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Marshall Mathers

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Review: Ladhood, BBC Three, episode 4, Bedroom

The dialogue is not always entirely convincing, but it is funny, with the references to Eminem, Natasha Bedingfield and shell suits striking a comedic nostalgic chord.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th November 2019

7 clips that prove Chris Morris's also a musical genius

Looking back at Morris's body of work, 20 years after the first episode of Brass Eye was broadcast on January 29, 1997, it's clear that few people have combined music and comedy quite as successfully. Whether he's creating strung-out ambient music for a short film about a talking dog or parodying Eminem to highlight the media hysteria surrounding paedophilia, Morris's use of music strikes the balance between creating black comedy and something that's actually listenable. Below are seven of his finest music moments - just be careful not to find yourself jazzing to the bleep tone of a life support machine.

Scott Wilson, Fact Mag, 29th January 2017

Interview: Cassetteboy

f you have a broadband connection you will have surely already seen this clip in which David Cameron's speeches are exquisitely edited to fit into the melody of Eminem's Lose Yourself. Last night it had had a million YouTube hits. I woke up this morning and the number had almost doubled. Cassetteboy - two publicity-shy comedians who want to hide their faces - have totally gone overground with this sample of spot-on satire. Beyond The Joke asked for an interview and while they were not prepared to meet face-to-face, half of the team, "Mike", did answer some questions via email.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd October 2014

The Jonathan Ross Show received record ratings on Saturday (16th November 2013) with 4.6 million and a peak of 4.9 million tuning in to watch One Direction, Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Sarah Millican and Eminem. This was Jonathan's highest rating since he signed with ITV back in 2011.

Off The Kerb, 17th November 2013

This year's free family Prom featured the team behind Horrible Histories, the CBBC programme which has capitalised brilliantly on the underexploited fact that real history is far funnier and more gripping than any kids' cartoon. The Guardian's original review of this concert characterised it as "pitched somewhere between pantomime, a Footlights revue and an old-school variety show", only just about qualifying for Proms status by shoehorning classical snippets between sketches. There is something indubitably heartwarming about an Albert Hall full of children enjoying the life of Charles II being rapped in the style of Eminem.

Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 9th September 2011

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