The Day Today - September 11th

The Day Today 24 news report covering the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York.

[@PantheonLincoln]

This was done for the DVD release of The Day Today in 2004. Members of the original cast got back together to do some easter eggs, like this one.

[@hannesjakobsson765]

I like how they went out of their way to get the gang together and record some new material just because they couldn't pass up on the comedic opportunity of the worst terrorist attack in history.

[@franciscofiallo8168]

Yes, actually

[@EmperorYogi]

"Floor 107 no longer gives a particularly good view of New York" lmao

[@legendgamer676]

“Well it does from where I’m sitting Chris.”

[@elfishpresleybarbiebreath1116]

This is sooo wholesome 😳❤️

[@markc8956]

"Peter,you've added nothing".

[@lunaticberserker5869]

"It's now part of the basement."

[@cand0]

"The tower I'm in is collapsing, I'm collapsing, Chris, under the sheer... I've managed.. I'm out! I'm out!.. Uuh.. I'm very.. fu.. rumd.. I'm not there." Great "corresponding", Peter.

[@BalsamicWeevil]

"So the meetings are going ahead?!" "...That's right Chris..." love that moment of hesitation, like he's realised something might be going on

[@zakelwe]

I think Peter's expense claims might need quite a thorough checking by Chris when he gets back to Blighty !

[@RichieP68]

"..... I slept longer than I anticipated" Just terrific delivery.

[@refoliation]

Jet lag from the UK, can’t blame him.

[@trickso4025]

My favourite line is spoken before the Peter sketch even begins. 'What is a Hijacked Airliner, and how does it "crash"?'

[@BackToTheBlues]

@makadeni123 It is there, at 0:06!

[@BackToTheBlues]

@makadeni123 Just one of those Peter O'Hanraha Hanrahan moments!

[@arch9enius]

Like this. BOOOOOOOOOOM!

[@programmer1840]

The way he says "crash" in the nonchalant news reporter way

[@Mojitosrisin]

@@programmer1840 CRASH

[@ZuluRomeo]

I bet Chris secretly wished Peter hadn't overslept.

[@janhuda8841]

He hadn't overslept, he slept longer than he'd anticipated

[@quasarsphere]

I think he quite openly wished that.

[@refoliation]

You’ve heard of people being told to not go to work that day? It’s bollocks of course. But what about someone being told to travel there from the UK? Did Morris know? The hi fivers knew

[@pantopia3518]

‘You overslept?’ ‘I slept longer than I’d anticipated’

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

"Floor 107 no longer gives a particularly good view of the city." "Well it does from where I'm sitting." "It's now part of the basement."

[@badhead]

Chris: Whats German for 30% Peter: Trenta percenta

[@rocketman584]

Trenter percenter. It's German, not Spanish.

[@mcspeedypantsjr5713]

@@rocketman584 Spanish is treinta porciento, not trenta percenta. lol

[@MoonstompingMike1985]

@@mcspeedypantsjr5713 that's the joke

[@JM19649]

Ich... nichten lichten

[@vapeymcvape5000]

Cobweb!

[@migueltrapezaris6437]

the brief slience before "You're at the World Trade Centre?!" kills me

[@AutPen38]

I love the way Morriss dismissively says "Peter, you've added nothing."

[@mediabeatpod]

And shortly afterward screams "be quiet!!!!!!!" lolz

[@ComradeRichey]

"The tower I'm in is collapsing! I'm collapsing, Chris...under the sheer...I've managed - I'M OUT!" XD

[@powernoid]

I'm collapsing, chris!

[@McRocket]

powernoid - I lost it there as well.

[@emmejayeh.5995]

Oh, bless. I live in NYC. On 9/11, I was a few miles north in the Chelsea neighborhood watching in disbelief on 18th Street and 6th Avenue as the North Tower fell. This track is the first time I've laughed at anything related to that event. Kudos to Chris and Armando.

[@Poopmannn]

It took 20 years for you to laugh at a 9/11 joke?

[@rantingwrench]

@@Poopmannn They literally watched thousands of people die, so probably, yes.

[@tehf00n]

@@rantingwrench Comedy is born of tragedy. The human conditions self-defence mechanism. I was laughing the same day. Not at the events, but the crazy stuff we came up with hide the pain.

[@thedoveston6781]

The day after the attacks I went into KFC and ordered two Flaming Tower Burgers, but they refused. To be fair, I was 15.

[@TerryWaitesRadiator]

​@@thedoveston6781 the fella selling hot dogs outside the WTC is still looking for the bloke who ordered the two Jumbos.

[@jamiesmith2865]

"I slept longer than I anticipated"

[@88Switches]

The 9th of November was tough day for all of us

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

Reclaim the date!

[@AH-be6bu]

This is why we had ours on 7/7.

[@turmuthoer]

"Peter, you've added nothing." - Pretty much sums up 24-hour rolling news coverage.

[@nickgillen9030]

The "ah..ahhh....oh my god" when he sees the news footage is perfect.

[@avanzatotrxx]

"The sound insulation in these building is extraordinary" lol.

