The DayToday Episode 06 - Newsatrolysis aka Factagasm

[@dantaylor7344]

Morris did the music, acted in and co produced all this. The man is a walking talent machine.

[@GlobstersMessenger]

reminds me of brucie in a weird way rip

[@YOYO-mx6ie]

Armando Iannucci

[@Denis-tg6jw]

Jeremy Paxman wasn't pleased.

[@stephenkissane4268]

Let's kick some ass into life

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

oh yes

[@Faceonthewall]

"...... He's not gay, we would never employ a homosexual......"

[@jacnel]

I love how, 26 years later, everything in this show still holds up. If anything it's become a more accurate satire of the news with time.

[@user-jt5vm3mi1w]

the

[@the_fifth_wheel]

@@user-jt5vm3mi1w dog

[@ChampagneOasisGaming]

@@user-jt5vm3mi1w dude got kidnapped as he was typing this comment haha

[@burgersbeansandchips]

This is exactly what Sky News was like 25 years ago, it is worse today.

[@ObviousSchism]

@@ChampagneOasisGaming He hasn't replied since then

[@NathanF11989]

I really wish there would have been more series of this.

[@Denis-tg6jw]

NathanF11989 apparently hated by "real" news journalists. When Brass Eye satirised Paedophile hysteria, those same journalists tore it apart gleefully. A vendetta against Chris Morris.

[@douglasmilton2805]

Jeremy Paxman always maintained that he'd never heard of it. Yeah, right. And as for the Paedageddon episode (spelling?) that shamed the tabloid press so brilliantly that the Sun's Kelvin McFrenzy had a whole team of hacks under orders to get some dirt on Chris Morris. Without success - happily married, kids etc. "Murdoch! I want you to STOP!"

[@NeilCWCampbell]

He did remember pedo paranoia

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Patrick Marber has some of the greatest comedic delivery in . . . ever, I'd say. "news"

[@micahnewman]

Then he's a completely different person as the office training guy. He looks like a cross between Tom Hardy and Seth Rogan.

[@WeaponXLive]

"You've got no sense of humour a...and youre always there" I dont know how that is so fucking funny

[@AllucardA10]

+Project•Vanko Christine, hit Anthony

[@EleanorPeterson]

It's open to various interpretations, but I see it as a fantastic moment of pathos. So poignant. He tries to find two faults in her... but fails. Anthony's got a crush on Christine - he might even think that he loves her - but it's a secret, fragile, unrequited love. She's always there, but if he reveals his feelings for her and she rejects him, he'll be crushed. Better to say nothing and continue to dream. The tragedy is that the idiocy of the mock-Scientology 'auditing' experiment forces him to confront her before he's ready, leaving him completely humiliated. It's a wonderful bit of grown-up writing. Poor Anthony. Who knows what might have happened next week if this hadn't occurred. Now he's cold and alone and facing a bleak future. It's a terrible thing, living without hope. Still, that's office life for you, eh? A great big steaming pile of ... :-)

[@MoreRubberyThanTurgid]

“Now fact me till I fart”. My favourite line ever! (that i still quote quite a lot and chuckle over despite it being over 20 years since watching this over and over at uni). Also “News felch” is in this episode! Oh my word, how we larfed…

[@noelwalterso2]

"Shatner's Bassoon" is my favourite phrase from this series.

[@1emmajones]

Apparently there was a secret tape recording of sue lawley, a newsreader at the time, in it she said, fxxx me till I fart. I think you can fill in the blanks. So funny. I absolutely love Chris Morris.

[@thebagelsproductions]

​@@noelwalterso2mine too

[@treecuttertam]

Every actor in this is impressively good at Scottish accents. I'm Scottish and I can't tell if they're Scottish folk who do English accents well or English actors doing Scottish accents well.

[@emer157]

They're English

[@thebackofdoctormanhattanshead]

Exactly, I was amazed how good they were. I think they're very good actors in general so perhaps its just because we're not used to hearing it so well done.

