

"FUUUUUUUUUUKE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­FFF"

"No"



[macouco]

someone, what does he say "real life is a ????? mess with ?????? tedium. (0:30)

[ichimonji1988]

@macouco "life's a knobbly old mess full of graft and tedium".

[93callumj]

@macouco Real life is a knobbly old mess full of graft and tedium

[ReverandCiderMan]

'Requiem for a dream' is easily the most overused piece of music on the internet, but here it works perfectly.

[EXetoC]

@ReverandCiderMan Ridiculously overused indeed.

[doctortehe]

Using that Google transcribe service, the beginning came up with: "Life manifested: lipstick lesbian money you on living the dream my friends."

Close enough.

[underoathuea]

"they enjoy a life of dick and shoes why don't you". brooker you are my inspiration.

[ClockworkComputer]

@ZimSepp No, it's the Requiem for a Dream theme tune.

Also: God Friends made me feel like an inadequate twat. It depressed me so much at the age of 12 that I couldn't be as chummy with everybody.

[roush26]

I love the way that guy says "No" to Charlie's "FUUUCK OOOOOOFF"

[RH98]

That needle in the eye thing is brutal. Always makes me wince.

[WythenshawePhil]

I clicked on this expecting "FUUUUUUUUCK OOOOOOOOOOFF!!!!!!" to be the most thumbed comment.

[Tripppster]

0:41 - HAHAHAHAHA!! BEST CHARLIE BROOKER EVER!

[maxxeclipse88]

It's impressive how purple Charlie's face gets without passing out.

[MrCh33pshot]

Zakk Wylde as a homeless person?

[ZimSepp]

Wow just realised the theme tune is the jazz version of "Too drunk to fuck"

Awesome!

[bobbybobson2003]

@ZimSepp Nouvelle Vague version check it

[shindogg]

tv is muthafuckin goddamn bullshit fulla cocksuckin bitch's asses bein tits and pussies christ fuckin sakes shit son of a bitch asshole cunt ! holy fuckin hell that felt muthafuckin good to let out!

[HLecterPHD]

This man has put word to the feelings i have had for so many years but could not express.

so many "smugitude" tossers i just want to slap the face.

[lauracida]

16 people wanna be in the OC

[shayhtfc]

0:41 best few seconds on the whole of youtube!

[Tripppster]

@shayhtfc I actually laughed my my face off.

[bobbiwib]

.....this still makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Charlie - you are the Daddy

[AnalRetard]

Shawty on the right... WOULD!

[gnarlygnarlington]

I wondered what everyone saw in those shows..... aspirational.... bit sad yea

[eltopocubicar]

he wins on the basics, fails on what it's actually about.

[anddreww1]

This makes me happy

[missswearify]

Charlie Brookers rants are so fucking sexy. He could RANT me into bed, laughs would be extras...

[WRRYRF]

It's very true but everyone with a bit of intelligence knew this already. The problem is with the majority of the public who like the plebs they are subscribe to aspirational TV and then get depressed because they didn't have a teenage life like Skins or something.

[lauracida]

@WRRYRF yeeeeeaaaah a good dose of snobbery and classism is exactly what we need! i bet charlie brooker would love your response. pat on the back for you!

[hotelmario510]

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUCK OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFF!

[zionravescene]

@hotelmario510 No.

[evanquads]

@hotelmario510

no.

[hotelmario510]

@evanquads yes.

[yaoiluva1127]

@TheDemonDakki

Lol, i dont mean to come off as condescending but we are aware of lifes situation which is actually wat makes it so funny, i mean if u didnt no how sad life is befor than u really hav been livin in a tv world.

[Pooper7654321]

unexpected kicks to the nuts haha

[echoplex89]

that's it.

charlie brooker is my new hero, a voice for sane people.

Not colbert, not stewart, we need more brooker!

[gav240z]

I see stuff like this, I agree, then I get really angry and want to do something but I feel like I'm in a state of paralysis. If I start a FB group I'm just like all the other douche bags and everyone else thinks I'm thinking too much. Maybe it's time to join the sheep and buy shit to make me happy.

[deliabongo]

Charlie's message is still completely relevant and necessary, more than you can say for 99% of things you've ever seen on TV :)

[joepickard]

0:40 - 0:49 is how I feel about The Only Way Is Essex

[moonthrills]

dick and shoes

[evanquads]

coffee slurping smugitude

[perfectionbox]

This guy's good. I can't laugh any harder because I'm afraid my jaws will unhinge. :)

[TheDemonDakki]

@perfectionbox I think u didn't understand transfer of Charlie Brooker properly ... this what he is talking about isn't for laugh, this is a sad reality ... you should cry instead being happy ... ;(

[JJ62]

"Like a low self-esteem engine".....genius.

