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I ended a Screen Burn column by recycling a very old tasteless joke (a variant of a graffiti I first saw during the Thatcher years), and within minutes half the internet seemed convinced The Guardian was officially calling for assassination. My inbox overflowed with blood-curdling death threats, and it was all very unfunny indeed – a bit like recounting a rude joke at a dinner party, only to be told you hadn't recounted a joke at all, but molested the host's children, and suddenly everyone was punching you and you weren't going to get any pudding. I've had better weekends. [16] Charlie is also behind the BBC Two series Cunk on Britain and the BAFTA-nominated Cunk on Shakespeare with regular Weekly Wipe contributor Philomena Cunk. Brooker wrote Dead Set, a five-part zombie horror thriller for E4 set in the Big Brother house. [44] The show was broadcast in October 2008 to coincide with Halloween and was repeated on Channel 4 in January 2009 to coincide with Celebrity Big Brother, and again for Halloween later that year. [45] It was produced by Zeppotron, which also produced Screenwipe. Cillizza, Chris (8 September 2015). "Donald Trump's troll game of Jeb Bush: A+". The Washington Post . Retrieved 24 October 2015.

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Brooker became engaged to former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq after dating for nine months, having met while filming an episode of Screenwipe. [72] They married on 26 July 2010 at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. [73] They have two sons. [74] [75] [76] Brooker's sister-in-law is Rupa Huq, Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton. [77] Brooker, Charlie (15 December 2005). "The Hell of it All by Charlie Brooker (2009)". Waterstones.com . Retrieved 16 January 2010. Hooton, Christopher (28 November 2017). "2017 Wipe cancelled as Charlie Brooker concedes he 'ran out of road' ". The Independent . Retrieved 30 December 2017.a b "The Atheist's Guide to Christmas". Atheist Bus Campaign. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011 . Retrieved 23 December 2011.