Cunk on Life

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music Pump up the jam." - Nietzsche

Cunk on Life

Gotta say this documentary would've worked much better if Bruno (one of Sacha Baron Cohen's characters) had hosted this mockumentary; it would've felt more natural, Cunk tries to be funny and she definitely has some good moments but the humor is mostly forced. I'm giving this movie a rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Originally I was gonna give it 2 out of 5 stars but that Sesame Street parody scene elevated the movie a lot.

From a few glimpses: Not funny.

“how can i avoid it?” “well, you have to make love.”“what, to avoid passing on my genes?” this and the turnover joke actually had me shaking from laughter

Very funny once again.

The style of comedy in interviews is very Sacha Baron Cohen but with far more comedic deadpan. The scripted parts land on more conventional British mockery that leans too much on topical references which are far less funny than the interview stuff. I think it lacks much overlaying commentary the way Cohen's stuff does but as a mockery of BBC style documentaries it's a goddamn holler. The bit where Cunk roasts a Van Gogh art piece had me fucking rolling.

This won't be for everyone, but Philomena Cunk is exactly my brand of humor. Her deadpan delivery throughout the entire series as experts try to figure out if they are being pranked or not is incredible, but the editing and B-roll in this special also does a lot of the heavy lifting. I lost it when they started to roll funny pet clips as an expert eloquently waxed poetic about the meaning of life.

More fantastic British humor from the brilliant and deadpan Diane Morgan. The straight-up interviews and Cunk's transitional monologues remain the highlight. Some of the other, overly scripted parts do fall short, same as they do in Sacha Barron Cohen's stuff.

"Can I call you Brian or do you prefer Cox?"