In Conversation with Chris Morris
Tuesday 6th of March
Wessex Media Group In Conversation with Chris Morris Satirist, Comic Writer and Actor Journalist Paul Lashmar talks to Chris Morris about his work. The 6-30pm - Tues March 6th 5-45 – Networking and Refreshments Chris Morris is perhaps most well known for his satires on the conventions of TV broadcasting ( The Day to Day and Brass Eye) and the device of “tricking celebrities and politicians into throwing their support behind public awareness campaigns for made-up issues that were often absurd or surreal in the extreme (such as a designer drug called 'cake' and an elephant with its trunk stuck up its anus). ….. More recently …. Morris worked on a sitcom entitled Nathan Barley, based on the character created by Charlie Brooker ……… and he was a cast member in The IT Crowd, a Channel 4 sitcom focusing on the office and home lives of two "geeks" who work in the information technology department of the fictional company Reynholm Industries. Morris played Denholm Reynholm, the eccentric managing director of the company. This marks the first time Morris has acted in a substantial role in a project which he hasn't developed himself and is far more mainstream than his earlier work.” Wikipedia This event is ticket only and open to Wessex Media Group members only who should e mail the Cluster Manager Lena Samuels for an e ticket. lena@wessexmediagroup.co.uk You can join Wessex Media Group (currently at no charge) by going to the WMG web site www.wessexmediagroup.co.uk , clicking on About WMG and following the instructions for joining.