
Charlie Brooker
Charlton Brooker is an English screenwriter, producer, presenter, author, cartoonist, and social critic. He first became known for creating and presenting satirical television shows that featured criticism of modern society and the media, such as Screenwipe, Gameswipe, Newswipe, and Weekly Wipe.
Background
- Born in
- Reading
- Educated at
- University of WestminsterWallingford School
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Trending topics shown first"In many ways, Big Brother is the present day equivalent of a 1980s Club 18-30 Holiday - flirting, sunbathing, silly little organised games, and lots of people you'd like to remove from the genepool wi…"
"One of the side-effects of having your work appear in a public forum such as this is that people often email me asking for advice on how to break into writing, presumably figuring that if a drooling g…"
"...The result is the most nauseating display of artificial camaraderie since the horrific Doritos "Friendchips" TV campaign ."
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Timeline
1932
Born
Birth2020
Died
Death
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