[@brendanhunter389]

@@emer157 the woman doing the business isn’t

[@johnhudson9248]

AFAIK, Doon Mackichan, the tall girl, is actually Scottish.

[@thebagelsproductions]

Rebecca Front's accent is great, Scottish news presenter to a tee. It's unusual to hear our accent done so well. They're all good, Doon is from Fife I think, but the rest are from elsewhere in the UK

[@LoneKharnivore]

There was something special about British comedy in the late 90s-early 00s. So many brilliant minds all working together.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

I think the term is golden age. Sadly, thanks to identity politics British comedy is now in a copper or tin age.

[@guyboxerdog]

I love the way Steve Coogan breaks down. hilarious and along with the rest of this series and Brasseye (particularly the American news reports where they have death row reports or where Senator Agsby beats off and the English seventies style doc about the drugs school or the hugely accurate workplace drugs meetings) they show how paying attention to production values and putting effort into the subtleties like the colour filters, or sound quality, or any of countless minor factors but when you do it the results are a timeless piece of gold like this. It is the best produced satire ever. no short cuts. Glorious

[@AllucardA10]

+guyboxerdog Yeah, just don't accept any cake from a stranger

[@43bikeguy]

We have Mrs Browns Boys now so that’s progress.

[@KaitainCPS]

Senator Agsby is from Brass Eye.

[@sneedler8661]

I also love how they make the Americans sound like a bunch of deep south hicks with the news host being the only one who sounds normal

[@Oppurtunafish]

This never, ever gets old

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Oppurtunafish................Ever

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

yes

[@markkennedy9767]

It genuinely doesn't ever get old.

[@bany512]

I absolutely love the Office training. I have spent quite a while working in corporations, and I can only confirm the realness of such training.

[@ferventheat]

Er!

[@vosteove]

It’s so disturbing and yet it feels so banal and commonplace.

[@bany512]

@@vosteove i mean, the ideas are good, as is the intent. the apllication on the other hand, is quite often the exact opposite

[@vosteove]

@@bany512 the “ideas” are capitalist exploitation and the dehumanization of employees. Only a fascist would approve of them

[@vosteove]

@@bany512 The idea is to dehumanize employees and prioritize obedience to capitalism over personal needs and identity, so no, it’s not good conceptually either.

[@MontyCantsin5]

Patrick Marber is amazing during The Office sketch.

[@IAmTheSnuggler]

his accent is shockingly good

[@BinarySecond]

I fucking love that when he says "what if there was a pig" he struggles to get that line out without pissing himself.

[@bobgreen623]

I totally fancy Collaterlie Sisters. Chris.

[@comanchio1976]

+Bobby G I thought you wrote "I brutally fancy..." at first. Which I thought was perfect.

[@bobgreen623]

+comanchio1976 Yeah, it works for me hahaha. Chris.

[@SEAL341]

I saw her once, in Sloane Square. She is very attractive.

[@martydav9475]

Luke Green Isn't she based on former Channel 4 newsreader Sue Carpenter?

[@reubenc0039]

Lol I love how they drawled over her in Bottom

[@benjaminruhle401]

I'd like to point out this came out 7 years before "The Office". I think I've stumbled upon the inspiration

[@HeartBreakKid711]

Dude it's 26years old.

[@ratdoctor]

@@HeartBreakKid711 that doesn't change anything about the original comment

[@marknewbold2583]

This and the film's of Christopher Guest

[@LoneKharnivore]

Today in NEWS: RIcky Gervais is a fucking hack.

[@ksportz66]

The “Stuck commuter train descends into anarchy” is simply perfect.

[@thebagelsproductions]

The match between Taste of Dunfermline and Strathcarnage cannot be stopped 😂😂

[@JezKemp]

The moment Peter O'Hanranhanrahan admits it's 3500. Absolutely amazing. (2020: Edited because I was mixed up with Brian Hanrahan!)

[@Jackaljkljkl]

His notes say "3500 or 35000. Check"

[@KaitainCPS]

Peter.

