Chris Morris answers fictional question

My favorite moment from the Four Lions Q&A at BAM Cinematheque in Brooklyn, 11/4/2010.

[@Shlopcakes]

Brave woman. If you ask this man a stupid question he is likely to leave you quadro-spazzed on a lifeglug.

[@matthewstone1362]

She must have been on Joss ecklands spunky backpack.

[@GlassyDusty]

she probably felt like a couple of fortnights in a bad balloon

[@russelledwards001]

Jessop jessop jessop

[@FreeBrunoPowroznik]

Followed by a spine-grimbling head divorce

[@stephenhall2980]

got any clarkey cat?

[@Braydog101]

It's so rare to see someone like this in media. Capable of seeing levels above and below what someone is saying, tugging one thread and pulling apart an entire thought in a sentence. Intelligent and hilarious guy.

[@Youtuber-qt5rn]

It's like a clip out of brasseye! Using comedy to defuse a sensitive question, then respectfully answers it. MORRIS IS A GENIUS! WHEN IT BRASSEYE COMING BACK!!!!!

[@pickledegg1989]

We're living it. Brass Eye has leached into the drinking water.

[@network735]

It will not come back too pc now days. Comedy is just not funny anymore. Plus type of satire is deemed as right wing and racist now. I am not joking the world has gome mad.

[@ccchefccheffchefff]

@@network735 if they did put another one of his shows on they would likely put another 5 left wing pc shows to counter it. maybe it is a blessing that we can look back in the past and be glad it happened. _cries a single tear and lets it drop down my face uninterrupted before sniffling and saluting the sunset of comedy on tv_

[@AnthonyFlack]

I don't think Chris Morris would take kindly to your suggestion that his comedy would be seen as "right wing and racist" today, even by the hypothetical fantasy "PC brigade".

[@jacksmith4460]

@@AnthonyFlack you mean the Hypothetical headline selling fictional group, as oppose to the very real wave of narcissistic posturing outrage? or the relentless Hollywood "progression" machine? The last 2 are very real, the first is somewhat BS. I do agree that Chris Morris is not right wing (or left for that matter) he seems quite centrist to me, Although I dont actually know, I am guessing, because I am not him.

[@cruffatin]

taking account of how ruthless some of his comedy programmes are on people, he's an absolute gentleman out of character!

[@chainsawchav]

I thought his response was excellent. He made the smart move of analysing the question before attempting to answer rather than the dip-shit move of pretending to understand so as not to look like a dip-shit. The fact that most people are incapable of doing this is the reason he has a career.

[@RealityCheck6T9]

Indeed. He deconstructed her frame before building one of his own.

[@djcheckmate1]

He is more than likely a genius.

[@Johnconno]

@@djcheckmate1 They tested him at Brize- Norton - Mastermind Camp. They couldn't make the tests work on him.

[@MagicCookieGaming]

And to beat it all instead of making a hypothetical debate scenario, he was genuine and said he couldn't (or didn't want to) think of a response until he hears exactly what was said. He didn't invalidate her (although he did take the piss lol) he also gave her a chance to say what she said she heard and after she didn't remember he at least keeps the dialogue open for the future, but also doesn't give credit to the argument until he hears it actually voiced. Very basic, but very forgotten in this age of the internet. Too many people get pedantic far too quickly for no point.

[@Pickchore]

Chris Morris has influenced my being since the days of his radio shows on GLR. An absolute living legend.

[@NxDoyle]

He's brilliant. And he has a new movie coming out this year of our lawdy 2019!

[@Neuroticmancer]

@BeTheDeathOfMe it’s called The Day Shall Come

[@Johnconno]

It's a porno.

[@sammichaelstevens]

What a wonderfully astute and gentile way to completely rip the piss out of someone. good work!

[@Zavala1]

In the context you may have been making an astoundingly nuanced joke but I assume you meant genteel?

[@Tweed.Echidna]

Alas no. I’m not that clever. I just meant gentle.

[@GariSullivan]

Here's a suggestion to everybody who posts these types of clips: Put the question in subtitles!!! There is a reason people have mics to speak into and there is a disadvantage to those who are at the back of the room far away from mics.

[@RealityCheck6T9]

Amazing way to let someone know how completely stupid they're being and still remain charming about it

[@ydtmrc]

i wish i wasn't so helplessly in love with this man but....here we are

[@leahdorothy]

why is this me

[@ydtmrc]

leah being a chris morris fan girl in 2020 is hard

[@madophelia4322]

@@ydtmrc I feel u ;o

[@iroscoe]

It's a very modern anxiety "what is someone stupid were to be offended by what you say/think/do" .

