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Review: Netflix’s ‘Cunk on Earth’ is the funniest mockumentary around

The Mel Brooks sequel “History of the World: Part II” premieres on Hulu March 6, but there’s room for more than one amateur sociologist / historian / gagmeister on the planet. To wit: the British mockumentary series “Cunk on Earth,” now on Netflix. It’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in…

Chicago Tribune

What you need to know about Cunk on Earth, the mockumentary baffling experts and blasting Pump Up the Jam

From wondering if Beyonce's Single Ladies is more culturally significant than the Renaissance, to pondering if Jesus was the first victim of cancel culture, Cunk on Earth is baffling experts while blasting Pump Up the Jam.

ABC News

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Salon

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Dry Cleaning review, Stumpwork: Spoken-word monologues that recall Philomena Cunk

Any moments of flourish are rendered dreary by Florence Shaw’s one-note meanderings about gaming mouses, brain parasites and Arctic expeditions she isn’t on

The Independent UK

Cunk on Earth review – Diane Morgan’s character is so well-written it’s easy to forget she’s not real

Philomena Cunk is back with a spoof documentary series that homes in on the pyramids, the Great Wall and philosophy. It’s impeccably surreal and occasionally genuinely insightful

The Guardian - UK

Do we really need 'Black Mirror' Season 6? Why the Netflix series has lost its edge

The anthology series was revolutionary for its time, but it's overstayed its welcome.

Inverse

Thatcher & Reagan: A Very Special Relationship – crying out for a Philomena Cunk voiceover

There are plenty of insider interviews in Margaret Thatcher’s authorised biographer’s uncritical, traditional-feeling documentary. But you can’t help chuckling at its dated format

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