[@R4ttlehead666]

peter o’hanrahahanrahan

[@JezKemp]

@@R4ttlehead666 HA I bet I was drunk or tired writing that

[@R4ttlehead666]

Jez Kemp aha

[@JohnLutherable]

This is my complaint, right. TV is the most unkinnin', unhappenin', unsucceded piece o' sheet in the hood right now. You gotta get it, totally disculture. More in the area see, I'm talkin'. More ragga, more boggle, more death metal and Belgian house. You hear me. Less get TV banging, mud der far cuss

[@trainwreck3697]

i think it’s “boozle”

[@ferventheat]

Look at the lense please, nod at the camera

[@janhuda8841]

I like how Chris treats Alan similar as Alan later treats his guests

[@josh256m8]

Like an abused child

[@Jpbremner]

and rotate them 180 degrees in my favour!!

[@rudydsouza7432]

"due to a printing error tommorows guardian will be filled with water"

[@j_eb230]

Almost 25 years on, I still laugh my tits off every time I hear the train guard's scream.

[@tinyraptor]

The host thoroughly owning Peter every episode always has me in stitches

[@Lucifronz]

Peter doing his job poorly and then getting roasted for it is always a highlight in these episodes.

[@ThommyofThenn]

I just finished watching this for the first time. I cant believe how influential this was with only six episodes.

[@Spirit-Of-The-Age]

Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris teamed up with other talents to make this show such a classic (they did so a few years before this in 1992 on the radio show 'On The Hour' which became this TV show 2 years later) Everything after this that Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris have done is a work of genuis too (most of it individually) Armando Iannucci - did such classics as 'The Armando Iannucci Shows' , Time Trumpet, The Thick Of It etc Chris Morris - did Brass Eye (TV), Blue Jam (on radio) . The Chris Morris Music Shows (on radio) Jam (on TV) , Nathan Barley on TV and his movies Four Lions and The Day Shall Come They are both absolute legends and masters in my eyes and their work is the best thing ever this last 30 years or so.

[@drmilkweed]

A journalist storming off from an interview is so fucking funny

[@Ronno4691]

"Fact me 'til I fart"! Attributed to a certain female BBC News reporter.

[@Vojife]

1:50 - I love subtle stuff like this! The way his voice just fades out awkwardly as if he felt the sentence was too long cracks me up!

[@martoto77]

He also does that thing that newsreaders used to do of just blurting out several almost unintelligible words of goodbye as they’re signing off. “Alrightbyebyecheersgood.”

[@nvoid2597]

It's kinda really fucking sad that nothing of this calibre will ever exist again. Or get past the censors. It existed in and reflected on a time right before everything fundamentally shifted. Fuck

[@MadLicha]

I am just discovering this series. Watched the first episode and loved it. This is my second ine to watch. Here goes !

[@willbick3]

I think Ricky Gervais saw this episode.....

[@dantaylor7344]

+Will Bick 10:37 beat me to it!

[@YouuuuuuTosserrrr]

+dan taylor UHHHHM!

[@heppolo]

As well as Charlie Brooker

[@si4632]

brooker haha not in the same league Chris morris is a legend right up there with Peter Cook

[@heppolo]

Charlie had "Black Mirror", so not too shallow either

[@lefthandedspanner]

"the M50 is clogged up" - a line you will never, ever hear in a UK traffic report

[@guyguy2003]

"Are we human... or are we dancer??" I was so expecting this...

[@malabuman2463]

Peter, you are lying in a news grave

[@pov_music]

News

[@_BirdOfGoodOmen]

@John Stocker News.

[@chriswidnes5315]

"35000 or 3500? Check" written at the bottom. LOL.

[@Rmg12]

Dissassemblage is pretty similar to Scientology auditing

[@tombarter3287]

I erm, got that.

[@TheRepublicOfJohn]

@@tombarter3287 ERM!

[@CelticSaint]

I love the dead bird in the signal story!!

