Weekly Wipe: Charlie Hebdo, WinStone Churchill & a Vlogger

Our Thursday night's have been blessed with thirty minutes of television excellence as Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe returns to BBC 2. With a bundle of the weeks bleak news, ludicrous media coverage, latest films and popular TV, Brooker sure doesn't bite his tongue. Superbly satirical yet bang-on point, I'm forever gasping, screeching and wiping tears... (of laughter) as the programme shows hair-pulling footage and parodies the media. 

"I don't want to sound like a hipster but I was saying 'je suis Charlie' at age 11 in French lessons at school."  
Being the first episode of the year, including the Charlie Hebdo news story was no surprise, but the approach made me a tad hot under the collar. His sharp tongue didn't tip toe around the taboo topic and he comments on the idiocy of the entire coverage. Which unfortunately, led to the ear-bleeding, eye burning, FOX News report on no-go-zones i.e. Birmingham. 

AND PRAISE THE LORD! The Page 3 story would be unescapable on such a show; and he sure did speak sense, (unlike those at The Sun);
"A sort of revenge porn, haha that'll teach you ey women. The Sun's put you in your place - back in your box, in the kitchen, under a glass ceiling, that's been badly parked, with your tits out. Now run along and make my dinner." 

This week included a 'vlogger'. Love or hate the vlogging world, everything about this sketch (yes, it's not a real vlogger), made me crease with laughter. And with parody copyright laws allowing more freedom, the vlog has most certainly made the most of this leniency.  No disrespect to BBC 2, I love it, but parodying a vlog so perfectly was like when 'University Challenge' asked a question about 'FRIENDS'. Bloody brilliant, yet so unexpected.
But a word of warning for vloggers who are yet to watch it though: it may hit a nerve and you may feel the blood rushing to your face in embarrassment. 

I must add, whilst Charlie Brooker is a bloody genius, his recurring guests Philomena Cunk and Barry Sh*tpeas on the other hand, take 'genius' to a whole new level. 
Let's just say that we all need Philomena Cunk in our lives. Played by Diane Morgan, this week she delivered an enticing, educational, inspiring Moments of Wonder piece on 'WinStone Churchill.'
She began by addressing something we've all been wanting to ask...

Followed by some undeniably enriching information;
"War 2 was like War 1 but easier to understand because the baddie was better," or, 
"if Churchill was alive today he'd do brilliant Tweets," and finally "so how did WinStone Churchill come to invent tippex?" This, ladies and gents, is what needs to be getting shown in lessons for children.
Oh and remember Konnie Huq? Blue Peter presenter and child icon from yonder day? OR Charlie Brooker's wife; a frequent contributor to the dark humour of Weekly Wipe, Brooker said that she tends to (albeit not officially) chip in ideas! Who'd have thunk it?!