We read magazines, we watch TV, we talkI was giong to offer you 2000Night TobySo, I'm Nathan BarleyYou're watching Trashbat£1500ScreamingSo what's new?You didn't say goodnightI'm about to ease a smile, into your totally gorgeous mushEnominate thingimyClick on diary to see my new phoneSleep well!She's actually got Benobo syndrome, you know the monkey thing?Uh, yeahIt's also a camera, it's also MP3 decks, been out for 3 weeks in Japan, where's yours?HahahaThis is the coke head from last night?Hey Dan, Dan, preachWatch me evil Pingu's head with a lorry batteryClassicDan AshcroftI do not beigePingu screamingThis one's really workingMonkey music 1Triple size, four shots in it, and the best fucking foam you've ever squirted from your milky pumpHis trousers fall down, and there's like a piss stain on his pantsBest bit's in about an hour and a halfMonkey music 2Do you mind if I crash here?Check it out yeah, it is well bumTrashbat party yeah, you can come, you can come mate, you can come get startled!Monkey music 3And I'll be through in a minuteThis is Nathan BarleyAlright?You can comeAnd the homeless... what's that all about?Monkey music 4She is my isterBusiness manager... sits in his office all day looking at chartsClaire AshcroftHe'll sort out the paperwork, and Bob's your filmNathan Barley, AKA as TrashbatAh, RobinTrashbat?Michelle gets the £20,000.cockMathsIt's an online urban culture dispatchHello?I'm a filmmakerWhat kind of shit?Sugar ApeWhat music do you cut to?Rape, excellent, yeahThis is TrashbatWhat edit gear you got?You can come twiceAlright you zips!Pain, pain of the monkeyMy HQ's just around the cornerWell pour cold milk on it!I'm a self-facilitating media nodeQuick, it'll blisterFucking hellThat is well bumReally?You're in trouble, can't you see she's too fucked to laugh?I just got a zapucinnoYou cuntLatte, no sugarPiss offYeah thanksI heard he got a big feature job at Sugar ApeYou're going to fuck an idiotFour rounds at The Nailgun and then dinnerSell outHe was watching the back of your tits when you got changed thoughKeep feeling fascination yeah?So what you working on?You can come multiple timesBut he's a bibbleGo on, get it up your beakSugar ApeNoDan AshcroftReindeer Sausage and Pumkin PureeDan Ashcroft!Bangers and mash, bumRape?And Tereyaki Meat SaladShake the woman's hand mateOverride the finger yeah?You touched her!We don't usually contradict the tabletRenegade production nodeAm I going to have to write it myself Dave and not pay you any money?Do you need a laptop?What the fuck is that?This one suit you?Hello?Looking... learning... moving onReally?Ringtone... Barley UKHiShe's so coked up she's probably stoped menstruatingThanksI can't get your moneyYeah I reckonA deep breath for my fucking money Dan!HeidiBut he is an idiotWhat's the second best thing you've ever read?Ah for fuck's sake!Yeah, I rate that easily the best thing I ever readWhat's that, that looks like it's come out of a hospital bin!Oooh, your bumhole just farted up my muffFeel sorry for you, finger slaves, yeah?GeniusYeah?Everything made here spurts out through this pipeOooooSounded good, strong healthy jetPeace and fucking, believeOk, here's the credosTobyTaking the lips down to the nipsDo you reckon?Trash, as in what's all around usClaire, did you do me in my sleep?And batFucked her in the arse8 screening rooms, 5 recording studios, and a weekly juice marketOooh, kicked the brown door in, painted it white on the way outAlright toe jobOh I doHiI know, and isn't that great that we're going to share it with so many peopleIs that Doug Rocket?WowYou know, they're the only band ever to knock themselves off the chart iwth the same recordHave you ever taken acid?I don't know, it was in FranceBecause maybe you shouldHow?Alright you zipsAlright fucksticksAny time you want to use any of the facilidados here, I can fix thatCheck this out you bleeding fucking bumwartDave Bikinis is going to be thereIs that what you're after, a loan fuck?WowWho's he?Futures cum flannelShe's the VJ off the tellyYou pair of towelsThen we come back here and we chop some sense into that bollockI don't drive.cock, that is funny!I think they're greatA4 soundsErmA kind of concept album about the various sizes of paperRegimeTry Stanley Knives yeah, they're well bumYeah it wasn't as goo as I thought it could have been, but it was alright, it was okAlright you fuckerI don't want to go backLaters you greasy cockfartBum'Cuz is that ok, is that alright?A night down the pub with your mates and it's fucking mentalIt actually induced the first of many nervous