Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker return with Philomena Cunk’s cinema spoof series
Philomena Cunk returns in a three-part series about cinema, with Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker bringing their deadpan spoof documentary character to Hollywood and film history. The interview also looks at the creators’ careers and views on technology, showing how the series’ absurd questions and comic misunderstandings have helped make Cunk a much-loved television figure.
Morgan and Brooker discuss Morgan’s recent conversation with Jennifer Lopez, Brooker’s dinner with Kanye West, and the difference between their mental imagery. Brooker says he met West after the musician praised the Black Mirror episode “Metalhead”; Morgan jokes about the episode’s robot dog. The article also notes Brooker’s upcoming Netflix detective comedy Blackmere and Morgan’s sitcom Ann Droid.
In short
- Philomena Cunk is back to explore cinema.
- Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker discuss fame and comedy.
- Their conversation ranges from J-Lo to robot dogs.
Explained simply
Philomena Cunk is a fictional presenter played by comedian Diane Morgan. Her mock documentaries imitate serious factual programmes, but the character’s confident delivery and muddled questions turn interviews with experts into comedy.
Charlie Brooker, a writer and television producer, created the character with Morgan. He is also known for Black Mirror, an anthology series about technology and society. Cunk’s films draw on real subjects and history, using misunderstandings and awkward interviews to parody documentary conventions.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “‘Let’s take Alexa out into the garden and smash it with a shoe’: Charlie Brooker and Diane Morgan take aim at Hollywood, AI … and each other”.