The Day Today - Chris Morris - Jam Festival Interview

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Episode 1 of The Day Today didn't exactly tiptoe into the spotlight of primetime television, it went all out and this Jam Festival Interview was the highlight of the episode and one of many highlights of the entire series.
    An absolute classic.

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  • @theotendleeey
    @theotendleeey 12 років тому +440

    he has nailed paxman's dismissive attitude and abrasive tone completely, it is fantastic

    • @morningstar9233
      @morningstar9233 2 роки тому +32

      Listening to the audio alone you could be forgiven for thinking it was Paxman.

    • @creativeamerican8811
      @creativeamerican8811 2 роки тому +7

      He’s a great actor. Comedians often are, Whitehouse and Enfield also.

    • @takoshihitsamaru4675
      @takoshihitsamaru4675 Рік тому +5

      Never heard of Paxman until today, and wow, it's uncanny. I'm guessing it's who he based the character on?

    • @warrenrandall6936
      @warrenrandall6936 Рік тому

      He does have a point though.

  • @weshard1
    @weshard1 12 років тому +671

    I love the self-congratulatory grin at the end.

    • @SnabbKassa
      @SnabbKassa 4 роки тому +14

      Hard news interviewing even on soft news stories

    • @slakyresisty
      @slakyresisty 2 роки тому +1

      @@SnabbKassa OH look, a nazi wandered in

    • @cchantler
      @cchantler 2 роки тому +2

      Haha. Same after he has destroyed Peter ohanraohandrhan

    • @cheydinal5401
      @cheydinal5401 2 роки тому +5

      Oh, I thought that was just a polite, news-anchor-y "This is all part of the program, lovely, ey?" grin, which is even funnier for me

    • @TBrl8
      @TBrl8 Рік тому +1

      He’s dead pleased with himself 😂

  • @Huesos138
    @Huesos138 8 років тому +252

    The shit-eating grin at the end sells the entire thing.

  • @trainwreckfreakshow8307
    @trainwreckfreakshow8307 4 роки тому +972

    She didn’t like the deal, but she had to go along with it.

  • @mat6732
    @mat6732 4 роки тому +327

    man, that actress fucking SELLS the whole scene, some of the funniest sobbing I've ever seen

    • @offrampt
      @offrampt 3 роки тому +4

      You missed the 76 rehearsals.

    • @Kris.G
      @Kris.G 3 роки тому +25

      The zoom in on her as soon as she starts crying is the cherry on the top.

    • @mrcoiganable2988
      @mrcoiganable2988 2 роки тому

      Actor* women get the shit end of the stick enough without you calling her an actress.

    • @Myndir
      @Myndir 2 роки тому +2

      @@mrcoiganable2988 * Lady actor.

    • @FlayBlay
      @FlayBlay 2 роки тому +2

      @@mrcoiganable2988 Am I missing something? Wtf are you talking about?

  • @prof.sirjeffreydarling-mil3463
    @prof.sirjeffreydarling-mil3463 Рік тому +42

    i hope the actress comes here once a year to read how much we love this 30 years later.

  • @johngalantini6910
    @johngalantini6910 4 роки тому +169

    Whenever Sebastian Coe appears in the news, you will always find me in the comments section. And usually there’s someone replying with “well I think he’s made a very worthwhile contribution!!”

    • @beingsshepherd
      @beingsshepherd 4 роки тому +5

      I wish they'd echo the preceding part.

    • @Kris.G
      @Kris.G 3 роки тому +6

      thank you for doing God's work

    • @surfaceenvy5497
      @surfaceenvy5497 3 роки тому +1

      Kindred spirits

    • @SnabbKassa
      @SnabbKassa 7 місяців тому

      I think he's an ok bloke. There are bigger monsters to condemn than him.

    • @SKa-tt9nm
      @SKa-tt9nm 16 днів тому

      I met Sebastian Coe in London in 1994. He was auctioning dogs for charity.

  • @jshaers96
    @jshaers96 Рік тому +21

    'Have you anything else to say in your defence?' is pure Chris Morris.

  • @kingcroak
    @kingcroak 15 років тому +180

    I love how he smiles at the very end like it never even happened. That was so paxman-esque...

    • @weswheel4834
      @weswheel4834 5 років тому +15

      10 years too late but I took it as (in character), "Didn't I do well? Aren't I clever?"

    • @shaunukhiking
      @shaunukhiking 2 роки тому

      @@weswheel4834 Smile of victory 😀

    • @ennayanne
      @ennayanne Рік тому

      he loves it

  • @JMG_86
    @JMG_86 9 років тому +223

    He went full Paxman there!

