Satirist too busy on other shows

Charlie Brooker will not be making a 2017 Wipe, he has announced.

It will be the first time in seven years he hasn’t presented a satirical round-up of the past 12 months.

The Black Mirror creator said he was too busy with other projects to complete this year’s show.

However, he did have some good news, confirming the previously announced  spin-off Cunk On Britain had been completed.

In a series of Tweets, Brooker wrote: ‘Got some good news and bad news. Bad news is no 2017 Wipe. Was set to do it but ran out of road. Am way behind on scripts / dev elsewhere and contrary to my optimistic delusions it turns out I can’t do 400 things at once. [

‘The good news (or bad news depending on POV) is we’ve just delivered CUNK ON BRITAIN (a 5-part history of our glorious nation starring Philomena) to the BBC, and that will be on *soon*. 

‘More good news to follow soon. That’s it! Now enjoy Christmas / life / Royal Wedding mania. [

‘(Just to add, Cunk on Britain covers the WHOLE of British history from the Big Bang to Brexit. In five half-hourly chunks)’

He had announced the 2017 Wipe in Ma, saying it had become a  tradition ‘a bit like the Hootenanny, but with less singing and more sarcasm’.

Published: 27 Nov 2017