James Acaster and Lou Sanders join Lazy Susan sketch show | Part of a big cast of familiar comedy names © Tiger Aspect/BBC

James Acaster and Lou Sanders join Lazy Susan sketch show

Part of a big cast of familiar comedy names

A host of comedy names including James AcasterLou Sanders and Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe have joined the cast of the new BBC sketch show Lazy Susan.

Shooting has just wrapped on the four-part series from Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees Freya Parker and Celeste Dring, which will air on BBC Three’s iPlayer channel next year.

Now programme-makers Tiger Aspect have released the first image from the show, as well as revealing the supporting cast.

Also appearing will be Jason Forbes, Catherine Bohart, John Kearns, Evelyn Mok, Luke McQueen, Sunil Patel, Shivani Thussu, Ellie Kendrick, Rajiv Karia, Anna Leong Brophy, Laura White  and Phil Dunning.

David Simpson, head of Tiger Aspect Comedy, said: ‘Freya and Celeste are two of our very best comic performers and they are on top form in this new series. It’s fantastic that the BBC continue to support sketch comedy and I’m so thrilled audiences are going to be treated to more Lazy Susan brilliance and originality.’

The duo made a BBC comedy short last year, and were subsequently commissioned to created four 15-minute shows.

Their creations include Megan and Michaela who 'don't want any drama’; an achingly whimsical French woman; a pair of inhumanly peppy Radio DJs and a couple of lads from Middlesbrough.

The supporting cast of the new series features a plethora of comedy talent including James Acaster, Lou Sanders, Kiell Smith- Bynoe, Jason Forbes, Catherine Bohart, John Kearns, Evelyn Mok, Luke McQueen, Sunil Patel, Shivani Thussu, Ellie Kendrick, Rajiv Karia, Anna Leong Brophy, Laura White, and Phil Dunning.

BBC commissioning editor Simon Wilson said: ‘Freya and Celeste’s unforgettable array of characters are beautifully written and utterly hilarious. We can’t wait for the new series to bring BBC Three viewers a host of brilliant new creations alongside old favourites.’

Here is the whimsical French woman sketch from their live show:

Lazy Susan production credits

Made by: Tiger Aspect Comedy for the BBC
Created and written by: Celeste Dring and Freya Parker
Directed by: Molly Manners
Series producers: Amy Annette and Katie Churchill
Executive producer: Helen Williams
Assistant producer: Cherlynn Andrew Wilfred
Commissioning editor: Simon Wilson for the BBC

Published: 7 Oct 2021

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