    • @sturycroft
      @sturycroft 5 років тому +10

      J MG it’s sssooo Paxman. If you substituted the word ‘jam’ for ‘famous composer’ or ‘neutron’ and shut your eyes, it’s University Challenge

    • @jamiengo2343
      @jamiengo2343 4 роки тому +8

      @@sturycroft a neutron festival lol?

    • @cheik5556
      @cheik5556 4 роки тому +1

      0:26

    • @Bizz55
      @Bizz55 4 роки тому

      Pure Paxo

    • @wrmty56413
      @wrmty56413 3 роки тому +1

      He's far more polite than Paxman

  • @ectopudding
    @ectopudding 2 роки тому +41

    Back when this first aired, i was doing my college coursework whilst this was on the TV in the background. I wasn’t paying much attention and thought this was just a normal current affairs programme. Then the woman started crying, i looked up and realised it was a spoof then was hooked.

    • @stuearth5076
      @stuearth5076 5 місяців тому +3

      I put it on in the staff area of a place I was working. People were walking past thinking it was the news!

  • @probablynotmyname8521
    @probablynotmyname8521 Рік тому +34

    We need more of these hard hitting interviews.

  • @Sam-bn5bb
    @Sam-bn5bb 4 роки тому +50

    The slow zoom on her face while crying is gold

  • @johnking5174
    @johnking5174 7 років тому +136

    1:35 - The switch in Chris tone here is just fantastic.

  • @barringtonfisher87
    @barringtonfisher87 2 роки тому +63

    I love how because Chris hates Sebastian Coe, it makes his contribution less worthwhile. The bit with him asking if it's been very upsetting for her is outstanding. Vicious

  • @Bertaut
    @Bertaut 10 місяців тому +6

    This is the kind of interview we just don't see anymore - speaking truth to power.

    • @MartinHiggins1972
      @MartinHiggins1972 3 місяці тому

      I think it's no accident we no longer see Morris on our screens.

  • @mingtooter
    @mingtooter 17 років тому +69

    "has this been upsetting for you?" ....gold

  • @Mardello
    @Mardello 5 років тому +16

    Her reaction to the ugly comment cracks me up every time 🤣

  • @vikingfortiesfaeroes
    @vikingfortiesfaeroes Рік тому +21

    The actress reappeared three years later in I'm Alan Partridge, as the wife of the deceased BBC director (in the funeral scene where Alan's wearing a _somewhat_ inappropriate jacket)

    • @richardbroad2848
      @richardbroad2848 Рік тому +4

      Castrol GTX 😂

    • @ronvlaarsvar6867
      @ronvlaarsvar6867 11 місяців тому +3

      She did get a travel alarm clock so swings and roundabouts

    • @E4RLIES
      @E4RLIES 7 місяців тому +2

      Have you got a battery for an ericcson?
      🤳🏻

    • @shooglies
      @shooglies 4 місяці тому +1

      Well spotted

  • @sturycroft
    @sturycroft 2 роки тому +5

    God that smirk at the end is the icing on the cake.

  • @vbsklne
    @vbsklne 13 років тому +20

    That grin at the end - always makes me laugh.

  • @sirlloyd6386
    @sirlloyd6386 3 роки тому +38

    That had me in tears laughing, totally caught me
    By surprise and has literally made my day. The funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

  • @Nakasoul
    @Nakasoul 13 років тому +11

    Love how he looks so proud of himself at the end :P

  • @stoph2
    @stoph2 17 років тому +14

    his little smug smile at the end is such a good finish to a great sketch! :D

  • @mucusmayhem1118
    @mucusmayhem1118 6 років тому +61

    "You could make more money if you sat outside a tube station with hat on the ground even if you were twice as ugly as you are, which is very ugly indeed. This must be very upsetting for you, have you anything else to say in your defence? " Brilliant line 😂😂

  • @Fedpowell
    @Fedpowell 18 років тому +78

    "Even if you were twice as ugly as you are which is very ugly indeed!" That one's going into my day to day talk

    • @winsomehax
      @winsomehax 2 роки тому +2

      Hey, 14 years later... LOL. Watch Brass Eye. I think the episode was "Paedogeddon" quote: "You're wrong and you're a grotesquely ugly freak". Ever since I heard that one I've been hoping for an opportunity to use it at work - in carefully selected company of course.

    • @Fedpowell
      @Fedpowell 2 роки тому

      ​@@winsomehax damn... this was the origin story.