breakdownsCome on, that's just, you are illUmAll of which I've chosen to ignorePleaseHey Mr Trash CockDan Ashcroft? WooKnow it? I pratically bum it on a regular basisYou gonna write an article about it?Does the pope fuck kids?Ashcroft's going to call the Weekend on Sunday a bunch of fuck zipsPeace and fuckingYeah trojan measure mate, trojan measureAnd why not?Pub etc?Laters honeytitsNice glass of dutch wine?What about my edit you dickwad?Er, geek pieKeep it lividStanley Knives yeahA move from the pub to the club for some awesome soundsThe idiots are winningEr £20,000YesTried to sort this out this morning, but the barber couldn't finish becuase umI killed his catTerrorists are gay, terrorists are gay, terrorists are gaI'm Nathan Barley, watch the fuck out JapanI have Benobo syndromePreacher man!Hawkwind?Keep it dense yeah?Well I hope we haven't upset absolutely everyoneYeah?Peace and fucking Preach... yes!!!I'll do an interview at sixYou're leakingI need some moneyBut Dan, last time I had to write it for you, becuase you went a bitYou know the stray scene, straight on straight gay action?Quite hillariousHappens in working class family pubs, like the Grey Lion, a lot of buildersOK, I'll write about thatGoing darkDo it, then write about itNancy SpongenDecember 8th, 1980Toss off a builder, then write about itAshcroft goes stray for payYou pay me back now, without moneyWindy, which is typical for this time of year, only worseHave you read it?Over 18 etc.MusicMusicThat is well no wayCheck it out yeahDan Ashcroft! Ashcroft! Ashcroft!3amTrashbat.cock, my websiteHey Dan, we got something for you mateI'm sat cross-legged, on a cushionTrashbat.cockYeah, very, very funnyTrying to come to terms with myselfCheck out the web site yeah, it's well fucking futileWe put your head on a preacher's bodyWhen quite without warning, John Lennon's head thrust through my floorboardsKeep it chopped out yeahYeah, you're the preacher manHe was passing me the torchThe rise of the idiots by Dan AshcroftYeah look yeah, you've slaughtered the pig of ignoranceThanks JohnOnce the idiots were just the fools gawping in through the windowsWe checked pigs and they've got absolutely no ideaRobert Palmer lives in my mobileNow they've entered the buildingPigs are sados yeahThey use the word cool, it is their favourite wordPigs are actually quite intelligentNo, noThe idiot doesn't think about what it is saying, thinking is rubbish, and rubbish isn't coolYeah well we could change it to a hen, they're well denseDo you mind?Stuff and shit is coolClaire AshcroftThe idiots are self-regarding consumer slaves, oblivious to the paradox of their uniform individualityYeah what's this?YeahThey sculp their hair to casual perfection, they wear their belts below their ballsShit or somethingYeahThey babble into hand-held twit machines about that cool email of the woman being bombed by a wolfUnless they areReally annoying ring toneHe's an idiot tooYeah, but it's just stupidHey fanny blossomWelcome to the age of stupidityStupid people think it's cool, smart people think it's a joke, also coolBig brown elephant shit crackHail the rise of the idiotsBut Max Herbert at The Weekend On Sunday agreesYeah, we should give Nathan Barley a columnDan Ashcroft!Listen Dan, I'd love to debate the tits off this, but I've got an 11:07Hey let's just call it Barley yeahRise of the idiots, awesome fucking opinions dudeYeah well it's 10:30 soYeah, cuz like that could be like two columnsYeah, well plasticI'm one of themCheck 'em out, direct comparisonKeep it foolishWear it out in monglandTake the day offLatersYou've gone to piddleI'm going to do laps basically after thatRing ringWhat's this about?Hey K-HoleHey sisWhat?Keep it Mencap you fucking earWhat do you think of my proposalDan!I don't even know himYeah, very goodAre you hard up for entertainmentTell her your name's Nathan BarleyEr, yeahMy name's Nathan Barley and I like throwing people out of windowsErBuzz on my nadsOh fucking hellWhich bit's that?Online tramp racing from Russia, totally dereg yeahI think you're going to have to record a public statementErFucking hillarious and you can't loseHello, my name's Nathan Barley and I'm an idiotThe guyYes, nap his fucking hoopHello, my name's Nathan Barley and I'm an idiotThe guy?Oh yeah, respect for thatHallallaaaa halamu halallllYeah, himCap some SusansHallallYou didn't read it did you?Yeah, break a Chinaman yeah?HalllallllllI didI hear you are dressing up as preacher manWell what should I start my pitch with?NoThe er guyApparently you areCheck it out yeah, trashbat.cockI'm not a