VIRALS

SHARK ATTACK 3: MEGALODON

This is in a sense where it all started. I put this clip from an epically bad shark movie on Youtube in 2006. This was pre-Sharknado, pre-The Meg, when shark movies weren’t deliberately bad, they were just bad. And I’m not sure anything will ever top this. It’s had over 60 million hits on my Youtube, which means the human race has spent roughly a hundred years watching it. Well worth it, I'm sure you'll agree.

I made this at the height of the pandemic, when we were all stuck indoors and there was no sport to watch, except a ‘virtual’ Grand National. I supplied the runners and riders, complete with commentary to make Alan Partridge proud.

the last top gear ever

I created this the day that Jeremy Clarkson got sacked by the BBC. People think it took ages but actually I knocked it up in less than a day. It got 1.8m hits on Youtube in its first two days, and 10m on Facebook. Then the BBC took it off Youtube before I asked nicely and they kindly reinstated it. So here it is.

john lewis advert: recut

The John Lewis Christmas advert has become a strange British festive tradition. When they brought out this cutesy 2015 caper featuring a boy and his penguin, it just so happened that I'd been to see The Babadook the night before, so I recut the ad with the audio from the movie trailer, and I think you'll agree the result is a stark improvement. The clip got hundreds of thousands of hits within a day and lots of press coverage, including radio interviews.

In 2021, when Covid was busy turning the world upside down, the humble sea shanty suddenly became an unlikely global phenomenon. Capitalising on the fad (before it became ubiquitous and annoying) I made this the same day that the original Wellerman shanty went viral, but taking a political subject: ‘Sir’ Jacob Rees-Mogg. It’s had over 4 million hits on Twitter.

all 4 band aid singles at once

As Band Aid 30 was released in 2014, I thought this would be a fun experiment. The process was painful but it was worth it for the Phil Collins/Luke Goss drum battle alone. Smooth Radio called me an ‘all-round genius’ for making it.

C*** of the SEASON

There was a strange rash of BBC newsreaders and personalities saying the king of rude words live on air, so it seemed only fair to make a compilation, in the style of Match of the Day's Goal of the Month. It was worth it just to use the glorious instrumental version of Life of Riley by the Lightning Seeds. Never was an accordion better used on a pop record. Whenever a new celeb makes a new entry to entry the pantheon of C***s, I make an updated version:

the opposition

Back in 2015, soon after Jeremy Corbyn became leader of the Labour Party, an unintentionally hilarious Vice documentary was published showing life behind the scenes at party HQ. I recut it into a remake of The Office, starring Corbyn as David Brent. 

explosive bbc news trailer

One of my favourite clips I’ve made, this was a response to a particularly over-the-top trailer by BBC News, featuring their journalists posing all around the world. Amazing what adding a few explosions can do. Who knew this wouldn’t be the most risqué thing Huw Edwards might be involved in? (Allegedly.)

ed miliband (feat. Queen): one nation

He might have stabbed his own brother in the back, but Ed Miliband sure did like saying the phrase 'One Nation', as well as a convenient number of words that rhyme with it. So I set him to the tune of One Vision by Queen and the result clearly should have been a viral smash but wasn't.

tony blair v andrew marr

Andrew Marr really did say all these words (with one exception). He just didn't say them necessarily in this order.

david cameron v andrew marr

I made this in the wake of the bizarre 'Pig-Gate' allegations surrounding Cameron's university behaviour. It needed doing, unlike the pig.

movie world records: alan rickman (gb)

Officially the best (and longest) villain's death in cinema history. It would have been more poetic if the Sheriff of Nottingham had been stabbed to death with a spoon, but apart from that this is cinematic perfection.

the blockbusters symphony, by bob holness

This clip was a real labour of love, and I was delighted to find out that Blockbusters composer Ed Welch has seen and really enjoyed it. 

bbc news weather fail

I'm still amazed by how many people see this clip and think it really happened. My shoddy effects are slightly covered by the low-res upload, but it's the presenter's reaction that really sells it. 

drive: rescored by bbc radio 2

The BBC, in their wisdom, commissioned a version of Ryan Gosling movie 'Drive' with the soundtrack replaced by a playlist chosen by Zane Lowe from Radio 1. I thought it would be much better to rescore it to the dulcet tones of Ken Bruce from Radio 2.

world's worst puns with michael portillo

When former Prime Ministerial wannabe-turned celebrity commuter Michael Portillo made tortuous puns his trademark, I made a super-cut of his worst offences and imagined it as a new TV show. It was garlanded ‘viral of the week’ in the Radio Times.

general election going for gold

This UK 2015 General Election TV debate looked so much like a 1980s game show I thought I'd cut the politicians into an episode of Going for Gold. It was especially satisfying to get David Cameron to even answer a question from Henry Kelly.

the vicar of dibley: the movie (trailer)

I originally made this for Comic Relief in 2007 and it existed on their website for a while before I incorporated it into my 2009 BBC comedy show Vidiotic.