[jakehall331]

i wish i could keep an angry rant going for over 4 minutes, i usualy give up or hit someone after 2 minutes

[Innerbee]

hahahahahaha that extra getting yelled at at 0:42 is a legend for not laughing

[uknova2]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKK­KK OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF­FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF..­.. no

[antoinefuckyou]

Love it when Charlie makes the hobo corpse big time.

[Danielrobbyshor]

total genius

[gloomyoutlook]

"...when TV actively encourages you to hack yourself apart in the name of self-worth"

that line, in this context, is really effective in showing just how bleeding mental those sorts of shows are, and how absurd it is that they're allowed to air.

[YakChap]

You can tell from how red Charlie's face is that he had to do loads of takes of that "fuck off" squence before getting the perfect take. 

[Howieeeeex]

knobbly old mess.. ha

[BrynSheen]

they get a lot of dick and shoes haha

[number6of6the6beast]

@MetalguitarlessonsUK thanks

[number6of6the6beast]

charlie brooker ftw

whats the song called in the background i fucking love it

[MetalguitarlessonsUK]

@number6of6the6beast Its the theme tune to requiem for a dream, if you youtube search 'requiem for a dream theme' you will find it. It is pretty epic.

[number6of6the6beast]

Charlie Brooker

I fucking love this song... does anyone know what its called?

[pumpkinkingviolet]

f ，is requiem for a dream.

[documentaryonawasp]

Dead kennedys cover in the backgroubd there.

[LookAtHisDogs]

To be fair, people saying that HTVRYL is ripping this off forget that this is just a re-hash of a Screen Burn article Brooker wrote for the Guardian. Moral of the story, read a fucking book.

[LookAtHisDogs]

If you'd offered a 29 minute version of this to me a week ago, I would have bitten your hand off to see it. This is one of the best sketches of the whole Screenwipe, HTVRYL was never gonna live up to it, but it's still better than 99% of stuff you see on TV. I thought the Galaxy Of Fame was fantastic

[Lonelyhands]

why did he rehash? this version is much much better, well constructed and seems more thought out. HTVRYL version appears to be a dumbed down version. This is a low.

[Rufio7]

Back then it seemed like he meant it, now he's got a haircut and a sort of famous girlfriend it just doesn't work.

[shrimpflagroskilde]

@Rufio7 disagree

[MissSheepgobaa]

This is much better than the version he's made for How TV Ruined...

Come on Charlton, did you think no one would notice?

[camshanks]

@MissSheepgobaa I agree entirely, they should just show a repeat of Screenwipe if he's just gonna rehash old material. HTVRYL is the lazy and hypocritical if you ask me.

[lordofbaraddur]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUCK OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF­FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[greercalixte]

I really hope the homeless guy was an actor. Otherwise, this is a sick joke aimed at making Charlie Brooker look good. I still think he is much more intelligent than most. But I hope "Ray" isn't a real homeless person.

[Lronsjetpack]

@greercalixte FUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKK OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF idiot!

[nicnoc1976]

@greercalixte Lol! Of course its an actor!

[LeeRatbag]

Love the lounge-jazz version of "Too Drunk To Fuck" at the start there...

[mesmiths]

lmao at 1:25 and pretty much all the way, ok, all the way through.

[drbuk96]

@mesmiths I don't think that ALL of the video was meant to be side-splitting; mainly intellectual with occasional hilarious parts.

[PhishTakko]

This should be shown in schools...oh and 'tosser's mirage' xD

[Schmappnschmazz]

Anyone who likes the brooker aint 'alf bad in my book.

[dawkinsforpope]

Dick and shoes lol

[allaboutdmagic]

'It's a tosser's mirage.'

[DynamicScherzo]

Wow.

Actually pretty comforting knowing someone else feels the same about all that shite. Worded brilliantly too.

[BtiGold]

awesome

[IceOfPink]

what is the song from 0:28?

[Templar895]

@IceOfPink requiem for a dream

[Anarchrist01]

@IceOfPink lux aeterna by clint marshall. (or something like that without the spelling mistakes).

[MissSheepgobaa]

I love to watch this every now and then for a good dose of common sense...