[@HeartBreakKid711]

I love how Chris o Hanrahrahan looks exactly like Tom Hardy in the Kray twins lol

[@StandardGoose]

The locomotive seen here is the Class 40 locomtive D306, which was renamed 'Atlantic Conveyor' in 1984 after the ship sunk during the Falklands war. D306 also featured in the re-enactment of the Great Train Robbery which occurs in the 1987 movie 'Buster'. She currently belongs to the Severn Valley Railway where she still works today. In 1994, when The Day Today was filmed, she would have had the running number 40106 if she had still been in service. But because she was taken out of service in 1983 she was restored to her pre-TOPS 1960s running number, which is why she wrongly appears as D306 in this clip.

[@darkjapan]

Amazing comment! After watching this show though, I can't tell if you're joking or not! I did wonder how they managed to get a whole working train just for a comedy sketch.

[@michaelbiggs1254]

This show is still fresh as a daisy. In fact, it would seem actual news programmes have imitated it.

[@Lucifronz]

Parody becoming reality seems to be a common trend these days, yes...

[@mistahbtheoryz]

Still fresh today and fcuking funny!

[@jamespfp]

+mistahbtheoryz If not fresh, freeze dried.

[@adamtowler6273]

It's rumoured that the crash on the A1(M) south of Newcastle is still ongoing, best avoid that.

[@carelesshx]

That's really deathsville

[@_MSD75_]

I love everything about this show, but the financial reports are my favourite part.

[@dravalanche1997]

Can I borrow a stapler please?

[@fezmancomments]

Prostrating himself before the idol of television news. What a way to end!

[@martoto77]

“You should have seen their faces. I laughed and laughed and laughed.” - Princess Margaret

[@pittodrie19831]

Currency Susan. Comedy gold!

[@mmjackk667]

"The M50 is clogged up again. That's not my fault." "The gay elements are: Potassium, Zinc, Hydrogen, Copper and Argon." "You're hairy and you're lonely and you're..." "Just two Christine!" "You're hairy and you're lonely." :))))))))))

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

this show is one of the best examples of British comedy and comedy, it has Chris Morris, who is one of the funniest people, it has Steve Coogan, the other funniest actor who according to my dad is a bit of a grump in real life, and you have other comedians who make me laugh so hard my chest hurts

[@TheArticulatingAnoraksPodcast]

The scene with Alan Partridge being flipped by those self defence instructors reminds me of a news report with Tony Wilson being flipped by slender martial artists. Wonder if that was the inspiration

[@typ237]

Steve coogan also played Tony Wilson a few years later

[@kirishima638]

~30 years later and the NHS is still on the critical list…

[@PopeLando]

23:10 This is the episode when they parodied The Apprentice before it had actually been invented.

[@danwoodhouse9290]

Dont you mean the office

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

"That does make it harder to reverse" So underrated

[@bedojames]

40 years later and still laughing, only 6 episodes followed by Brass Eye.

[@EleanorPeterson]

I've got bushy hair a bit like Valerie Sinatra's. I can't help it; I don't particularly like it; it just grows that way. It's somewhat darker, though. Auburn. Yesterday I decided to shave it all off, but it punched me in the chest and fled to Scunthorpe on a motorbike. I'm confident that, one day - perhaps The Day Today - it will return.

[@NeckbeardPr1me]

27:29 - "And just time for a quick look at tomorrow's...err" 😂

[@Seansaighdeoir]

Peter O'Hanrahanrahan.

[@SPiderman-rh2zk]

Alan Partridge fights Tony Hayers! Soon to give him a finishing move with a large piece of cheese

[@codehorse8843]

The gay elements are: -potasium -zinc -hydrogen -copper -argon

[@themadplotter]

I’m not 100% sure about antimony…

[@MassiveChetBakerFan]

Interesting how this little sketch, "The Office," based in Windsor, came out in 1994, while Ricky Gervais' "The Office," based in Slough (about 1 mile away) came out in 2001. I wonder whether there was any inspiration, perhaps even unconscious.

