The Day Today

A dizzying, deadpan assault of fake news graphics and escalating nonsense that rewards close attention with escalating absurdity.

Created by

Armando Iannucci, Chris Morris

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Patrick Marber

Tagline

The headlines tonight...

Overview

A spoof of the British news — including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors. Adapted from Radio 4 series 'On the Hour'.

How it feels

Satirical, absurd, cynical and dark. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Media, politics, deception, power

Content

Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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