Six new Comedy Shorts

New Comedy Shorts coming to the BBC next week

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Six new Comedy Shorts are coming to BBC Three and iPlayer

The brand new shorts feature Kosar Ali, Tom Davis, Lisa McGrillis and more.

What do we know about the comedy shorts — what are they, when do they arrive

Airing on BBC Three and iPlayer on Saturday 11 April, the six shorts are: Proper Ladies, Yaxlont, The Doghouse, The Close, Thames View and Glue.

The press release has summaries from which we’ve grabbed the following:

Proper Ladies

Proper Ladies
(Image: Dan Fearon)

Based on Sabrina Ali’s award-winning play, Dugsi Dayz, Proper Ladies is a coming-of-age comedy about four misfit Muslim school girls stuck in detention. It stars Kosar Ali (Rocks), Lisa McGrillis (Rivals), Sabrina Ali, Ebada Hassan (Brides), Samira Tahlil, Mark Silcox (Mandy, Man Like Mobeen).

Yaxlont

Yaxlont
(Image: Malachy Luckie)

When a teenage boy has a girl over for the first time, the overly-attached monster under his bed has a meltdown. Stars Freddie Meredith (Such Brave Girls), Joe Barber (Adolescence), Emily Burnett (The Dumping Ground).

The Doghouse

The Doghouse

Brothers Steve and Stu scramble to put on a last-minute birthday show for Steve’s daughter — because if they fail, Steve’s in the doghouse and Stu might end up… dead. Stars Stuart McPherson, Stephen Bucanan, Alana Jackson.

The Close

The Close
(Image: Ant Blades)

The Close… A quiet neighbourhood… but the peace is shattered as the residents fail to navigate the familiar and mundane moments of everyday life… in the most chaotic way!

Thames View

 

Thames View
(Image: +3K Animation studios)

An animated sitcom set in 1990’s East London following the lives of the chaotic Potts family. Joyce Potts’ birthday present has been stolen, so her husband Big Jim enlists the help of his fearsome mother-in-law Edna to track it down on the Thames View Estate. Stars Tom Davis (King Gary), Roisin Conaty (GameFace), Joe Wilkinson (The Cockfields), Alan Ford (Snatch), Laura Smyth (Baby Reindeer).

Glue

Glue
(Image: rarewitch)

An animated sketch show set in Belfast from Northern Irish creator rarewitch. The cats get stoned, the pigeons get philosophical and Gambo forgets how to breathe. Surreal, chaotic, and hilariously absurd – welcome to the mad-cap world of Glue. Stars rarewitch and Sarah Lyle.