World Leaders: Bush, Brown, Merkel, Ahmadinejad and Putin a ‘bunch of twats’
The Nurse, brooding in Solitary after an unfortunate lapse in discipline, is immeasurably cheered by the headline, ‘Brighton-based World Leaders release fifth short political animation’
The Nurse likes her humour grounded in intelligence. From that basis, wild flights of fancy go down well. Political incorrectness and irreverence are a must. Swearing’s always funny when used unexpectedly, by unexpected people in unexpected circumstances. Bizarre’s great. Clever word play is a joy. Seeing beyond the obvious wins prizes. Think Spitting Image, The Green Wing, Little Britain. Three Non-Blondes, Newman and Baddiel, Borat and The League of Gentlemen.
Now The Nurse has a new favourite to add to the list.
She’s watched World Leaders’ animations over and over via her Blackberry (cunningly hidden from the screws in a place only she can bear to go without industrial-strength gloves and hazmat mask. You don’t want to know. Really.) So often that, in the darkness of her humid cell, she can lie still on her narrow bed and replay them inside her eyelids. If you saw her, lying in the stagnant gloom, you’d think she was dead. Only her eyelids are flickering. And the yellow glint of her teeth as she mumbles the script to herself. Ever seen Silence of The Lambs? Then you get the picture.
But what’s World Leaders all about?
The Nurse wants to be left alone to absorb episode five of this wickedly funny series. So she’s leaving you to read the rest of the press release. Bye now…
The World Leaders team’s series of brilliantly irreverent animated films eavesdrops on the lives of our esteemed world leaders as they live together, uneasily, in shared accommodation. Think ‘Big Brother’ and wince!
The latest painfully funny release, Sarkozy: ‘Maybe let me see your knickers’, stars George Bush, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, Vladimir Putin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The most recent in a series of six specially commissioned films, ‘Maybe let me see your knickers’ is hosted by commissioning sponsors The First Post, the well respected UK independent daily online news magazine.
Scripted by multi award winning UK comedy writer Kim Fuller (contributor to the classic Spitting Image series), the brilliant animated characters have been meticulously created and developed by a dedicated bunch of animators based in India. To uncanny effect.
In episode one, Bush: ‘What do you mean, negotiate?’, the Muslim calendar brings Bush and Ahmadinejad to blows over the housework rota.
In episode two, Putin: ‘I will not sing imperialist shit’, insults fly between the housemates as opposing ideologies clash.
Episode three, Merkl: ‘testicles’, drops in on a cosy game of charades.
In Episode four, Ahmadhinejad: ‘Most shit story’, Bush dons a red riding hood wig, complete with red ribbons, to entertain his mates with ‘traditional’ folk tales.
And the latest release, episode five, ‘Maybe let me see your knickers’, features a visit from Blair; excluded and ignored, a sad and lonely outsider.
In 2007, World Leaders’ films featured at the prestigious MIPCOM awards in Cannes. “We were nominated for the Best Comedy, Mobile and Internet TV Award” explains team member Jeff Tawney. “We didn’t win but it was brilliant to get to the finals. And we were ecstatic to hear the audience giving our work the biggest laughs of the ceremony”
But what do other people say? “
* “These videos are great and the animations are awesome – keep posting more!”
* “Thanks again for the belly laughs!”
* “Refreshingly politically incorrect and beautifully observed. Kim Fuller’s scripting is faultless. And the animators have pushed out the boat to create a suite of achingly funny characters”
* “Loved the world leaders sketches, f***ing hilarious!”
You can catch all five episodes by following the link from http://www.world-leaders.com or via http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/worldleaders
