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''Modern Toss'' is a British comic by Jon Link and
Mick Bunnage Mick Bunnage (born 21 December 1958) is a cartoonist, journalist, and comedy writer and was formerly the bass guitarist of The Deep Freeze Mice. He is the co-creator of the ''Modern Toss'' comic, which was also turned into a TV series by Channel ...
. Renowned for their scurrilous humour and highly stylised animation, it was created in 2004, initially as a website publishing single panel jokes and then as series of irregularly released comics. To date there have been ten issues, with the early ones now highly collectable (especially the second, with its free sample of royal hair). The first four comics were republished as two books by
Macmillan MacMillan, Macmillan, McMillen or McMillan may refer to: People * McMillan (surname) * Clan MacMillan, a Highland Scottish clan * Harold Macmillan, British statesman and politician * James MacMillan, Scottish composer * William Duncan MacMillan ...
and two TV series were produced for
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and distributed worldwide by
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. Prior to starting ''Modern Toss'', Link and Bunnage were on the original launch team for '' Loaded'' magazine, where they developed their first joint cartoon strip, ''Office Pest''.


Comics and books

Since 2004, eight issues of ''Modern Toss'' have been published as comics, plus one Christmas Special in 2007. Onl
Issues 5 to 8
are still in print and some of the early editions are now highly collectable. The early editions of the comics were part funded by advance subscriptions of enthusiasts who discovered Modern Toss cartoons on the web and eventually became the 'Friends of Modern Toss' – always credited on the final page of each of the comics. The first two issues of the comic were compiled into a book
''Modern Toss''
published by
Macmillan MacMillan, Macmillan, McMillen or McMillan may refer to: People * McMillan (surname) * Clan MacMillan, a Highland Scottish clan * Harold Macmillan, British statesman and politician * James MacMillan, Scottish composer * William Duncan MacMillan ...
in 2004 (now out of print) and
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in the US (2006)
''Modern Toss: Another Book''
was compiled from comic issues three and four and was also published by Macmillan in 2007. Macmillan went on to publish three further books
''The Modern Toss Guide to Work''
(2007)

(2008) which is now out of print an
''Home-Clubber – 'All You Can Eat
(2009) drawn from the long running strip in the ''
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'' Guide
''Home-Clubber''
is also out of print. Alongside publishing the comics Modern Toss have self-published three books â€
''Collected Thoughts by Drive-By Abuser''
(2009), a hand-stitched collection of comic verse from their character famed for his half-baked musings
''More Work''
(2010) a compilation of the Work cartoons produced subsequent to the release o
''The Modern Toss Guide to Work''
; an
''Desperate Business''
(2012), which drew on the long-running series of strips in the satirical publication ''
Private Eye ''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satire, satirical and current affairs (news format), current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely r ...
''. In 2013 a souvenir book version of the F**KYEUX Tapestry was publishe

an historic cartoon snapshot that was created in six hours on 28 April 2013 at Pick Me Up in Somerset House, London by Modern Toss and some people who turned up on the day. It was scribed onto one continuous roll of paper and measures 103 metres.


Television

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
commissioned Modern Toss to produce a half-hour Comedy Lab entitled ''Modern Toss''. A live action and animation treatment which was first broadcast in May 2005 and most recently repeated in Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight in August 2012. A co-production between Modern Toss Productions and Channel X, the 30 minute show was written by Jon Link and Mick Bunnage. Live action was directed by Joe Cornish (filmmaker), Joe Cornish and animation by Jon Link and Mick Bunnage. The
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was
Ben Wheatley Benjamin Wheatley (born 7 May 1972) is an English filmmaker and screenwriter. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short films, before transitioning into feature films and tel ...
.
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
subsequently commissioned two six part series, the first which was broadcast from 11 July 2006 and the second from 23 January 200
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It includes live action, animation, and cartoons combining the two. The show has a voice cast that includes
Mackenzie Crook Paul James "Mackenzie" Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in ''The Office'', Ragetti in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, Orell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', ...
,
Doon Mackichan Sarah Doon Mackichan (; born August 1962) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She co-created, wrote and performed in the double Emmy award winning ''Smack the Pony''. She frequently collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan, ha ...
,
Paul Kaye Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He is known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on ''The Sunday Show'', New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's ''Strutter'', Thoros of Myr in HBO's ''Game of ...
,
Ralph Brown Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in ''Withnail and I'', the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85") in ''Alien 3'', DJ Bob Silver in ''The Boat That Rocked'' aka ' ...
and
Simon Greenall Simon James Greenall (born 3 January 1958) is an English actor, producer, writer and voice artist. He has portrayed Michael in the BBC television series '' I'm Alan Partridge'', as well as in '' Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa,'' the Caretaker in ...
. The live-action sketches ("I live 'ere", "Alan", "Drive by abuser", "Customer services", "Accident and emergency", "Citizens advice", "Illegal alphabet") were directed by
Ben Wheatley Benjamin Wheatley (born 7 May 1972) is an English filmmaker and screenwriter. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short films, before transitioning into feature films and tel ...
. The animation was designed and directed by Bunnage and Link. Series one animation was produced by 12Foot6 and series two by
Spy Pictures Spy Pictures was established in 1999 as a London based production company making short films, commercials, music promos and title sequences, mainly animated. The company is owned and run by the founding directors Stephen Cavalier and Patrick Be ...
and Le Singe Media of Brighton, UK. Alongside
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
on 4 May 2007 the show aired on pay TV channel Bravo in the UK as part of the
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block. Between 2008 and 2010 Series 2 aired on the pay TV channel Paramount Comedy Channel (subsequently rebranded as Comedy Central). In 2010–11 the show aired on
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. The first series was released on Region 2 DVD in November 2007, while a second series started on Channel 4 on 23 January 2008. The Region 2 DVD of the second series was released in spring 2008. The TV series won unanimous critical praise and were nominated for a Rose D'Or award in 2009. The two series were distributed worldwide and broadcast in 30-plus territories including the US. Following the TV series Modern Toss produced an animated sitcom Work Experienc

