The dumbest questions about history, asked by the smartest idiot on television.
7.929 minSeason 2 • Episode 5
LatestCunk concludes her profound and accurate history of humanity, bringing us up to the present day - which at the time of writing is Tuesday.
Writing
Charlie Brooker's savage scripts weaponize stupidity brilliantly.
Acting
Diane Morgan's deadpan delivery never breaks, not once.
Direction
Real experts somehow keep straight faces. How?
Creator
Charlie Brooker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Diane Morgan improvised many of Cunk's most devastating questions, leaving real historians genuinely stunned mid-interview.
Cunk originated as a minor character in Charlie Brooker's 'Weekly Wipe' before becoming the definitive British mockumentary voice of the 2010s.
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