preacher manThanksNathan Barley just told me you were doing a termMy web siteMAJOR BREAKTHROUGH.cock yeah, registered in the Cook IslandsClaireDan Ashcroft yeah?Check this outHey, you'reYou alright Dan?YeahHave you got my money?Totally sums up my credosCan I borrow your laptop?AwesomeI know, you'll love this one, it's well girlyYeahWhere's the ice cream? Where's the ice cream? Where's the ice cream? Where's the ice cream? Where's the ice cream?FuckMusicDan AshcroftMaximum!Er, it's for my web site, it's going to be, awesomeI got a shotgun strapped to my backThis is Nathan Barley for Trashbat withWe will fuck you up!Peace and fucking believeSo say brother NathanWasp T12, it's got a massive number 5 because it's the most common numberDonnie Docker, Howard Marks...What you getting?Stop it, you're all fucking idiotsNice oneJust listen to me OK, you're retardsKeep fucking the idiots yeahPlace, a farm for ideaYeahRocket, consistently redefines thinkThe rejects of societyBe enabled Place is creativilisationThe people we see every day but we ignore because we're too busy listening to our iPods and thinking about kitchensYou rimlickerIt's not really meant to be funnyHow's it fucking collapsingPingu, coffee!Did you clean up afterwards?What you working on?20 Kubricks?Good yeahYeahThanksYepWell facilitated but under the total guidance of, so thanks againI'll text it overYes pleaseHow are you doll snatch?Don't think you should mate, you're a bit jumpyAny fucking suggestions?UhahaYeah, the photos of people pissingI've just told youHe swallowed a spikeYeah rightHe got ill because he swallowed a spikeCan I borrow a tennerNice one DanboDId you read my piece about the idiots?RepedoAlright spunkflakesMeiowAlright you bum pilotHas your telephone number got an H in it?Keep it dustyThis is my ape hourUsual pleaseWould you move off there please, that's my high rockDanDo you know, I've had an ape hour, every day, since watching this thing on DiscoveryDanI've come about the film grantTwice in one dayAh, yesWell coincimentalProstitutes, some of them are awfulWhich bit shall I start with?His trousers fall down and there's a piss stain on his pantsNathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt and Claire Keelan, which follows the exploits of a loathsome, fictional twenty-something Hoxton, London media type. The first episode of six weekly episodes was broadcast on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4.
Described by his own creator as a 'meaningless strutting cadaver-in-waiting', the character originated on Charlie Brooker's TVGoHome � a website parodying television listings � as the focus of a fly-on-the-wall documentary called Cunt. After the cult success of TVGoHome, the name "Nathan Barley" was frequently used pejoratively towards those whose lifestyles were satirised by the series.
Contents
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* 1 Plot
* 2 Characters
* 3 Promotion
* 4 Cast
* 5 Nathan Barley 2
* 6 References
* 7 External links
[edit] Plot
Nathan Barley played by Nicholas Burns is a webmaster, guerrilla filmmaker, screenwriter, DJ and in his own words, a "self-facilitating media node". He is convinced he is the epitome of urban cool, and therefore secretly terrified he might not be, which is why he reads Sugar Ape magazine, his bible of cool. The magazine is an obvious parody of Vice Magazine and even has one issue called "The Vice Issue".
In reality however his output is of no real interest to anyone but him and his immediate friends. The website consists of stupid pranks caught on camera, photos of him with attractive women and famous figures (some of them digitally edited to insert himself), and photos of him standing on street corners in major cities around the world. He is fully of the belief that because he has a camera, some knowledge of web publishing and a webspace, this he has a talent.
The humour derives from the rapid rise of both the internet and digital television, and the assumption by publishers and broadcasters that almost any such work is worthy of attention. Barley and his peers are often hired ahead of actual journalists and talented writers trying to make intelligent points, such as the earnest documentary film maker Claire Ashcroft, and her brother Dan Ashcroft, a jaded and apathetic hack who, having written an article for Sugar Ape entitled "The Rise of the Idiots", is disgusted to find that "the idiots" in question � Nathan and his contemporaries � have adopted him as their spiritual leader, failing to see that they are the very people he was criticising.
