Charlton "
Charlie"
Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English humourist, critic, author, screenwriter, producer, and television presenter. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the anthology series
Black Mirror and has written for programmes such as
Brass Eye,
The 11 O'Clock Show, and
Nathan Barley. He has presented a number of television shows, including
Screenwipe,
Gameswipe,
Newswipe,
Weekly Wipe, and
10 O'Clock Live. He also wrote the five-part horror drama
Dead Set. He has written comment pieces for
The Guardian and is one of four creative directors of the production company Zeppotron.Charlton Brooker was born on 3 March 1971 in Reading, Berkshire. He grew up in a relaxed Quaker household in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire. He first worked as a writer and cartoonist for
Oink!, a comic produced in the late 1980s. After attending Wallingford School, he attended the Polytechnic of Central London (which became the University of Westminster during his time there), studying for a BA in Media Studies. He claims that he did not graduate because his dissertation was written on video games, which was not an acceptable topic.Brooker listed his comedic influences as Monty Python,
The Young Ones,
Blackadder, Chris Morris, and Vic Reeves.
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