People Just Do Nothing: Amazon order US remake

People Just Do Nothing, the BBC’s popular mockumentary sitcom has been officially picked up for a US remake by Amazon, it’s been reported. The sitcom follows a group of London-based pirate radio station and the lives of its hosts, MC Grindah and DJ Beats. It’s created by and stars Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp, Asim Chaudhry and … >

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Gary1987: Skins & People Just Do Nothing creators team up for VR comedy

Steve Stamp and Allan Mustafa are developing a new sitcom entitled Gary1987. Stamp and Mustafa are best known for playing Steves and Grindah in People Just Do Nothing, which they co-created with Asim Chaudhry and Hugo Chegwin. This time around, for Gary1987, Stamp and Mustafa are working with  Bryan Elsley (creator of Skins) and Jack Clough (who directed episodes of both People Just … >

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People Just Do Nothing will end with its fifth series

The fifth series of People Just Do Nothing will be the show’s last, the BBC has revealed. The heavily improvised comedy mockumentary first launched on BBC Three back in 2014, chronicling the lives and times of Kurupt FM’s weird and wacky staff of pirate radio pioneers. To wrap things up for good, the Beeb has ordered … >

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BBC Three’s ‘People Just Do Nothing’ to return for Season 2

BBC Three has ordered a second season of mockumentary series People Just Do Nothing. The Kurupt FM crew first appeared in a Comedy Feed in 2012, followed by a four-part first season on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three this summer. Five new 30-minute episodes will see self-proclaimed garage legend MC Grindah and his second in … >

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‘People Just Do Nothing’ start date confirmed

BBC Three’s new mockumentary comedy People Just Do Nothing will begin airing later this month. The four-part series follows West London pirate radio station ‘Kurupt FM’ and launches at 10.45pm on Sunday 20 July on BBC Three. Led by self-proclaimed garage legend MC Grindah and his second in command, DJ Beats, these hapless individuals share … >

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