[@ZER0--]

Woman gets on a plane and is very nervous. She asks the steward "How often do planes crash?" The steward replied "Only once."

[@jbmadscientist]

Funny right up to the bit where you realise Peter's incompetance actually saved his life, and the characters realise it too

[@gelectrox]

'You overslept' 'I slept longer than anticipated'

[@magicalbra]

Perfect. Absolutely perfect. Chris Morris is a true genius.

[@eldubya7972]

‘Sipping a cappuccino’

[@CeticWales]

Chris Morris needs to return to television. The modern day news is crying out for the kind of satire and parody, that only he can provide!

[@Renji1]

@@markdaly1903 I think he was interviewed relatively recently and when asked if he would do something like this now, he cited that the way modern politics/news is, it is basically a parody of itself anyway. Brexit related headlines these days can look like they've been written by The Daily Mash and the actual goings on in government can seem like a plot for an episode of The Thick of It.

[@florencecrazy]

@@Renji1 those are the headlines god I wish they weren't

[@Spirit-Of-The-Age]

'THIS IS THE NEEEEWS !! ........Happy Now ?! '

[@WhaleManMan]

Weve been making this joke for 9 years now

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

Despite the characters Morris portrays on screen the man himself is actually very modest and withdrawn.

[@eldubya7972]

‘I’m collapsing Chris!’

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

I'm out!

[@murrayp4]

Peter you've added nothing...

[@KarlHamilton]

Loved that line too. Chris Morris really is a bloody genius.

[@alasdairduncan3]

@@KarlHamilton BE QUIET!

[@icemachine79]

IIRC quite a few actual newscasters were using the "it's like a movie" line on the day itself. I love that Chris used it here.

[@wheresmyjetpack]

"Peter you've added nothing"

[@gonufc]

This is brilliant, it's quite amazing that he's taken a subject matter where if anyone makes any kind of comedy about it they are slaughtered and everyone jumps on the bandwagon but he's managed to make it so no one can possibly complain or be 'offended' about this.

[@grakspakalack]

As with everything that Chris Morris does this is so well thought out, so perfectly executed and so hysterically funny

[@eleSDSU]

This truly was Peter's 9/11

[@BaileysMariner]

Sipping a cappucino.

[@SC4RF4CE96]

1:07 floor 107 is now part of the basement

[@BaileysMariner]

CHRIS MORRIS DONE NINE ELEVEN

[@footielad8301]

How strange that the time of this video where he say's that is 1 minute and 07 seconds in

[@Movie2Documentary]

@@footielad8301 yes, very strange anomaly. Did you report it on facebook?

[@oldmanc2]

"What is a hijacked airliner and does it crash?" I've wet myself laughing. No matter where you travel in the World, nobody does satirical humour better than the Brits. Love it.

[@Telcontar1962]

We used to do it well.

[@Asarelah]

I'm an American, and I loved this. Good work.

[@SixEightySeven]

"A very grey day ... a very grey day for the World, Chris"

[@birolklp5574]

Oh sweet jesus I misheard it as „a very great day for the world“

[@trainwreck3697]

You’ve added nothing

[@hotelmario510]

I kind of love that the humour of this isn't really at the expense of the people who died in the attacks but at Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan, who is once again shown up by Chris for his incompetence.

[@SixEightySeven]

10 years on - It never gets old!

[@ttturtle1863]

20 years on - it really never gets old!

[@beedubree2550]

"well, there's a plane and- actually we didnt hear that, the soundproofing in these buildings!" might be my favoruite line but god it is hard to pick

[@jbreckmckye]

I love 2:06, when O'Hanrahan realizes the enormity of his mistake.

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

"Ah... Ah..."

[@MareIngenii]

Fresh, pure genius every time I listen again.

[@atemporal9081]

Classic, this is sheer awesomeness. 'I'm collapsing...I managed...I'm out I'm out'.

[@michealothailtigh]

'The sound insulation in this building is extraordinary.' Hilarious!

[@jackmonaghan8477]

Couldn't stop laughing when Morris said Floor 107 is now part of the basement

[@sidbeckett5655]

Absolutely brilliant, I wish they'd do more of these as online specials for all major news stories.

[@antitroll890]

So do I, doubt it ever will though due to C4 blacklisting Chris Morris

[@sweethenrietta]

I'm American and I cried when I heard this. I laughed until I cried.

[@scottlandano3819]

me too. I can't imagine tsomething like this getting done here now, much less in 2004.

[@GHnineteensixtysix]

‘Floor 107... sipping a cappuccino’😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fpspwny995]

I can only imagine what the world would be like if Peter had woken up on time.

[@reeceashmore4479]

We’d have lost the news

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

I slept longer than I'd anticipated.

[@Epistemofo]

This is immense; Chris Morris is beyond legendary. Cannot wait till Four Lions.

[@SilverSpade92]

It's bigger than that Epistem, it's large.

[@lifewillseeyounow6550]

When he pretends he’s going over to a tv in the restaurant rather than just switching the one in his hotel room on...