    • @adamcharnock5727
      @adamcharnock5727 2 роки тому +2

      @@winsomehax It wasn't the 2001 Special (Peadogeddon) - It was from the first episode; Animals
      It's the literal opening scene around the dinner table discussing animal cruelty 😂

  • @1967sluggy
    @1967sluggy Рік тому +13

    The conviction with which he says “I hate Sebastian Coe” always gets me.

  • @daManDRAK
    @daManDRAK 14 років тому +26

    you gotta love his satisfied smile at the end as he says 'Thank you'

  • @JackfruitMistletoe
    @JackfruitMistletoe Рік тому +4

    RIP Glenys Kinnock, the highlight of her career, supporting the Jam Festival

  • @christopherfrost
    @christopherfrost 16 років тому +139

    Stop flirting, you two.

    • @jamiengo2343
      @jamiengo2343 4 роки тому +1

      Exactly, if a male is that insulting to a female then he’s definitely flirting

    • @callixvision6481
      @callixvision6481 4 роки тому

      @@jamiengo2343 cooooooooooorrrr

    • @jamiengo2343
      @jamiengo2343 4 роки тому

      @@callixvision6481 I mean it’s true right?

    • @TheButterMinecart1
      @TheButterMinecart1 3 роки тому +11

      @@jamiengo2343 That comment was 12 years old. The poor bloke who posted it is probably dead by now.

    • @عمرعبداللهجندالله
      @عمرعبداللهجندالله 3 роки тому +6

      @@TheButterMinecart1 tbh in this day and age the guy who made the comment 5 months ago is probably dead too

  • @littleinkling4604
    @littleinkling4604 3 роки тому +5

    It wasn't the insults or the sobbing, it was the slow closeup that hit hardest BRUHAHAHAHA.

  • @DaveKarl
    @DaveKarl 13 років тому +17

    Chris Morris is one of a kind....

  • @dnakatomiuk
    @dnakatomiuk 3 роки тому +22

    The whispering of "Do you have anything else to say in your defence" is brilliant like she was in court

  • @DanFarrellmusic
    @DanFarrellmusic 7 років тому +14

    This is pure brilliance! The way he is all cutesy at the start then.......takes her down Paxman stylee!! Hahahaha!!

    • @crybunny
      @crybunny 4 роки тому +1

      he's always cutesy, he's gorgeous

  • @SnabbKassa
    @SnabbKassa 7 років тому +59

    Then welcome... in Jaaaaaam festival
    Did you notice the graphics team decided to serve the jam on... a trowel!

    • @commerceserverservercommerce
      @commerceserverservercommerce 6 років тому +8

      should be more like “jjjjjjjaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmm fffffffffeeeeeeeeeesssssseeeeeeetttttttiiiiiivvvvvvaaaaallllll”

    • @christschinwon
      @christschinwon 6 років тому +4

      Oooh. Arrested for copying dogs. Welcome!

    • @SkinnyEMedia
      @SkinnyEMedia 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly what I was thinking! Who knew where the JAM or BLUE JAM thing came from?

    • @SnabbKassa
      @SnabbKassa Рік тому +1

      @@SkinnyEMedia I think Chris just likes the word

  • @changer_of_ways_999
    @changer_of_ways_999 3 роки тому +230

    He has a point. A lot of these charity fund raisers do less for actual charity than if you just got a real job and bought shit for the homeless directly.

    • @DuaneJasper
      @DuaneJasper 2 роки тому +13

      I've often thought the same

    • @mrkingjesse378
      @mrkingjesse378 2 роки тому +1

      Don’t worry. They all get charity tax breaks to go along with their self-indulgence and virtue signaling.

    • @allwrighty100
      @allwrighty100 2 роки тому +33

      Yeah really, what do homeless people want jam for? The ones I've seen don't even have toasters.

    • @johnmartinez7440
      @johnmartinez7440 2 роки тому +32

      Very true - they could've raised more money auctioning dogs.

    • @Tao_Tology
      @Tao_Tology 2 роки тому +20

      Same with the "I'm raising money so I can go abroad and help build a school, yes it would be more helpful to not waste money on flights and accomodation and just give all the money to the school."

  • @vigorousera
    @vigorousera Рік тому +2

    I haven't seen this in about 20 years, but when I saw the thumbnail I knew there was some killer line in it that I couldn't quite remember. Sure enough, it was the "twice as ugly as you are, which is very ugly indeed!" Still hilarious.

  • @stephenmcconnell1000
    @stephenmcconnell1000 Рік тому +4

    I love how she essentially agrees that she's convinced celebrities to 'waste their time'

  • @MelchiahTheObscene
    @MelchiahTheObscene 16 років тому +10

    His smile at the end just makes it all the more cruel. I love Chris Morris.

