Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Manuel Gate [Series 4 Episode 1]

[origiinofsymmetry]

0:28 radiohead tshirt!

[origiinofsymmetry]

i hate myself.

[seehispugnosedface]

The Brand/Ross thing was on radio, not television.

[AMockTurtle]

Nice segue Brooker.

[tooyjfwn]

To be fair most people think ross and brand are fucking cunts, regardless of age.

[SuperYellow1989]

fair point well made

[ryanhitmanfury]

I fail to see what makes Brand funny. If he was on QI, Mock the Week or Have I Got News for You, he'd be shown up for the fake he is.

[jes79a]

@ryanhitmanfury He went on Have I Got News For You and was very funny.

[ryanhitmanfury]

@jes79a - He was on it? You must tell me what episode and series.

[tdkzero]

How is it that Charlie Brooker manages to be right about everything all the time?

[mightywindmill102]

@tdkzero He's not. He's a pretentious arse.

[selfsufficientloner]

The man makes a good point.

[graemelockieable]

Good on you Charlie.

[genericmilk]

1:25 - I'm sorry, Did you say "I think they should be sached"?

[echoplextic]

tbh ... hes idea of countercomplaints ... would actually work .... for example .... 5 people complaint about a show ... but 10 people counter complain .... no action is taken and the 5 people are told to grow the fuck up

[GlengarryGlennBeck]

Mr Brooker is surely an geniouse of our age.

I bow to thee and pray that you doth invite me to lick your testicles whilst you engage in a 17 hour call of duty binge

[Iaresalmon]

@GlengarryGlennBeck You can't spell

[octoberrust85]

@GlengarryGlennBeck

Now I don't know Brooker personally, but I really hope that he wouldn't put any of his time into Call of fucking Duty. Babby's first FPS and all that.

8/10

[octoberrust85]

@octoberrust85

And don't get me wrong... the first one was brilliant! :3

[KungfuCow5]

@GlengarryGlennBeck a genius

[DragonSpinner61]

I think they should both be Andrew Sacked!

[bodieofci5]

Brand is an unfunny talentless junkie cunt.

[451harri]

That's the best utterance of the phrase "merciless slaughter of sex workers" I've ever heard.

[getyaboogieon]

Haha my pussy is haunted... how the hell did she say that with a straight face?

[StreakXD]

VISUAL METAPHOR

[Sl4y3rNeb]

jesus hussain christ...

[graemeoliver84]

3:50 He skips rather lightly over Mary Whitehouse there, her not being around anymore is probably one thing about the media today that's better than it was in the old days.

[graemeoliver84]

3:39 Did you know that the inspiration for Boomhauer on King of the Hill came from a message on Mike Judge's answering machine left by some angry redneck after watching Beavis and Butthead?

[Beccar217]

I love the monty pathon audience getting so pissed off XD

[knaan163]

@Beccar217 that was deliberately staged I think

[shisenkrieg]

yeah WATEVA! :D

[dustymauve]

Anyone know what the music is at 2:38? I've heard it on loads of other Charlie Brooker programmes but can't track it down :(

[llanbo]

@dustymauve

"The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum" By Fun Boy 3 (what Terry did next after The Specials, though I'm guessing if you're too young to recognise the song, that'll mean nothing to you either).

[26wordy]

I'm so old my pussy is haunted.

[alphaspecie224]

......and a long haired Dickensian dicking machine! Sheer brilliance!

[shangrigreige]

CB is wrong, surely? Programmes cited were not the equivalent at all. And those guilty of "lame shock humour" stuff can find work elsewhere. Thus, i'm happy, and that's all that counts.

[tinyrebellion]

this mans brain thinks better than mine

[UnyieldingDefiance]

Russel Brand is not funny, he's just irritating and crass.

[VeraFlow1]

Was he talking to Konnie Huq's granfather at the beginning?

[jes79a]

Fair point Charlie and I mostly agree with you. But just one question; would I have been right to complain about comedians like Bernard Manning and Jim Davidson if I had read about their actions second hand in a newspaper?

[RobertoWatchin]

@jes79a - 7:33

[rassilonsvids]

Mmm...Wispa bars.

[gavinharrison1]

I don't like Russell Brand or Jonathan Ross! lets hope they get shows on Channel 5

[hhlfy]

i hope the people disliking this are trying to be ironic on purpose, rather than just point proving-ly stupid.

[451harri]

4:30

The best tone of voice to use when saying the phrase "The merciless slaughter of sex workers".

[asulei]

SHOTS OF SOMEONE SERIOUS LOOKING IN GLASSES, STUDYING THIS VERY SCRIPT, GOING OVER IT WITH A PEN

THEY CROSS OUT THIS VERY SENTENCE BECAUSE IT'S OFFENSIVE BUM BUM PIDDLE WINKY POO NOB NOB HITLER HITLER CHRIST.

great haha

[omid145]

''Jesus Hussein Christ'' LOOOOOOOOOOL

[willchimpy]

2:36 - 3:36 what the hell is that song called ?!

[commie39]

@willchimpy

Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Rocket Builder

[willchimpy]

@commie39 thank you very much you are an exceptional human being!

[rainfordr]

type gift before youtube in url for special screen!

[hennimore1]

Also 2:38-3:15 has to be the longest sentence ever on TV.

[chimpy72]

@hennimore1 It’s about three actually :P

[hennimore1]

1:46-2:05 sums up why TV news executives are utter shits. Charlie Brooker is a legend. 

[Wilkopops]

Brooker for world leader

[gan9e]

I haven't owned a television set since 2005, not since the rise of the youtube etc where you'll find simple people like me spouting off their jaw into the cyberwind, it's all pointless guff isn't it, another 20 years and i doubt you'll see a normal TV set for sale, today's tele-progs take the piss out of normal TV which make us face the wily online world of the ego-channels and dim-witted super-subscribed, come view my channel btw, my christ-cock hitler fucking video went down well...