[padstar999]

15 people are still aspirational

[tsimpson1992]

'they get a load of dick and shoes why don't you' brilliant.

[foleyisgod182]

does anyone know the theme playing during the clip

[rillel89]

@foleyisgod182

The theme for Requiem of a Dream.

[Anarchrist01]

oh charlie. we die for you.

[drbuk96]

@Anarchrist01 No we don't.

[kilmindaro3]

I don't know exactly what the fuck did I just watch, but it was awesome

[nyc999]

'ave a good sneer!

But what about Eastenders?

That's terribly unaspirational but millions watch it. Maybe because they like to sneer at the characters.

Television will get you everytime, even if it's just to critique it, like Charlie..

[ClearlyBlazed]

Low self esteem-engine! 

[hereticmagpie]

Last year Charlie Brooker suggested a campaign to beat the X Factor to Xmas #1 by releasing a 15 second track of children saying 'Simon Cowell: Shit for ears' a few times with all proceeds going to charity. The campaign to make this happen in 2011 has begun... check it out on Facebook by searching for "Simon Cowell, shit for ears" - 2011 XMAS campaign.

[ZABERCAN99]

@hereticmagpie I liked it and invited friends! POWER TO RESISTANCE!

[catherinewillmore]

Go Charlie. The only antidote to the crap that we are peddled on a 24/7 basis. He should be on daytime TV, every day, at 10am for 2 hours. And then again at 6pm for 2 hours. Even better, our day to day programming could try to reflect real life and real peoples' problems in a balanced, grown up way. I dream on.

[slonique]

please oh please, spell the last couple of phrases that he babbles to the hobo! for non native speakers

[valjester805]

@slonique He says 'Anyway, balls to aspiration - it's a tosser's mirage. Far better to just sit here and sneer at the lot of it. Isn't it, eh? That's what we like to do, isn't it, eh? Have a good sneer, eh? Eh? That cheers us up doesn't it, eh? Bit of camaraderie like that? Yeah, I knew I'd put a smile on your face! We're alright ain't we, mate? Yeah? Wayy-heh-heh-heee!'

[slonique]

@valjester805 Oh, thank you so much!

[themrchris0426]

Wow, half of Britain seems to hate Brooker, the other other seems to thinks he's the messiah.

Amazing similes he uses

[MrTrungo]

@themrchris0426 I think why a lot of people hate him is because he shatters peoples distorted view of life. Which upset people that think life is like tv and ends 'Happily ever after'.

[themrchris0426]

@MrTrungo A lot of people I know also hate him because they just think he swears a lot for comic effect, and just hates all TV.

But yeah, personally I like him because he does such wonderful satire. I reckon everyone should watch screenwipe fully once.

[pob3000tb]

@themrchris0426 he is the messiah........

[ServantOfAllah0264]

I gotta say, this is absolutely hysterical!!!!

[Anarchrist01]

scratch that last entry. spastic fingers.

[Anarchrist01]

plutonic speaking, i fucking love oyu brooker. everything you say is right and if it wasnt i l;ike you som uch id convince myself it was anyway. now go away.

[ChromaAurora]

For once the use of 'Lux Aeterna' doesn't get tedious or tiresome. Still, good as always, Charlie.

[ServantOfAllah0264]

''Tosser's mirage''...lool charlie brooker's got a foul mouth but he speaks so much truth as well, aspirational tv just sucks!!

[89Blitz]

Haha Charlie Brooker just made my misserable life a little bit better. Just for a few seconds :(

[fallenoldlady]

"Load of dick and shoes" always gets me.

[Dission]

@fallenoldlady hAHA, "They enjoy a lot of dicks and shoes, why don´t you" lmao

[missrazorbladez]

15 people got told no when they told someone to fuuuuuuck ooooooooff!

[LiamCrowley1990]

I proper lolled at the literally everybody shot

[SPeacock]

Charlie Brooker is probably the nearest thing we'll ever have to a God on this Earth. He gets it right every time - and this video is no exception. :) Viva Charlie!!

[AstraVex]

15 people can FUUUUUUUUUUCK OOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFF

[liamrittikie]

lol dick and shoes!!! ahahaha

[Vulpane]

15 people are in denial.

[mjhartlebury]

0:40

[kitt998]

low self esteem engine! - that made me laugh!

[THEBUSINESSOFDYING]

transcribe audio...lipstick lesbian money you are living the dream my friends...yes yes i am!

