Available today on Netflix, the series “Cunk on Earth” is one of those oddities you can’t get enough of. Actress Diane Morgan, seen in After Life, resumes her character as a stupid and uninformed interviewer. Pure happiness.
What is it about ?
Mockumentary series where the character of Philomena Cunk lifts the veil on the mystery of human civilization to discover the greatest achievements of humanity such as the wheel, the Mona Lisa and nuclear energy.
Cunk on Earth, a series created by Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker starring Diane Morgan. Available on Netflix
A hilarious mockumentary series
The character of Philomena Cunk, played by British comedian Diane Morgan, returns to the BBC and Netflix for Cunk on Earth, a fictional documentary that lifts the veil on the mysteries of human civilization to allow us to discover the greatest achievements of humanity. Just that.
Behind this ambitious project – which is nothing but a big joke – we find Broke & Bones, the production company of Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones of Black Mirror. Here, there is no question of dystopia and technology that will destroy us all. To refer to a model better known on this side of the Channel, Philomena Cunk is a bit like the “Raphael Mezrahi” of Great Britain. And Diane Morgan is reprising the role that made her famous on BBC2’s Cunk on Britain.
Jonathan Browning/Netflix Diane Morgan
By aping the codes of very serious BBC documentaries, Philomena Cunk sets off to meet the most beautiful minds in the United Kingdom: university professors, archaeologists, philosophers… And all of them play the game of the interview despite Philomena’s abstruse questions. This gives rise to a few beautiful silences, the time to think about the most adequate and interesting answer possible to a completely stupid question.
From the creation of the world to virtual reality, Cunk on Earth tells with irresistible humor the story of our greatest inventions and creations such as the wheel, the Mona Lisa and nuclear energy. An appointment not to be missed !