[@williem1710]

A masterclass in how to deal with stupid questions.

[@SkinnyEMedia]

The Dark Lord of British television. Be afraid of him yet appreciate his madness.

[@DisobedientSpaceWhale]

I literally have nightmares about Chris Morris chasing me with an axe. He doesn't seem too scary here though.

[@tomgl6684]

You're both at each others' throats, you're backing yourselves up with arms. What are you going to do about it?

[@azapro911]

Any reporter who thought they could get the better of Chris Morris CLEARLY hadn't researched his career...

[@leahdorothy]

@De Profundis don’t want my arms to feel like a couple of fortnights in a bad balloon

[@changer_of_ways_999]

They never do.

[@Stoatfacelanust]

pure gold!

[@Boylieboyle]

Classic Morris

[@TheMangoDeluxe]

Teacher: there’s no such thing as a stupid question Teacher: proceeds to deconstruct your very soul publicly when you ask one

[@DeepFrigidWinter]

The guy on the left SHOULD PLAY Stanley Kubrick in a movie

[@mykyskater]

This is existential as fook.

[@musicbastard3438]

A genius of a man

[@matthewstone1362]

She's been spanking at Shatners Bassoon.

[@powernoid]

Is there a full Q&A video somewhere?

[@MrDragon1968]

Genius.

[@Football__Junkie]

Genius response

[@throwback19841]

Dear god anyone writing about a controversial topic these days needs to see this. Its exactly how to answer "this is offensive to x y z" and then just reply "wait am i answering a question about your fiction?"

[@mattycfox]

The hipster that laughs last laughs in last weeks fashion! Hello Chris

[@mikeymana]

such a legend!

[@ClintEastwood74]

Is the bearded guy wearing a Rolling Thunder T-shirt?

[@russelledwards001]

Great movie. Well researched, funny and poignant.

[@94dgrif]

It's a leading question though in that asking it implies an opinion. Ask any good comedian a question like that, and they are going to treat it as a heckle.

[@siccoyote4733]

So it's like saying "some people say your work is offensive, what is your response to that?"

[@anonimushbosh]

I don’t have enough information about the context to know whether or not most of the comments completely miss the point - and I bet, crucially, neither do most of the commenters!

[@andjusticeforall4201]

“Your real but not anymore?!”

[@Kevo216666]

PERFECT ANSWER Mr. Morris. I love you.

[@Boylieboyle]

A Room Full Of Dereks - I likes it! Sounds like some conceptual art "installation". I'd go though, don't get me wrong it sounds like just the sort of thing you know?

[@darz_k.]

Yip.

[@hammerjohnston]

0:21 A-HUHUHU

[@r4ltman]

did you think his response was good or not?

[@baldylocks2009]

r4ltman it wasn’t good, it was near perfect

[@Neuroticmancer]

So many weird comments here. Gangsta shit

[@adicakes]

@John37001 its not a fair enough question, its vacuous of any point relatin 2 how or why some1 might be offended jus askin if some1 was, which no 1 has. great response by chris morris, bang on.

[@imagine_big9398]

After 11 years, do you still write like this?

[@bluedeskfan2754]

Fancy going around getting offended on other people's behalf

[@gavingleemonex3898]

I answer questions that are born out of other people's fiction all the time. When do I get paid.

[@briandoyle6188]

Watch 4 lions....

[@neilgodfrey2669]

Morris should be on tv more. Hosting hignfy would be good

[@mattlm64]

He's way too good for HIGNFY.

[@mundaneman1811]

Far too fiercely intelligent & witty for hignfy

[@Boylieboyle]

Just cos he's called Christoper as well yeah? Like all Chris's are the same yeah? You Chris's are all the same. :(

[@Heyok-vx7yf]

No one here understands Morris's work.

[@mediacopycatkillers]

I can't make out what she asks.

[@trailersic]

She asked "I think you probably did offend some British Muslims and if you encounter(*ed) those people in audiences in the UK what your reaction was (*would be) to that?" And his response is that it didn't happen so he can't answer the question, except to say if it did happen only then would he know what his reaction would be.

[@briandoyle6188]

An American asks why they buried Richard 3rd under a carpark 🤔🤗🤗....

[@renhoek3851]

what a rude woman to firstly assume that he offended muslims with his work without any evidence, and secondly to speak for a whole group of people.

