Fans of Channel 4’s LGBTQ+ comedy Big Boys will be glad to hear it's renewed for a second series.
Season one of comedian Jack Rooke’s programme followed two mismatched young men, played by Derry Girls actor Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing, as they strike up an unlikely friendship and help each other navigate through university life. The comedy will return to our screens after the original six-part series, based on an autobiographical stage show, received widespread critical acclaim for its handling of grief, sexuality and friendship.
Speaking of the show’s renewal, Rooke said: “The response to Big Boys series one has been so phenomenally kind, heartwarming and beyond anything any of us could have hoped for, the fact we got onto Gogglebox is probably the proudest moment of mine and my mum's lives (she got over 100 likes on Facebook for it!).
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"And so after a huge spitroast at Harvester, I decided I probably do have some more embarrassing stories about me and my mates to mine for comic material so get ready for an even more cringe second year at Brent University."
Charlie Perkins, head of comedy at Channel 4, added: "I'm so happy to confirm that Big Boys is returning. This is one of my first commissions as head of comedy at Channel 4 and it fits squarely into what I think makes the greatest comedy; so much heart blended with so much silliness. Jack is a very special person I can't wait for what's to come in series two."
A release date for the second series is yet to be announced, but Ash Atalla, managing director at production company Roughcut TV, said: “We promise more sex, drugs and tears in series 2.”
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