Now 30 years old, Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris satirical news comedy was brilliant, prescient nonsense.
The Day Todaywas making Fake News its business long before it was even a twinkle in Donald Trumps eye.
Exploded cardinal preaches sermon from fish tank.
And where now for man raised by puffins?
Yes, yes, the lights have gone out, its a perfect drop.
To go little more left-field: has a parrot ever been arrested?
What about in real life, though?
But also yes, because a real-life example exists thats just similar enough to serve as a match.
The felonious polly had been trained to shout Mom, police!
loudly and insistently whenever it spotted their distinctive uniforms or movements.
The bird refused to talk.
Joe filmed himself as he robbed a branch of the Capital One Bank in Manhattan.
Joe was sentenced to a year in jail.
Serving time must have been tough for Joe, but the publicity couldnt have hurt.
And has the news itself ever shied away from monetising tragedy?
File that one under T, for taking the piss.
It could have easily hit some of them.
The show also predicted broader sea-changes in society.
The early 90s now seem like a rather lovely and innocent time.
30 years later, would a comedy likeThe Day Todayeven be distinguishable from the real thing?
