No known cure : the comedy of Chris Morris / edited by James Leggott and Jamie Sexton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leggott, James.

Sexton, Jamie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morris, Christopher, 1965---Criticism and interpretation.

Morris, Christopher.

Morris, Christopher, 1965-.

Satirists--Criticism and interpretation.

Satirists.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

viii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke ; New York : Published by Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2013.

Contents:

Introduction: why bother? / James Leggott

Beyond our ken: Chris and Armando, Janet and John, and the road to On the Hour / Ian Greaves

Rockarama newsbanana: Chris Morris - Misbehaviour in music radio / Justin Lewis

Mocking the news: The Day Today and Brass Eye as mockumentary news satire / Craig Hight

'Only this can make it a news': the language of news media / Dan North

Reporting the 'illegalisation of cake': moral panics and Brass Eye / Jeremy Collins

'Complaints were received': Morris, comedy and broadcasting in context / Brett Mills

'Handling' the darkness: Chris Morris as cultural capital / Sam Friedman

'Bashed be Biff by all with ears': Blue Jam and taboo radio / Robert Dean and Richard J. Hand

/ Lost in techno trance: dance culture, drugs and the digital image in Jam / Jamie Sexton

I remain, sir, disgusted of America. 'Morriucci' and 9/11: 'An Absolute Atrocity Special' / David Walton

'Well futile': Nathan Barley and post-ironic culture / Adam Whybray

'Dad's army side to terrorism': Chris Morris, Four Lions and Jihad comedy / Sharon Lockyer

'I don't wanna be dead! There's no future in it!': The US and UK critical reception of Four Lions / Russ Hunter

The helium of publicity: mass-mediated 'terrorism' / David Rolinson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1844574792

9781844574797

1844574806

9781844574803

OCLC:

823831090