[@PTS-THX1138]

Together with Brasseye.. The over the top current affairs standard theme music is simply replicated to perfection...

[@douglasmilton2805]

I like the popular Currency Susan.

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

I love the workplace training documentary. Err....errrrrrrr. hahaha.

[@onecupof_tea]

The commuters turning into savages, sounds believable.

[@thefrecklepuny]

''Cliff Ricard is pregnant....'' I rather think Cliff would swap that headline for his recent woes.

[@oscargrainger2962]

Is this where Ricki Gervais The Office came from.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Mud the fur cuss!

[@Yellowswift3]

Partridge's hair! :D “What happens if someone attacks you from behind?”.

[@dravalanche1997]

Cliffs kid must be 20 now.

[@slickwillywize]

Gervais and Merchant didnt watch this

[@ppotter]

"Plain Dumpy Susan"

[@timjones9727]

"Clinton welcomed home after machine gunning 400 buffalo!"

[@Dylius01]

The opening sequence is actually quite believable...

[@andynightingale7335]

Amazing that the Gay Desk wouldn't look out of place in this day and age ...

[@djbukkit]

I was literally pissing myself for about half an hour after watching the ‘errrrr’ bit! Hilarious, I have the dvd of this but dont remember seeing that bit before, gonna watch the whole dvd now 😂

[@BL1TZEN]

Told they would be slaughtered with scythes..

[@ratherinteresting5457]

9:57 - abso-fecking-lutely hilarious

[@CommissionerSleer]

Spackhandy Choptubes up 2.4

[@mikewyatt7075]

It's Crab War and Currency Susan - brilliant

[@pressureworks]

Since a Sainthood irreversible, Saint Lou Reed still stands.

[@dantriance1148]

has to be genuine cracking up from Marber at 5:41.

[@ethzero]

You'd think that a few years later Partridge would have been able to defend himself from the head lock from the "mentalist", but alas.

[@user-dp6cw9po5k]

I only Wish This Show would have Gone Far Longer than 6 episodes & 1 Series.😢

[@stuarthowells1151]

I wonder if Ricky Gervais watched this office sketch that gave him ideas. Very similar

[@mucusmayhem1118]

"There's a lot of disturbed people out there!!" 😁 So true.

[@PhattSpicer]

Bit of a prophecy with the Detroit General Motors stuff!

[@Monroe-is1sz]

+Phil Spicer Not really, it had been in the shitter since the early 80's.

[@KaitainCPS]

Tom Ta-ra, ya shitter.

[@CANNIBoy]

This series was a triumph

[@helloxyz]

Peter O' Hanraharahan stilllll the best foreign mis-correspondent

[@MorrisseysMonkey]

Hahah! Due to a printing error tomorrows Guardian is full of water!

[@pov_music]

That Sainsburys at the start looks a bit like the one in Gloucester. Maybe it is.

[@polbecca]

I like to believe that it was an uncredited John Houseman at 15:32! He would've had the gravitas to pull off a part like that.

[@kirishima638]

He was already dead…

[@polbecca]

@@kirishima638 Yes, I know.

[@gary5693]

" now fax me till I fart ! " The train sketch.... absurdly genius ! "A car crash has been going on for 7 weeks now"🤣🤣🤣....err err err err err..... I" I got the mirror !!!"....... "Most of the rain won't quite reach the ground "🤣🤣🤣..... Fleetwood Mac have died under a dog avalanche,.... absolutely sublime !!!

[@P4RK3R1Z3D]

This was ridiculously before its time.

[@Hazzad77]

'it's standard practise in Event's International to intertextulize with a pig'

[@aethellstan]

absolute genius series

[@funmonsterUK]

I'm Rosie May and the world is my teat....

[@adrianmeyer2157]

fuckin brilliant, thanks for uploading them all, not seen these in years.

[@ZuluRomeo]

Colin Poppshed: legend.