  • @smellyfinger684
    @smellyfinger684 2 роки тому +3

    “This has been very upsetting for you” 😂

  • @jamesjonesrocket
    @jamesjonesrocket 15 років тому +13

    she's a pretty good actor.look at chris morris' face at the end - priceless!

  • @tamhaswoods9056
    @tamhaswoods9056 5 років тому +9

    "Chris Morris wins.... BRUTALITY!"

  • @Dead-Ball-Situation
    @Dead-Ball-Situation Рік тому

    This made me laugh out loud. Especially the end.🤣

  • @neilmac991
    @neilmac991 11 років тому +6

    lovin the emotional close ups, more please

  • @staercky
    @staercky 16 років тому +10

    Whenever anyone mentions Sebastian Coe I have to quote that line!
    "How dare you come on this programme and say "Hey look at me, I'm raising £1500 for the homeless."

  • @MrPicklerwoof
    @MrPicklerwoof 2 роки тому +14

    I just love how unnecessarily vicious that remark is about her being ugly. It's great satire on tone-deaf, aggressive, uncaring TV interviewer questioning.

  • @willman85
    @willman85 7 років тому +53

    It's the same actress that plays Tony Hayers' widow in Towering Alan.

    • @comanchio1976
      @comanchio1976 6 років тому +17

      +Will Man Have you got a battery for an Ericsson?

    • @tamhaswoods9056
      @tamhaswoods9056 6 років тому +5

      The 90s was a rough time for Mrs Hayers. First she gets shamed on national TV, then her husband goes full-on Rod Hull.

    • @barriewright6884
      @barriewright6884 6 років тому

      I don't think it is, it looks like Rosamund Pike to me unless you have any evidence to show me otherwise

    • @nkt1
      @nkt1 4 роки тому +3

      Barrie Wright Rosamund Pike was a teenager when this was recorded.

    • @SnabbKassa
      @SnabbKassa 4 роки тому +7

      Yeah, I've DONE her

  • @webbtje
    @webbtje 15 років тому +4

    Loving the look on his face at the end.

  • @PETERWASHERE100
    @PETERWASHERE100 12 років тому +1

    For all the Americans watching this isn't a sketch this a real interview. It still happens all the time.

  • @hannamason5817
    @hannamason5817 4 місяці тому

    Absolute Gem!

  • @brendel99
    @brendel99 18 років тому

    Brilliant brilliant brilliant brilliant brilliant.

  • @willscomix
    @willscomix 14 років тому +5

    the best part is "...has this been very upsetting for you?" Fucking Hilarious!

  • @Mminiscorch
    @Mminiscorch 15 років тому +2

    "this must be very upseting for you" luv it!

  • @mytightskirt
    @mytightskirt 12 років тому +26

    14 people love Sebastian Coe

  • @Njal55
    @Njal55 6 місяців тому +1

    "You can raise more money by auctioning dogs" is the best line :)

  • @corgi2000
    @corgi2000 15 років тому +3

    sheer class. I think Paxman everytime and now know that he modelled himself on Chris Morris

  • @chuzzwozzer
    @chuzzwozzer 11 років тому +2

    Never gets old

  • @fez287
    @fez287 13 років тому +3

    Amazing, one of the funniest Chris morris moments!! I'm wondering if that classic line is ringing true for any olympic ticket buyers at the mo lol.

  • @lewistaylor5654
    @lewistaylor5654 10 років тому +20

    This women played Simon's mum in the kids TV show, Simon And The Witch.

  • @antonfjordson
    @antonfjordson 17 років тому

    gold.

  • @Alexismealright
    @Alexismealright 14 років тому +1

    got to love the close up

  • @MovieBr0
    @MovieBr0 17 років тому +2

    Chris Morris is such a genius

  • @Kris.G
    @Kris.G 3 роки тому +2

    Look like you mean it. Look down at the ground and say sorry.

  • @zeddyded
    @zeddyded 17 років тому +1

    do you anything else to say in your defence? GENIUS!! love chris morris!

  • @KaliberKing
    @KaliberKing 15 років тому

    Chris Morris, when will you come back and grace our televisions...

  • @mbroady123
    @mbroady123 16 років тому +6

    'You could make more money sitting outside a Tube station, even if you were twice as ugly as you are, which is very ugly indeed'
    Hilarious. Absolute genius.

