![]() ![]() Nothing was taboo, not even the literal dead baby. Notable for its heavy use of Black Comedy we're talking seriously deranged stuff here. There were no ad breaks, no canned laughter and no closing credits, all of which, it was felt, would ruin the mood of the show. At least one memorable piece per episode was 'filmed' via security cameras and a double to blur the line between 'reality' and 'sketch' even further. The show was a televised adaptation of the late-night Radio 1 series Blue Jam (also by Morris), and employed a unique combination of filming techniques and ambient music to create the sensation of the viewer being on drugs. Then welcome, mmm, ooh, chemotherapy wig, welcome in Jaaaaaaaam."įrom Chris Morris, the creator of Brass Eye and The Day Today came Jam, a Sketch Comedy show with a difference. ![]() And when midnight sirens, lead to blue flash road mash, stretchers, covered heads, and slippy red macadam, and find you creeping 'neath the blankets, to snuggle close a mangled bird, hoping soon you too be freezer drawered. "When dancing, lost in techno trance, arms flailing, gawky Bez, then find you snagged on frowns, and slowly dawns: you're jazzing to the bleep tone of a life support machine that marks the steady fading of your day old baby daughter. ![]()
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