Benedict Cumberbatch gave voice to a Morrissey-like animated singer The Simpsons last night (April 18). The character, named Quilloughby, is a depressed British crooner from the 1980s who becomes Lisa Simpson’s imaginary friend. The episode was titled “Panic in the Streets of Springfield,” a parody of the 1986 Smiths single “Panic.” Find two excerpts from the episode below.
As he wrote on social media, Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords co-wrote with Tim Long the fake Morrissey songs that appear in the episode. McKenzie wrote that he “woke up at three in the morning in New Zealand to record Benedict Cumberbatch’s slap in the face in London and extended some sweet harmonies in Los Angeles with Yeardley Smith.” Find their full message below.
A post on Morrissey’s official Facebook page criticized “Panic on the streets of Springfield” after the episode of The Simpsons issued. “Unfortunately, The Simpson show started by creating a great vision of the modern cultural experience, but since then it has degenerated into trying to take advantage of the cheap controversy and expose vicious rumors,” the message says. In addition, the post criticizes the creators of The Simpsons for “[using] harshly hateful tactics like showing Morrissey’s character with his belly hanging from his shirt. “
Last month, a trailer for the Smiths-inspired film Thieves of the world he was released. The film, directed and written by Stephen Kijak, is based on a largely ornate story about a bewildered Smiths fan who held a Denver radio station hostage in the 1980s, requiring DJs to perform only songs. of the Smiths.
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