  • @PAPALAZZ1980
    @PAPALAZZ1980 6 місяців тому

    Just saw Sebastian Coe at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. So had to come here 😂

  • @Aurongroove
    @Aurongroove Рік тому +2

    It’s perfect satire start to finish.

  • @nigelrobles667
    @nigelrobles667 4 місяці тому

    omg that grin at the end 😂😂

  • @shooglies
    @shooglies 4 місяці тому

    Chris Morris. Genius

  • @salamirterra
    @salamirterra 13 років тому +5

    I love it. I do get annoyed when interviewers go overboard trying to intimidate people who really are insignificant too.

  • @Iagoingsoc
    @Iagoingsoc 2 роки тому +4

    this guy nailed the british media

  • @MBungle
    @MBungle 18 років тому

    HAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! "you could make more money auctioning dogs"-f**king genius.. he seems so chuffed with himself at the end too.. priceless.

  • @-viper-5901
    @-viper-5901 3 роки тому +1

    the grin at the end has me dead oh god-

  • @whatmakesyourday
    @whatmakesyourday 2 роки тому +1

    Holy crap, he makes some solid points.

  • @ChristaCrow
    @ChristaCrow Рік тому +2

    Piers Morgan took Chris’ approach on this 100% seriously as an interview strategy.

  • @NicosNicosNicosNicos
    @NicosNicosNicosNicos 15 років тому +1

    At the time, in an interview in Time Out, Chris Morris said that when London Tonight came on the air they thought "No! They beat us to it!" (or words to that effect).

  • @churchy99
    @churchy99 17 років тому +4

    "Even if you were twice as ugly as you are which is very ugly indeed!" Chris Morris is a genius!!!

  • @HerEyesWereWild
    @HerEyesWereWild 12 років тому +7

    "This must have been very upsetting for you."
    XD

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas
    @A-small-amount-of-peas 2 роки тому +1

    I watched this with my Mum as a teenager. I think it was the moment she knew my sense of humour was a little bit more warped than hers

  • @VortexMotiveVision
    @VortexMotiveVision Рік тому +2

    That grin, as the endorphins fly through his brain.

  • @GitsumSaus
    @GitsumSaus 2 роки тому +2

    He's definitely channeling his inner Jeremy Paxman

  • @felixcornelius2577
    @felixcornelius2577 8 років тому

    its a very worthwhile cause

  • @doubledeckers
    @doubledeckers 14 років тому +30

    Twenty years ago this seemed far fetched but the BBC News Channel is exactly like this now. Now over to our technology correspondent Rory Kettleson Jones who will repeat exactly what I've already told you and very slowly.

  • @aigtban
    @aigtban 12 років тому

    I don't know why that line cracks me up so much. But it does.

  • @johnnycon
    @johnnycon 15 років тому

    Chris Morris is a lovely chap.

  • @eezysqueezy
    @eezysqueezy 16 років тому +1

    I love how he grins after maiking the woman cry.

  • @OwenSeabrook
    @OwenSeabrook 11 років тому +68

    You could make more money auctioning dogs!

  • @tommiatkins3443
    @tommiatkins3443 Рік тому +1

    You know what is written on your gravestone?
    "Yes"
    What?
    "Charity"

    • @Kris.G
      @Kris.G 11 місяців тому

      Janet, thank you

  • @tjfSIM
    @tjfSIM 17 років тому +3

    Chris Morris demonstrating that the Brits do Satire and Parody best!

  • @replicas11
    @replicas11 2 роки тому +1

    Auctioning dogs. The last 5 seconds 😂

  • @richardsfinalfantasy
    @richardsfinalfantasy 14 років тому +2

    The thing is, he is right.

  • @alanoneill3065
    @alanoneill3065 Рік тому

    She'e great!

  • @Aspen_Chap
    @Aspen_Chap 2 роки тому

    chris morris is great at just going from calm to mental

  • @adamryan5538
    @adamryan5538 6 років тому

    Television gold here.

  • @ysgol3
    @ysgol3 Рік тому

    That's 'celebrity' charity for you - fantastic.

  • @DaveyMulholland
    @DaveyMulholland 2 роки тому

    Perfect

  • @alephnaughtpix
    @alephnaughtpix 17 років тому

    And in any case, you can get Brass Eye on DVD for slightly over a tenner on the net, or under a tenner if you've got a local branch of FOPP nearby...

  • @MaximusFood
    @MaximusFood 16 років тому +1

    It's just .... perfect.
    Chris Morris has a new film coming out soon called 'The Four Lions' about terrorism.

  • @Da1Dez
    @Da1Dez Рік тому

    This was uploaded when UA-cam was only a year old!