which was broadcast on E4 (TV channel), E4 in 2008. In 2009
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commissioned Chaos Laboratories, a live action, sci-fi themed animation series (with
Paul Kaye Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He is known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on ''The Sunday Show'', New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's ''Strutter'', Thoros of Myr in HBO's ''Game of ...
and
Simon Day Simon William Day (born 7 June 1962) is an English comedian and actor known for his roles in the sketch show '' The Fast Show'' and the sitcom ''Grass''. Career Day was born in Blackheath, London, and rose to fame as a stand-up comic, winning ...


Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
then commissioned Modern Toss to produce the Business Mouse cartoon serie

for their Comedy Blaps series and ended up broadcasting them on Channel 4 in August 2012. Business Mouse picked up a Royal Television Society Award. Modern Toss also produced Robin of Essex for
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which debuted in 2012 online. In 2012
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
commissioned Modern Toss to produce a series of five promos for their Funny Fortnight in August 201


Recurring cartoons

Though some of them are one-off, most of the cartoons follow recurring themes (or in a few cases loosely sequential stories). The following all appear in the publications and many also in the television series: * Mr Tourette: a French sign-writer who produces offensive signs bearing no relation to his customers' instructions. This usually culminates in his customer being totally unhappy with the work and Mr Tourette calling them "some kind of cunt" * Alan: a sociopathic, scribble-like creature who plays extreme practical jokes on his middle-class brother-in-law, usually involving Alan turning up uninvited to a social event and causing a large amount of destruction, to the tune of "
I Like To Move It "I Like to Move It" is a song by American solo project Reel 2 Real (Erick Morillo), featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman (Mark Quashie). Released in 1993, as the second single from their debut album, ''Move It!'' ...
" by
Reel 2 Real Reel 2 Real was an American hip house musical project that had seven top 10 hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1990s. Biography The project's core member was producer and DJ Erick Morillo from New York City, who spent a porti ...
, before running away, leaving his brother-in-law to shout "Come back, Alan, you wanker!" * Prince Edward, Royal Entrepreneur:
the prince ''The Prince'' ( it, Il Principe ; la, De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction guide for new princes and royals. The general theme of ''The ...
tries to make money out of anything associated with the royal family, no matter how tasteless * Cheese and Wine: satire of boring 'small talk' made at parties, such as 'I hear Peter's new business is in trouble' meeting with the reply 'Peter's a cunt' * Citizens' Advice: irate and often illogical complaints from members of the public about goods, services and employers, usually concluding with the question "where do I stand legally?" * Work: conversations with disgruntled or complacent employees; for example, a man phones in from home, saying, "I've heard the printer's broken so I won't be coming in" * 999: emergency phone calls from people in bizarre situations * Emergency services: people with bizarre health complaints * Daytrippers: two men discuss plans for various violent outings * Planet chat: everyday conversations between celestial bodies * Space argument: astronauts arguing on the moon * I live 'ere: a farmer who recounts his violent assaults on members of the public * Drive-by abuser: a man on a moped who shouts pointless insults at people, animals or inanimate objects he drives past. Typical examples include: **"You're a traffic light, yeh? Changing colours, yeh? Yeh, fucking looks like it an' all" **"Well good luck to ya, 'cause I wouldn't have the fucking nerve" **"Why not, though, eh? It's your life, innit?" **"See ya around, yeah?" * Fly talk: conversations between flies about humans they have encountered, sometimes mentioning celebrities including
Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, pianist, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exeter, Devon, he went to Univ ...
and
50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...
. * Home clubber: provides a panel of insight into the latest exploit of an amoral entrepreneur. These cartoons appear weekly in the "Guide" section of ''
The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' * Weekend: tedious domestic conversations * Medieval Kneval: exploits of a medieval stuntman * Peanut: the saga of a disbanded pop group and their manager * Park: dog excrement related events in a park * Dogkiller: novel methods of luring dogs to their death * And what do you think?:
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interviews * Customer Services: Customers returning purchased items to shops with absurd complaints about the item's quality, i.e.: "This CD I bought off you, made me kill someone!" Or: "This kitchen I bought off you, gave me manic depression!" The following recurring cartoons are in the television version only: * Gnat burglar: a giant gnat which sucks the entire contents out of things and injects it into other things * Underground wolf gobbler: a giant semi-human monster that pops up out of the ground and eats things, bears a passing resemblance to
Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...
(Actually editor Rob Hill's father Bob) * Peace & quiet: a man who seeks peace and quiet in his garden, but is plagued by noise from neighbours and others nearby * Barney: a man who periodically turns into a red Incredible Hulk-like monster at the mention of
Alan Titchmarsh Alan Fred Titchmarsh HonFSE (born 2 May 1949) is an English gardener, broadcaster, TV presenter, poet, and novelist. After working as a professional gardener and a gardening journalist, he established himself as a media personality through a ...
and during everyday minor frustrations, and causes destruction in a mad rage, followed by embarrassment at what he has done * Illegal Alphabet: a large number of human-sized letters that congregate in a field to form rude words (including bizarre portmanteaus such as "pipecock"); they are then ambushed by police. These scenes end with a
BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
-style voiceover announcing e.g. "That was Illegal Alphabet in 'unsanctioned piss meeting' followed by 'unauthorised shitcasket'" *Sneezeman: a little man with a huge nose who is propelled backwards at great speed when he sneezes, usually hurting himself and destroying property *Seawalker: this has only appeared once so far in the television series â€” a man with very long legs walks out of the sea onto the beach, whereupon his legs are severed by people playing frisbee Mr Tourette and Alan appear on the covers of ''Modern Toss'' booklets and books and on merchandise.