[@thedukeofnuts]

Not rude, just thick.

[@jockmackay9582]

@@thedukeofnuts and as a result of being thick, she was inadvertently rude.

[@00MJH]

I'm curious, who does he "really" work for? And what's your evidence?

[@MCVessels]

I've heard about STICKO. They say that when employees of STICKO corporation aren't creating their toughest, longest lasting superglue ever, they hang out in Davos selling stolen babies. Curse those STICKO goons and their world-leading product!

[@punchcards1400]

don't tell anyone i told you this, but he works for the rothschilds

[@Kevo216666]

All Chris's are brilliant - Morris - Hitchens - De Burgh....

[@colinfilthy]

Biggins

[@pipeandslippersman]

tmas

[@chriscross9505]

Meeeeeeee

[@hallamhal]

Pratt

[@JIMKUltra]

Lee

[@Steve27775]

In my humble opinion, as a fan of the work of Chris Morris, Four Lions had precisely one good joke in it: Cop: You're going to die in that gear, lads. Omar: More than likely, but it's for a good cause.

[@russellpushon]

aw your insane mate, 4 lions is a work of art. give it another pop. but yea thats a great gag

[@pukeyourguts]

really? throughout the whole thing, that's the one part you found funny? it's a solid line, sure, but it doesn't really inspire actual laughter... ...in my opinion...

[@RealityCheck6T9]

It's hilarious from start to finish. What film were you watching?

[@monstermonty9074]

I wonder if the fictional Muslim in side her head was satisfied with the answer and was able to move on peacefully with is non-existent life.

[@seanp8220]

You mean fictitious.

[@JosephWoolnough]

...Jesus?

[@Johnconno]

Playing Morris at his own game? Nah. He'd twigged before she finished the question.

[@davepowell7168]

Smells like what? I missed the question...

[@adicakes]

@John37001 nah its not, its unanswerable, as he's had no 1 come up, n she gave no example of a reason y some1 might possibly b offended, stupid unanswerable question vacuous of any substance, jus relyin on the pretence that it a tricky subject area that he covered in his film, that i think he tackled expertly. good response morris is a top bloke

[@UnderAGlassMetropolis]

P2PBSH

[@Tommyfazz]

what the jumping jesus are they saying?

[@TheEloquentEye]

Little known fact - The white Cosmo liberal can simulate any ethnic minority in real-time

[@gedrooney9305]

The woman is a quadriplegic robospazz.

[@quizarrdd1]

Nicely detroyed :)

[@JackCalico]

What an idiotic question

[@neonatalpenguin]

He was a bit harsh considering someone asked a badly-worded variant on "did you anticipate what your response would be if this film angered British Muslims?"

[@RealityCheck6T9]

I believe he had plenty of discussion with British Muslims before making the film, so he wasn't going into it blind

[@trailersic]

He did answer the question though by saying He wouldn't know what his response would be until he was approached by an offended British Muslim at a screening. Also, How are you doing 11 years later?

[@PaddyRoon7]

This is the real issue with PC culture, people are scared of being offensive. This woman is worried that Chris has offended british muslims enough to ask a question about it during a Q&A session when it simply hasn't happened. She's worried that it will happen before there's been any inkling that might be the case.

[@SnabbKassa]

This is the point about PC/woke : It's not demands for censorship by people who got angry because they were targeted, it's censorship on behalf of infantilised others, or self-censorship out of fear.

[@MagikGimp]

Now *that's* an SJW if you still need an example.

[@gonufc]

Now that's bad grammar if you need an example.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

Now thats a self fullfilling way to define somethinh

[@chrisf1600]

100%, she's clearly fishing for something to hang him with

[@chainsawchav]

Having to respond to an illogical and confusingly phrased statement. Not so funny when it's happening to you is it Chris? (oh wait, yes it is)

[@lotuseater7247]

What's funny now it that American right wing news actually does this, and then places it as news. Except it's not funny.

[@briz1965]

how times haven't changed let's make up racism in 2020 is in full swing. Fact me till I Fart.... comedy is comedy, not all think that. I'm on a final warning at work just for telling jokes

[@shaunhunterit342]

Islam is not a race

[@messi8921]

Always about offending Muslims! What a stupid question

[@notcrediblesolipsism3851]

He's hiding himself in plain sight. I suspect he's very callous and unemotional. Love his comedy, but I'm glad there aren't too many of him around.

[@cs7160]

Appreciate the pop psychology. Can you do me next?

[@shaunhunterit342]

What if he was unemotional?