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The World's First Suicide-Bomber Comedy

Friday, 22nd January 2010

I think Chris Morris's new film Four Lions is probably the (English-speaking) world's first suicide-bomber comedy. So it's all but guaranteed to offend just about everyone. Splendid. Doubtless it's a sign of terrible, even craven decadence to admit to looking forward to seeing it... Here's a clip, anyway:

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Grassmarket

January 22nd, 2010 3:48pm Report this comment

Another classic: a firework safety campaign from the Netherlands which satirises jihadis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jvVGa-HXYQ

ed lnacey

January 22nd, 2010 4:21pm Report this comment

well the clip is cringingly bad.

I expect the film will be witless grovelling to jihadis. No fatwa will follow that's for certain.

Cuffleyburgers

January 22nd, 2010 5:50pm Report this comment

That looks brilliant.

Thank god someone's had the guts to do it, I can't see it showing on the beeb too soon though...

El Sid

January 22nd, 2010 6:05pm Report this comment

Not quite the same, but search Youtube for Jeff Dunham and Achmed the Dead Terrorist (no affiliation etc etc, but he is properly funny)

Primo

January 22nd, 2010 8:05pm Report this comment

I LOVE Chris Morris. Brass Eye was brilliant TV unrivaled by anything since. As a student I even used to leave the pub early to go home and listen to his supremely weird radio show Blue Jam.

Ruairidh

January 22nd, 2010 8:43pm Report this comment

Superb!

Can't wait to see this.

Beer Moth

January 23rd, 2010 8:24am Report this comment

Much as I didn't want it to, it made me smile. Go on then yes. I laughed.

John Levett

January 23rd, 2010 12:58pm Report this comment

Made me laugh. Will there be a scene where somebody sets fire to their balls?

Peter Crawford

January 25th, 2010 8:49pm Report this comment

ed Inacey - "witless grovelling to Jihadis". What on earth gives you that impression. It was openly poking fun at them. Apparently there's another scene where they attempt carry out an attack while dressed as muppets. I can't wait.

Bill Corr

January 27th, 2010 3:26pm Report this comment

There's an ancient movie - comedy or semi-comedy - in which Michael Caine is an IRA terrorist.

Long before such horrors as the Birmingham bombing of course.

David Taylor

February 23rd, 2011 1:16am Report this comment

I've just finished reading a hilarious book about a suicide bomber - Karl & the Prankster God.
The main characters are a suicide bomber, God, the Devil, with a cameo appearance by Jerry Springer, some people are bound to get upset - I thought it was genuis!
http://www.amazon.com/Karl-the-Prankster-God-ebook/dp/B004MYGAC2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=A7B2F8DUJ88VZ&s=digital-text&qid=1298423767&sr=1-1

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