Our series on viewing habits in self-isolation continues with David Brent-esque comedian Alistair Green and tasty
YouTube treats courtesy of Bon Appetit
Like many people, I was trying to use my phone a bit less this year, and then coronavirus came along and added some pretty essential phone-based tasks to my day – among them listening to podcasts about the failings of the
UK government, hanging out with friends on video app du jour Houseparty, and even doing therapy via FaceTime. (All fun and games until you accidentally put your finger over the camera seven times in a minute.)
I had been trying to wean myself off
Twitter before the crisis, but Alistair Green’s skits keep pulling me back to it. He’s a comedian who is insanely good at social media, and who specialises in Limmy-ish, David Brent-esque visions of terrible middle-Englanders. His coronavirus content has been particularly impressive, offering light relief by sending up prejudice and delving into farce. Highlights include a woman whose husband won’t eat Chinese food any more, though carbonara is fine; a mock press conference where the PM zones out to think about hot buttery toast; and parental video call fails, all filmed solo and fuss-free in Green’s living room.