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Nathan Barley - Episode 1

Name: Nathan Barley - Episode 1
Description: The first episode of Nathan Barley, Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's British sitcom satirizing hip media and startup scenesters in mid-2000s Shoreditch. Cynical writer Dan Ashcroft finds himself idolized by the moronic Nathan Barley.

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2 HN users recommended this comedy video2 months2018–2023 score 2.5

Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Recommended as a savage, ahead-of-its-time parody of startup and tech culture.

The first episode of Nathan Barley, Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's British sitcom satirizing hip media and startup scenesters in mid-2000s Shoreditch. Cynical writer Dan Ashcroft finds himself idolized by the moronic Nathan Barley.

“I can highly, highly , recommend Nathan Barley which was ahead of its time” (HN, 2023)

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@qingcharles Jul 2023 Strongly recommends

on HN thread When did Alan Partridge first appear on television?

If you like Chris Morris material I can highly, highly , recommend Nathan Barley which was ahead of its time: [this video] Sad that his web site is now offline... www.trashbat.co.ck

Chris Morris series ahead of its time.

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@cutler Nov 2018 Recommends

on HN thread If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley

You might also like "Nathan Barley (2005)" - a savage British TV parody of the mid-2000s startup scene in Shoreditch, London. [this video]

Savage British parody of mid-2000s Shoreditch startup scene.

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@smileypete Jan 2020 Cites it

on HN thread How Swedes were fooled by the book “Surrounded by Idiots”

Late to this, but it reminds me of 'the rise of the idiots' from the 2006(!) series 'Nathan Barley' [link] [this video]

Series featuring the rise of the idiots.

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