"Jihadi Comedy"

Chris Morris's Four Lions, a comedy about suicide bombers, is set to screen in Sundance 2010. Morris and In The Loop creator Armando Iannucci used to be allied or partnered in some comedic fashion. So figure that Four Lions is 2010's In The Loop, or...you know, something in an Islamic-doofus vein.


In preparation Morris reportedly spoke to" terrorism experts, imams, police, secret services and hundreds of Muslims." A statement from Warp Films says that the film "understands how terrorism relates to testosterone. It understands jihadis as human beings. And it understands human beings as innately ridiculous."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 3, 2009 at 1:54 PM

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Colin Author Profile Page says ...

Well this won't sit well with the red states at all. It ought to be all the more hilarious for it.

Posted by Colin Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 2:18 PM

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York "Budd" Durden Author Profile Page says ...

What's a suicide comber? LexG looking in the mirror at his hair?

Posted by York "Budd" Durden Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 2:20 PM

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LexG Author Profile Page says ...

Yeah, York, keep riding me, maybe someone will notice you.

That is one off-putting picture... I've studied it and cannot figure out what I'm looking at, other than one of the guitarists from System of a Down fighting off a garish clown shower curtain.

Posted by LexG Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 2:27 PM

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Eloi Manning Author Profile Page says ...

Chris Morris is a bonafide genius.

Here's a news report from 2001 about his Paedo Special: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngb-2Wr8d_0

Posted by Eloi Manning Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 2:29 PM

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Ryansi51 Author Profile Page says ...

WOW. York, that might be the funniest thing anyone has ever written on this site.

haha, fuck man, i salute you.

Posted by Ryansi51 Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 2:29 PM

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Eloi Manning Author Profile Page says ...

Hahahaha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRZo8CHsgp8

Watch the whole thing if you can. Brass Eye. It's mostly all on YouTube.

Posted by Eloi Manning Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 2:31 PM

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The Winchester Author Profile Page says ...

Suicide Combers: Get ready for a VERY bad hair day.

Posted by The Winchester Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 3:34 PM

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York "Budd" Durden Author Profile Page says ...

Lex, admit my total OWNAGE of you in this thread or else risk trying to fall asleep tonight to the snickerings of the literally TENS OF READERS OF THIS SITE who already know if not RUE your name and whole little ACT.

Posted by York "Budd" Durden Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 3:36 PM

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LexG Author Profile Page says ...

Yeah, be a little more pleased with yourself.

What's that, 143,000 Lex, 1 Budd? Come back and brag when you got Defamer, Gawker, LA Weekly, Wolcott in Vanity Fair, and Huffington Post talking up your "ACT" and Poland offering you chances to write legit.

Everything I post here and on Twitter is as authentic and born of legitimate emotional and psychic pain as Richard Pryor on the Sunset Strip.

I'm expecting an offer of a book deal any day now for my Twitter.

Posted by LexG Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 3:42 PM

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Ryansi51 Author Profile Page says ...

Oh shit Lex, you do post production on PORN?

that explains a lot.

Posted by Ryansi51 Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 3:59 PM

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LexG Author Profile Page says ...

Yes, I do.

It is SO depressing.

Posted by LexG Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 4:15 PM

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Ryansi51 Author Profile Page says ...

maybe you should try shooting your own.

Posted by Ryansi51 Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 4:19 PM

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Conan Riquelme Author Profile Page says ...

Morris is indeed a genius.

Ianucci used to co-write/produce The Day Today, a BBC news satire, with Morris. Ianucci was very much the Paul McCartney of the duo, Morris much more likely to do something inspired or controversial, like the Brass Eye Paedophile special or announcing the death of a Government Minister live on the radio when that minister was alive and well.

They also collaborated on an Observer supplement in 2001 which satirised the media response to 9/11 - The Absolute Atrocity Special - which was the very definition of "too soon".

You can read some of it here : http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/page/0,,671683,00.html

His recent work has been a little tame, but still great, especially Nathan Barley. Four Lions sounds more like vintage Morris.

Posted by Conan Riquelme Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 4:21 PM

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CitizenKanedforChewingGum Author Profile Page says ...

Funniest post of this thread so far belongs to Lex, IMHO. Comment #3 is pure gold but most of you guys don't listen to metal so I think you missed it. It was fairly brilliant.

Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 4:26 PM

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televisiontears Author Profile Page says ...

Oh, Lex. Learn to laugh at yourself a little. It'll do you a world of good. You put the deepest, darkest parts of yourself out there every single day, which means you invite personal ridicule.

Also, I read a bit of your Twitter. I'm not Professor Advice over here, but maybe you should lay off the booze for a few weeks if you get that worked up in the middle of the night.

Posted by televisiontears Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 4:46 PM

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Eloi Manning Author Profile Page says ...

Conan Riquelme knows the score. GOOD POST. He also has a good name.

Morris and Iannucci being Lennon and McCartney is a genius comparison. That's not to disparage either one of them; just that The Thick of It is a lot less bizarre than Nathan Barley. But Iannucci is capable of surrealism at its best. Get the DVD of The Armando Iannucci Shows if you're interested and you'll see a masterclass of comedy.

The Day Today, Brass Eye and I'm Alan Partridge are three of the best TV shows ever made.

Posted by Eloi Manning Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 5:40 PM

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dangovich Author Profile Page says ...

Lex, seriously, what are porn outtakes like? What's the standard for leaving something on the proverbial cutting room floor?

Posted by dangovich Author Profile Page at December 3, 2009 5:54 PM

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BRob Author Profile Page says ...

Great to see the frankly scary genius of Chris Morris being discussed here. And if anyone wants to check out what could truly be his darkest work so far, google Jam and Blue Jam. Hilarious, terrifying, confusing and very disturbing all at the same time. He's also probably the only person I've heard out-ad lib Peter Cook in the brilliant Arthur Streeb-Greebling interview "Why Bother?" These things must be sought out by yourselves. Very much looking forward to this film.

Posted by BRob Author Profile Page at December 4, 2009 1:29 AM

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Eloi Manning Author Profile Page says ...

BRob is right. Chris Morris is a genuine genius in a culture that lauds everyone as "genius". He's absolutely mint and even if Four Lions disappoints, you should still take the opportunity to catch up on his earlier stuff because you'll be a better person for it.

Posted by Eloi Manning Author Profile Page at December 4, 2009 1:39 AM

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York "Budd" Durden Author Profile Page says ...

Yeah Lex, your column for Poland really worked out, didn't it?

Posted by York "Budd" Durden Author Profile Page at December 4, 2009 3:31 AM

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TulseLuper Author Profile Page says ...

I disagree with the Lennon/McCartney comparison with Iannucci and Morris. I would go for Lou Reed and John Cale. Both are brilliant but Iannucci is slightly more commercial whereas Morris is way out there. But yeah, I love them both. I certainly hope Four Lions has the same Sundance success as In the Loop, but don't expect Chris Morris to play ball and publicize the film.

Posted by TulseLuper Author Profile Page at December 4, 2009 7:25 AM

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BRob Author Profile Page says ...

Chris Morris is said to be incredibly private and rarely does interviews. There's a challenge for you, Jeff.

Posted by BRob Author Profile Page at December 4, 2009 8:04 AM

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worrywort Author Profile Page says ...

Bomb dog chaos, indeed

Posted by worrywort Author Profile Page at December 4, 2009 9:57 AM

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worrywort Author Profile Page says ...

Bomb dog chaos, indeed

Posted by worrywort Author Profile Page at December 4, 2009 10:36 AM

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