[kermot]

The line that is crossed out at 5:04 reads " They cross out this very sentence because it is offensive bum bum piddle winky poo nob nob Hitler Hitler Christ"

[tristanoutlaw86]

its a good clarkson joke and well said brooker

[smeogismyname]

I´m so old, my pussy is haunted : Frankie anyone?

[DracoSlashHarry]

Preach it, Brooker!

[sedfrtygjukygtdr]

Thing with Jeremy Clarkson's joke wasn't that it was offensive, it was that he's an incredibly unfunny bell-end.

[nomis101uk]

6:03 omfg what is wrong with people?! The audience, I mean. That was a great sketch.

[thewisefool]

@nomis101uk Actors.

[vaudevilleUK]

@nomis101uk It wasn't a genuine audience reaction

[SPeacock]

This is actually taken from the first episode of Series 5, not Series 4. :)

[olliemad]

are there subtitles? why am i seeing subtitles, man how come ive never seen this episode? dam funny tho, totally forgot what it was on about.

[Buildaburgerdurka]

@LeeJTurnock Brilliant - I haven't heard that sort of criticism since school.

[HarrisonRocks]

I hope theres a funeral for the end of newspapers where Charlie Brooker leads a conga line to a mass grave of high ranking people who worked for The Sun and The Daily Star and everyone takes a piss or a shit or both in it depending on how much you hate them.

[Cptahabify]

Know whats sad? I was a bit disapointed the theme tune was cut short. I think this and Newswipe have one of the best intro tunes in current television.

[ChromaAurora]

At least with Graham Norton replacing Johnathan Ross, we won't hear anymore comments about sleeping with someone's granddaughter :P

[FayeValentine666]

Russell Brand has the most annoying voice i've heard in a long time.

[trigga1uk]

im going to comment right before watching this but is anyone else getting as pissed off as me with the need to attach the term 'gate' to any issue with the slightest hint of controversy.

[JapeUK]

@trigga1uk I remember an OpEd somewhere complaining about this very subject. The writer gave the cosmically comforting thought that in an alternate universe Nixon sent buggers to the Hancock Hotel

[che1609]

Got a lot of time for Charlie Brooker, but think he is on the wrong tack on this; rare he's a sharp cookie on most things.

[jamy30]

pfft! yeh screw the congo...

[electrojones]

Fuh huck! Russell Brand is the worst.

[1CCHH1]

well said Mr Brooker, who knows maybe some day we will reach sanity

[UltimaJay5]

@1CCHH1 It'll only get worse.

[random0815]

python was just silly and mindless, day today was spot on satire, not tasteless shock humor

[SuperJohnnorman]

The best place to voice your opinions is youtube comments.

Well done guys for not looking childish.

[PeteMP1992]

lol I live near the place in 1:19 Holmfirth is full of old people

[williamday247]

LOL @ MONTY PYTHON!

[20SAULiO91]

This is Series 5 Episode 1 not Series 4.

Series 4 Episode 1 deals with public trust in TV.

[421ikoom]

love that clip from day today

fur Q

[thatdrattedcat]

While I agree with what he's saying for the most part, the manner in which he says it is so damn obnoxious he almost convinces me the "Manuelgate!"-yelling pitchfork-wielders were right

[owenhunt]

The obnoxious, sawy commentary he provides on his subjects of mockery exists to provide humour.

I think his comedic rants are intended as a more professional representation of the average, media savvy youngster having a go at obvious absurdities that they see in newspapers or on TV.

His rants aren't so much maleficent as they are familiar to the average young person with a bit of rage. Coherent rage is rare, near impossible when displayed off the cuff. This is refined rage, enjoy it.

[thatdrattedcat]

As I said earlier, I mostly agree with what he says, but nevertheless I think he oversimplifies his argument and kicks newspapers when they're already down. Newspapers increasingly rely on sensationalism, it's true, but I think for the most part people are too eager just to throw them out, though they still sometimes print good commentary and strong debate.

In general that's what I think about rants on television, even refined ones - they tend to shoot too broadly at easy targets.

[thatdrattedcat]

Plus, his impersonation of a 'crybaby' at 4:21 is reaaaallyyyyyy irritating, even if he is right about the issue at hand. His opponents are flimsy and dislikeable enough - he doesn't need to make straw men of them.

[iamjurell]

but.....that impression was 6 seconds long......and it was about 2 minutes out of a half hour programme. And he was VERY articulate and accurate. How was he obnoxious exactly? He doesn't just have a go at the papers and i don't know what you mean by "too easy a target". How many tv shows called out the daily mail rather than ross?

[thatdrattedcat]

@iamjurell - I haven't had access to the whole episode, so I can't speak to that. As I said earlier I agree with what he's saying, for the most part - it's merely the manner in which he communicates it that irks me sometimes. What I mean by "too easy a target": I take your word few to none TV shows called out the Daily Mail, but for most sensible people it's impossible to take the DM seriously after just glancing at it. He could make a better, less irritating joke than the crybaby one.

[fade2black2610]

2:37 to 3:16 is just pure, Charlie Brooker genius.

[elspojlero]

anyone know the track playing during the newspapers rant? Starts at 2:38

[Nogli]

What hacked me off the most was how when the press wanted to sympathize for Sachs, and disgrace hate Ross and Brand, they ended up nicknaming it Manuelgate. Where is the dignity in naming it after that character? If you want to support and portray him as a frail old man, you can't do that! Sachsgate at least.

[Sambucca]

"A peeled Jamie Oliver foetus"

[ahabthewhaler]

amen sister