( Log Out /  Comedy Snippets – Short reviews of tv and film comedy, updated every Sunday. The episode saw him poke fun at politicians including prime minister Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock, as well as offering an acerbic take at some recent news stories. Charlie Brooker returns to BBC2 for a one-off – Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe.Brooker will be taking a typically sharp look … I say that but key workers, ethnic minorities and the impoverished are more disproportionately affected.”“We may all be all in this together, but sadly, some are more in this than others.” #AntiviralWipe. That “happy birthday twice” gag alone was genius and worth the 4 year wait for new Wipe. In a one-off special, Charlie Brooker returns to our screens for the first time since his Bafta Award-winning 2016 Wipe to take a look at life under lockdown, in Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe. (And Nice Konnie Huq is in it as well), Charlie Brooker’s #antiviralwipe needs to be put on the GCSE History curriculum when we look back at this #COVID19 shitfest pic.twitter.com/fPKUg5JVxG, I can’t even begin to tell you how much joy @charltonbrooker’s #AntiviralWipe (BBC2) brought me tonight. Loved every second. As the Black Mirror creator also looked at some notable events before the pandemic hit the UK, people’s minds were blown that they actually happened this year. And could it suffer from the fact that many of us feel a bit exhausted by the whole situation and the never ending news coverage and not want to hear another fucking word about the pandemic? Get top stories and blog posts emailed to me each day. https://www.youtube.com/user/Rolotomasi136/videos Hopefully it will have reignited Brooker’s passion for the format too, perhaps there’s no need for another series (not that I’d refuse to watch such a thing) but a return for the yearly round up’s would be very gratefully received indeed. Loving #AntiviralWipeThe perfect tonic for this lockdown lunacy. Coming Attractions – All of the latest tv news from across the world, updated every Friday. The show was also praised for making some important points about the pandemic. And because Wipe has always been Charlie in His Room, in front of a telly, no audience, it still works perfectly. CHARLIE Brooker has lifted the lid on a disturbing lockdown moment that inspired the BBC’s Antiviral Wipe. Charlie Brooker is returning to the BBC with his first Screenwipe since 2016. Funny, thought-provoking, beautifully made. So many layers to it and still the people he's taking the piss out of won't realise it's happening #AntiviralWipe. The screenwriter will present a half-hour special, titled Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe, … Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. If you’re based in the UK you can watch the special on BBC iPlayer here. #AntiViralWipepic.twitter.com/MgBTqwsToL. How to watch Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer – coronavirus lockdown Wipe show Philomena Cunk and Barry Shitpeas. After Antiviral Wipe aired, Charlie posted on Twitter thanking his team for “pulling together and working so diligently and brilliantly on this very unusual show”. The last wipe was broadcast in 2016 as Brooker then found himself too busy with his anthology tv series Black Mirror, as well as the Screenwipe spin off series Cunk On, which saw Diane Morgan’s Philomena Cunk try to understand, well, everything really. Privacy Policy, SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER, Black Mirror Creator Charlie Brooker Shares His Take On Series 5 Episode Striking Vipers, 'Black Mirror' Creators Charlie Brooker And Annabel Jones Take On 'Bandersnatch' Critics, Netflix Reveals Which ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Ending Was The Least Watched. Change ). Charlie Brooker has revealed how the current coronavirus pandemic put pay to a new Philomena Cunk series, inspiring him instead to revive his classic Wipe format. #AntiviralWipe. And Blue Peter. #AntiviralWipe. Catching up on #AntiviralWipe - how does January feel so far? Series Episode Original airdate Special: 14 May 2020 Charlie Brooker is back, and he takes a look at life before and after the coronavirus lockdown. Antiviral Wipe also featured the return of talking-head commentators Philomena Cunk and Barry Shitpeas, played by Diane Morgan and Al Campbell, respectively. Was followed by a repeat of 2016 Wipe. Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe Was The 'Perfect Tonic' To Life In Lockdown For Viewers They particularly enjoyed him describing Matt Hancock as "your sister's first boyfriend with a car". #AntiviralWipepic.twitter.com/j9kWLgNfVg, He actually used Konnie Huq on the show as well! Just want to take a moment to thank our entire #AntiviralWipe team for pulling together and working so diligently and brilliantly on this very unusual show. Philomena Cunk reviews The Great British Bake Off, ... End of decade compilation show with new introduction by Philomena Cunk. I did briefly worry that Brooker might be on dodgy ground when he covered Boris Johnson’s hospitalisation later on in the episode but he handled it beautifully, with a jibe about Gordon Brown and the number of Boris’s children generating two big laughs. Contributors include the ever-insightful Philomena Cunk and Barry Shitpeas. Philomena Cunk and Barry Shitpeas on immigrants.More herehttps://www.youtube.com/user/Rolotomasi136/videos !Comedy and factual champion!!! Congrats to the whole gang. I find it hard to laugh right now , but this hit the spot. The satirist was back with a special “Antiviral” edition of his hit show Screenwipe on Thursday night, which took a sideways look at events during the coronavirus pandemic. Understandably it was impossible for the show not to be depressing in places – with the mention of the amount of deaths obviously always going to be the bleakest element, but the fact that Donald Trump’s popularity has not really changed came close – but thankfully the more upsetting elements were few and far between, and Brooker pleasingly offered up some optimism as there’s been more unity than people might have expected, and the world hasn’t descended in to a dystopian nightmare as many predicted. A life of carefree door handle licking. #AntiviralWipe. Brooker, 49, said he had decided to return to the format after production had to be postponed on a new Philomena Cunk spin-off. CHARLIE Brooker has revealed Antiviral Wipe was created to save the crew from an axed Philomena Cunk show. There was a great deal of naivety elsewhere too, especially as Boris Johnson boasted about how he’d shaken hands with people with the virus but washed his hands afterwards and so there was nothing to be concerned about. @charltonbrooker asking @Konnie_Huq to make a ventilator from kitchen items is the best bit of lockdown TV yet. Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe Watch now BBC Two. Given the working title Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe, the show will be created in … With Charlie Brooker, Diane Morgan, Al Campbell, Konnie Huq. Charlie filmed Antiviral Wipe from his home, where he was assisted by his wife, former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq, who he asked to make a ventilator out of kitchen items during one skit. It also featured the return of Diane Morgan as reporter Philomena Cunk. Charlie Brooker’s #AntiviralWipe brilliant! Absolutely bang-on. While Screenwipe had started to run out of steam a little what with Brooker running out of behind the scenes secrets to give away, the annual wipes have been enormously missed as they were such a great way to look back on the year and often catch up on a sod load of different shows and bits of news that you might have missed. Currently Airing – Our guide to this week’s best tv comedy in the UK & US. The best moments and jokes from Charlie Brooker and Philomena Cunk in the BBC2 special Antiviral Wipe. Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe In this one-off special, Charlie Brooker returns to take a look at life under lockdown. #AntiviralWipepic.twitter.com/cS9cMtwmiG, Charlie Brooker describing Matt Hancock as “Your sister’s first boyfriend with a car” is the most accurate description yet. I really, really needed this undiluted shot of common sense and satire pic.twitter.com/G46BgdYlS0. Related Link: The best lockdown TV information. Seeing him host again is a huge silver lining in this shitshow pandemic. There were also a couple of great bits with Konnie Huq (with a nicely self-deprecating line about why she married him being my favourite), and some strong piss taking of how certain celebrities reacted to the pandemic, with Brooker commenting on Gal Gadot’s celebrity version of Imagine with the killer line “If only John Lennon were alive to see this he’d be ringing Mark Chapman and screaming his coordinates down the phone”, and that segment only got better with Elton John’s quite astonishingly weird version of I’m Still Standing.