[gan9e]

Chuck does all the ranting for us so we don't have to go out into the street and start causing unrest.

[jakobitis89]

How many people would eat a squirrel just to prove a point? That right there is dedication.

[AstraVex]

@jakobitis89

Actually, that was a Rat! Now THAT's Dedication =D

[jakobitis89]

@AstraVex my bad. Anyone else up for starting the Cult of Brooker? The man deserves it.

[OlyDrumBum]

15 people got kicked in the nuts...spiritually speaking.

[1CCHH1]

hahahaha I love the ending, 'we're alright ain't we'

[pcvideogamer]

CB's laugh at 0:17 is in essence of Victor Lewis Smith... haha great stuff.

[NextianGeometry]

"Low self-esteem engine" is a great pun.

[TJWRDS]

looks like 15 people are billionaire tycoons....;_;

[SteveBoyes123]

FAAAAAAAK OFFFFFFFFF!111 RAGE

[SteveBoyes123]

nintendo!!



[SteveBoyes123]

pwnin newbs

[SteveBoyes123]

duce

[SteveBoyes123]

this is shit

[RyanEdge]

0:41 is my ringtone for my boss

[TheMetalRift]

@timewatch12 i think if im correct, it's 'requiem for a tower' which is based off of 'lux aeterna'

[timewatch12]

@TheMetalRift thank you very much :D

[TheMetalRift]

@timewatch12 no probs

[timewatch12]

nice music in the background..anybody know what it is? and i love cb!

[Mitch1990africa]

@timewatch12 requiem for a dream

[downtown666]

Relative deprivation isn't something new and can be traced back to the 60's in a post-war climate where there was a lack of satisfaction in society [UK]. People use aspirational TV for both legitimate and illegitimate reasons but it also serves as a beacon of hope for those who are less fortunate in the world to get by with their natural talents or skills, and that is why these shows will always replicate themselves once the previous one is dead in order to cater to the masses.

[Whatupwidat]

Best "fuck off" ever.

[pcvideogamer]

All the other "topical" news shows like 'mock the week' and 'have i got news for you' etc are just televised sneering sessions to placate our unrest, then we have the legal government sanctioned drugs (booze) and drugs for the soulless (football and x-factor and the lotto) to make us forget about credit-crunches and cuts & taxes etc - but watching CB here makes things better for me, it's good to know I'm not alone among the blind aspirants.

[jomo999]

charlie makes me laugh, but he also points out the depressing fact of this 'tosser's mirage' that is leading society on the path to self destruction.

Insightful and witty stuff as usual

[PureJockPureBrit]

Charlie Brooker makes a miserable life fun!

[remoteviewing0]

the chandelier-shagging anointed ones

[CrazyEddi3]

This segment is irrelevant now, because he's married the dummy that presents something worse than the x factor, xtra factor.

[Swarm1000]

I love how Charlie Brooker simply and succintly sums up how I feel.

[t3rr411]

i knew all this about life and people on the real world or jersey shore finally start to "feel" unpopular, faded or just normal.

Nothing is worse than being a puppet to a society that sells products 24/7 and even trying to mimic that prick on the apprentice who wants to grab and make a name for himself to strangers like trump and if you have become this monstrosity prepare for the scars that society will apply to your skin and soul.

I'll praise Satan if everyone wants to be a good "Person"

[sheepeasy]

The actor playing the homeless guy was really good until I noticed the nose chain, which made it apparent the Screenwipe team had just found a metal fan. :P

[mattyreynolds1990]

Charlie you legend best person on tv in britain

[raidenshred]

Love the big screaming right in the prat's face to fuck off. Really, who among us has never wanted to do that?

[Transpersonals]

Charlie Brooker, you fucking legend, you speak for us all. Thanks you.

[Hoorayforfakes]

For *EFF*'s sake, the Atomic F Bomb at 0:41 was EPIC.

Charlie Brooker can be an amazing actor.

[ClearlyBlazed]

@Hoorayforfakes gotta give credit to the "no" guy too. Must have been hard as hell keeping such a straight face and not flinching :P

[iluvpussyandbeer]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFF!! No.

[sajid78]

Chandelier shagging anointed ones!

[zlaad]

FUUUUUUCKKKKKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No.

[Spiderhead1000]

This is utter genius, and the first piece of music is an excellent take on a Dead Kennedys track by Nouvelle Vague. Appropriate!

[Swarm1000]

I'd laugh if this weren't so depressingly true.

Then I laughed anyway.