“In comedy writing, a sitcom plot is basically the same thing: What's the worst thing that could happen? But you're playing it for comic effect. It's a similar muscle being used with Black Mirror.” WritingHappensUsedBlackComedyWorstEffectsMirrorsComicMusclesPlotWorst ThingsSitcomComedy Writing Author:Charlie Brooker
“"National Anthem" was just a funny idea I'd been knocking about. I initially thought about a beloved celebrity having to do that - and then I watched an episode of 24. In my head, I was writing almost a parody of a 24-style president woken in the middle of the night with a crisis. It seemed more interesting to play it ultrastraight and to have the viewer's initial reaction be one of laughter and disbelief - and just have the whole thing become progressively more uncomfortable.” WritingIdeasPlayWholeNightPresidentInterestingMiddleStyleLaughterCrisisReactionsBelovedUncomfortableEpisodesViewersInitialsDisbeliefKnockingParodyMiddle Of The NightAnthemNational Anthem Author:Charlie Brooker
“In the U.K. I'm probably better known as a comedy writer - or certainly that's my background is in writing comedy.” WritingKnownComedyBackgroundsWriting Comedy Author:Charlie Brooker
“What is useful about when there is a sort of pull-out to reveal moment going on is that it actually focuses the mind when you're writing the earlier scenes because you're thinking 'right, how do I? I can only show this amount of the room... I can only show these characters from the waist up because they've all got robot legs!' it's a challenge so it keeps you engaged on some level.” ThinkingWritingMindI CanMomentsCharacterShowsChallengesLevelsRoomsAmountSceneLegsEngagedRobotsThinking Right Author:Charlie Brooker
“The logic for me, in writing it is that the different areas or different years are almost like different rooms.” WritingYearsDifferentRoomsAreasLogic Author:Charlie Brooker
“In Britain people might know me more for my comedy writing background, things like that.” PeopleKnowsWritingMightComedyBackgroundsBritainKnow MeComedy Writing Author:Charlie Brooker