The Periodic Table of Swearing

A creation inspired by the
Periodic Table The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the (chemical) elements, is a rows and columns arrangement of the chemical elements. It is widely used in chemistry, physics, and other sciences, and is generally seen as an icon of ch ...
, The Periodic Table of Swearing design was featured in the 2011 book ''Information Graphics'', which documents the history of classic presentation of information through design. Written by Sandra Rendgen and edited by Julius Wiedemann, it is effectively a survey of data visualisation, published by Tasche

Eulogised in ''Eye'' magazi

the Periodic Table of Swearing was produced as an actual, interactive table by Clay Interacti

as an installation at the Latitude Festival in 2011. Released as an app the same year (see below) the Periodic Table of Swearing has also been utilised in design of a jack

for Gresham Bla

prints, T-clots, mugs and magnet set


Commissioned works

Bunnage and Link partnered with shoe company
Kickers Kickers is a youth brand created in 1970 in France that produces a wide range of footwear and clothing. Kickers was bought in 2007 by the Royer group. Kickers are primarily popular amongst British school children, with Kickers 'Lo' style shoe ...
in 2009 to present ''Random Bandits'', a suite of cartoons in the style of other Modern Toss productions. They have developed three strands of film theme which appear as short skits in each of the episodes that make up the Kickers presents Random Bandits series. The films feature voiceovers by comedy actor
Mackenzie Crook Paul James "Mackenzie" Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in ''The Office'', Ragetti in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, Orell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', ...
. In 2011, Modern Toss were commissioned by Brighton and Hove Albion FC to produce artwork for their new stadium, the
Falmer Stadium The Falmer Stadium, known for sponsorship purposes as the American Express Community Stadium and also referred to as the Amex, is a football stadium in the village of Falmer, in the City of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. With a capacity of 31 ...
, in the West Stand of the ground.


Merchandise

There is a wide variety of ''Modern Toss'' merchandise, including T-shirts, soft toys, DVDs, books, comics, magnets, posters, art prints, games and beer. "The Daily Toss: Your Daily Serving of Modern Toss" is an iPhone and iPad app developed by Modern Toss and Aimer Media. Cartoons from the Modern Toss archive are presented in a dated sequence in seasonal batches. An earlier app The Pocket Shouter was a soundboard iPhone app featuring the Drive-by abuser. It first appeared in 2009 but as of March 2011 is no longer available. A new version is planned for Summer 2011. The Periodic Table of Swearing android App was released in 201

In 2013 The Periodic Table of Swearing became available online in HTML

In Autumn 2012 Modern Toss collaborated with Sensei Game

in the design of IOS game "Sneezeman:Escape From Planet Sneeze

which has 84 levels and 7 game zones. In June 2018, Modern Toss launched two beers ("Horse Piss" and "Ditch Scooper"), brewed by Goldmark Craft Beers of
Arundel Arundel ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Arun District of the South Downs, West Sussex, England. The much-conserved town has a medieval castle and Roman Catholic cathedral. Arundel has a museum and comes second behind much large ...
.


Tag lines

*"Modern Toss - the stink of excellence in a world gone tits up!" *"Modern Toss. Watching a TV program yeah? Looks like it an' all!" both delivered by a female voiceover (
Doon Mackichan Sarah Doon Mackichan (; born August 1962) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She co-created, wrote and performed in the double Emmy award winning ''Smack the Pony''. She frequently collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan, ha ...
)


References


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