[@ZValenT]

"Actually we didn't hear that"

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

The sound insulation in those buildings was extraordinary.

[@aigtban]

Only Chris Morris could be that funny just saying the word "gleaned".

[@quasarsphere]

Matt Berry could be a worthy challenger.

[@carrigan308]

"It says right here, 35,000 dead." "Let me see your notes." "Um... It's 3,500 Chris!"

[@paulc7956]

“Peter O’Hanrahanran there, live in New York. 🙂”

[@bu0sultan]

the second tower is collapsing... i'm collapsing... i'm out! i'm out!! loooooooooooooooooooooooool

[@mredyhcapamab]

"I'm a man standing in his hotel room." HAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA!!!

[@maryhadfad]

I don't think it's the slightest bit offensive. The joke throughout The Day Today was that Peter was always getting the news wrong, so they thought "what's biggest most world-changing event he could lie about?". It's less of a joke about 9/11 more just again natural peak/end point for a long-running joke.

[@AutPen38]

In GERMAN!

[@ComradeRichey]

Leave it to the genius of Chris Morris to create humour about September 11th without being gross or disrespectfull to those who died. Excellent stuff :)

[@anouarkrassimovich7481]

are you still alive? also i wish he was nicer to Peter

[@jsmith498]

Not your words, the words of Shakin Stevens.

[@StalwartShinobi]

Back to you chris! Thanks peter x

[@yommish]

Peter’s lines are so perfect

[@joliecide]

Peter you've lost the news!

[@07matchamdan]

"Are you near a television? I'd like you to turn it on. Tell me what you can see." lol

[@doktorzoom]

"Peter, you've added nothing."

[@akf2000]

It's a clear crisp morning in New York, Chris.

[@DoCtOrWhO195]

Asif Khan Crackle of anticipation among the delegates at breakfast

[@Panzerbeast]

Chris Morris is Genius!! Wish this and Brass Eye and was back on TV again.

[@kamalindsey]

Peter, you have added nothing.

[@highviewbarbell]

"eggs over pretty grim"

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

"It's now part of the basement."

[@BrentfordsLegend]

brilliant, i've got the DVD and never knew there were extras on it.

[@Jodezza]

Chris Morris is simply a comedy god! Christ I was laughing uncontrollably at this. AWESOME CLIP!

[@AdamWilks-l3q]

I remember accidentally finding this Easter egg and nevwr found it again until today

[@redpugie6235]

"I'm collapsing Chris!"

[@theeddielang]

Farkin hell, I had no idea this went out! Great stuff and always good to hear Peter on the airwaves.

[@davidxgillespie]

Great ! First time hearing this.

[@youtubeaccount3402]

I'M OUT!

[@pureaccuracy874]

this is simply epic. Morris is a genius.

[@McRocket]

'I'm collapsing, Chris!!!'

[@BOROROB]

Excellent stuff !

[@DMEB]

this and brass eye are the best shows ever shown on TV

[@TheConciseStatement]

A small note of pedantry : Morris is telling O'Hanraha-Hanrahan to keep watching a recording of the footage, whereas O'Hanraha-Hanrahan ends up treating it as live. The game's up Peter!

[@mpoukanouka6622]

peter o'hanraha hanrahan was one of the few people who was actually "supposed to be there that day"

[@willsproul3755]

I just realised that if Peter would have woken up in time, he would have been at the World Trade Center during the attack

[@villarule]

love this, Chris Morris classic!

[@hugoscott8026]

The dark thing about this sketch is that if peter did his job he’d be dead

[@christopherwall2121]

No, the dark thing is Chris would not have been all that shaken if he were dead.

[@drees71]

Chris Morris is a genius.

[@ivor1977]

morris your a legend!

[@laurencewestern9449]

It's a clear, crisp morning in New York Chris.

[@MrPicklerwoof]

"I'm in that...er.. in THE restaurant..". :)

[@blackbeltste]

Painfully brilliant.

[@nli10]

Great social commentary as usual. :)

[@Stillbornone]

Extremely funny. I just sprayed biscuit onto my laptop in laughter. I like this. I like this a lot.

[@robair67]

"BE QUIET!" !!!!!!!!! Absolutely epic! After I picked myself up off the floor and breathed in again I find this sketch rather moving. I think that makes it genius.

[@-XLCR-]

Never Forget 😢😢

[@LAnonHubbard]

Love it!

[@LAnonHubbard]

Superb!

[@the.youtube.of.sam.gotter]

"Well, there's a plane in one of them..."

[@neilgodfrey2669]

The actor playing Peter is an Oscar nominated writer, Patrick Marber

[@Smittumi]

I didn't know this existed. It's fantastic.

[@BigDaz]

If you google "The Day Today" and "Easter Egg" you'll find various secret extras on the DVD.

[@hotelmario510]

'Well I-ah. Ah. Oh my God. Er, one of the towers has collapsed, fortunately not the one I'm in, the other one, the one I'm in is, is, one of the tow-the other tow-THE TOWER I'M IN IS COLLAPSING!'