[edit] Characters
The series features two other central characters, siblings Dan (Julian Barratt) and Claire Ashcroft. Dan � an instantly recognisable Brooker point-of-reference � dislikes everything Nathan Barley stands for, while Claire seeks to highlight the plight of the inner city's homeless and drug-dependent. Ironically, while Dan sees a clear distinction between himself and the "idiots", he's frequently forced to compromise his own ethics in order to earn a living, and seems to be fighting the dawning realisation that he may actually be the very thing he despises. At the same time, Claire, who clearly wants to see herself as socially responsible and philanthropic, ultimately only seeks to further her own career. This sets the scene for an unusually open-ended, and certainly introspective, satire-bordering-on-social-commentary.
Other recurring characters include the staff at Dan Ashcroft's magazine, Sugar Ape, such as asinine chief editor Jonatton Yeah? (Charlie Condou), Ned Smanks (Richard Ayoade) and Rufus Onslatt (Spencer Brown), a pair of gormless graphics designers, Sasha the receptionist (one of the few non-'idiots' in the show), and the eccentric and ludicrous Doug Rocket, founder member of The Veryphonics (a parody of David A. Stewart of Eurythmics), played by comedian David Hoyle.
Dan Ashcroft's flatmate is a DJ called 'Jones', who appears blissfully unaware of the antisocial cacophony he creates. Jones is played by Noel Fielding, Barratt's partner in comic duo The Mighty Boosh.
[edit] Promotion
A piece of Nathan's artwork.
A piece of Nathan's artwork.
Advertising for the series attracted some attention, with billboards advertising a fictitious yet almost plausible mobile telephone, the Wasp T12 Speechtool ("it's well weapon"), appearing throughout the UK. This device was advertised as being exceptionally loud, with several hugely annoying ringtones, a giant key for the number 5 (allegedly the most common number), a powerful projector, a business card printer and miniature turntables for scratching MP3s. It was also apparently "shark-proof".
Barley's website, www.trashbat.co.ck, serves as an official site for the television series, and remains active as of August 2008.
The DVD of the series was released in October 2005, featuring all six episodes, a host of extras (including the pilot) and a booklet written by Nathan featuring his 'artwork'. The artwork in question is largely in the style of prolific graffiti artist Banksy and the book could easily be mistaken for a book showcasing Banksy's work.
[edit] Cast
* Nicholas Burns � Nathan Barley
* Julian Barratt � Dan "Preacher Man" Ashcroft
* Claire Keelan � Claire Ashcroft
* Ben Whishaw � Pingu
* Richard Ayoade � Ned Smanks
* Spencer Brown � Rufus Onslatt
* Charlie Condou � Jonatton Yeah?
* Nina Sosanya � Sasha
* Rhys Thomas � Toby
* Noel Fielding � Jones
* David Hoyle (aka "The Divine David") � Doug Rocket
* Rupert Degas � Beer Gourd Man
* Ophelia Lovibond � Mandy
* Joe Van Moyland � Mudd
* Montserrat Lombard - Monika
[edit] Nathan Barley 2
Continued rumours of a second series of the comedy,[1] including possible auditions for extras,[2] were given added weight with reports that Chris Morris told students at a talk at Bournemouth University that he was working on new Nathan Barley material. The new series will centre on Barley's new-found employment in a general "media-facilitation" role for a small East-London based terrorist organisation.[3][4]
Further evidence of another series has been given weight when Flak magazine reported that Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker were working around the scripts amongst other projects.[5]
[edit] References
1. ^ "Bah, Sigh: Nathan Barley - Series 2". Cook'd and Bomb'd (2007-01-22).
2. ^ Paul McNamee (2007-03-15). "Will Nathan Barley 2 be totally Mexico?", Guardian Unlimited blog.
3. ^ "Events: In Conversation with Chris Morris". Wessex Media Group (2007-03-06).
4. ^ Leigh Holmwood (2007-03-19). "Morris to tackle suicide bombers", MediaGuardian.co.uk.
5. ^ "The Creators of Nathan Barley", Flak Magazine (2008-01-02).
[edit] External links
* Trashbat.co.ck � Official Website
* British Sitcom Guide
* A Cunt Compendium � the collected Cunt entries from TVGoHome
* BBC News: Anatomy of a backlash � Nathan in the context of Internet hype
* Text from press release for the Nathan Barley show
* Nathan Barley on IMDB
* Sugarape.com � Unofficial Sugar Ape Website
Dan Ashcroft (Nathan Barley series)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Tim Canterbury (from The Office UK)
Gareth Keenan (from The Office UK)
Midnight Candymen and myhouse-yourhouse.net
Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Ned Smanks (Nathan Barley series)
Claire Ashcroft (Nathan Barley Series)
Doug Rocket (Nathan Barley series)
Jonatton Yeah? (Nathan Barley series)
David Brent (from The Office UK)
