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BBC Two Adds Isolation Comedies ‘Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe’ Special, ‘Comedians Playing With Themselves’ & New Matt Berry Series

by Dave Elliott

BBC Two Adds Isolation Comedies ‘Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe’ Special & ‘Comedians Playing With Themselves’

BBC Two is adding some much-needed comedy, as it commissions two new isolation shows to help keep you laughing through the weirdness of the world at the moment.

The first is a one-off special, which sees Charlie Brooker return for the first time since the Bafta-winning 2016 Wipe in ‘Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe’ (working title). Charlie will be taking a typically sharp look at life in lockdown, in a show made during lockdown. As well as coverage of the crisis itself, he’ll also be looking at the things people are watching and doing to keep themselves occupied. The show will also feature Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) with her own very special brand of in-depth reporting, alongside Barry Shitpeas (Al Campbell) and other contributors who haven’t been told they’re doing it yet, but have no good excuse not to.

“The BBC asked me to supply a quote for the press release, which is what you’re reading now,” added the always helpful Mr. Brooker…

The second is ‘Comedians Playing With Themselves’, which features Bob Mortimer, Kerry Godliman, Tom Allen, Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar, Tez Ilyas, Russell Kane, Sally Phillips, Mat Horne, and a whole host of others, who are being tasked with entertaining and enlightening the nation in their own unique way. From coping with stroppy teenagers, to isolating as a couple and avoiding arguments, from finding new sports to play and perfecting a hit podcast, no topic will be off-limits. Each of the comics will self-shoot their comedy nuggets helping us all to get through isolation together and having the maximum amount of fun indoors.

The third commission, titled ‘Squeamish About…’, comes from cult favourite Matt Berry (‘What We Do In The Shadows’) and Arthur Mathews (‘Father Ted’, ‘Toast Of London’), and will shine a weird and wonderful light onto a different topic. Presented by Berry in the persona of “Michael Squeamish”, every episode will make creative use of archive footage and voiceover to create a unique, authored and surreally comic take on the subject matter.

All three shows will land on BBC Two at some point over “the next couple of months”, but we’ll let you know when we hear more.

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