5 Most Disturbing British TV Comedies

2. Brass Eye

Possibly the most famous creation of the brilliant Chris Morris, the controversial Brass Eye was a scathing satire of the hysteria and sensationalism of media coverage of society's most pressing issues. It is remembered today for tricking celebrities like Noel Edmond and Richard Blackwood to speak out for causes that didn't actually exist; most notably, after the infamous Drugs episode, conservative MP David Amess actually raised the issue of fictional drug 'Cake' in parliament. He had been tricked into appearing on the show to warn against the dangers of the 'made-up' drug, which include 'Czech neck', a condition where so much water retention occurs after ingesting the drug that the neck swells uncontrollably (thus named because 'cake' originated in Czechoslavakia). The show also addressed media coverage of crime, sex and other issues, tricking many other famous names and causing outcry along the way. Nothing and nobody was safe. It was outstanding satire, daring and outrageous in the way no program has been before or since. Whilst the show's intention was purely to highlight moral panic and media hypocrisy, many people didn't see it this way. Years after its original run, Brass Eye remains one of the most complained about shows ever to air on British television. Still, despite its notoriety, it still doesn't make the number one spot on this list. That's reserved for a very special, extremely twisted British comedy known as...