Guest stars for James Corden and Ruth Jones's new comedy announced

Hannah Waddingham, James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent will guest star in James Corden and Ruth Jones’s The Choir, it has been revealed.

A number of familiar comedy names will also be in the ensemble cast, including Tom Davis, Jason Watkins and Emily Lloyd-Saini,

The Apple TV comedy features the Gavin & Stacey co-creators playing siblings who haven’t seen each other for several years. Ben has been living abroad, while Lisa has carried on in their small English town where nothing ever happens – to which ben is forced to return.

The cast also includes  Rosie Sheehy, Susan Brown, David Harewood, Alexandria Riley, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Tom Edden, Gary Lamont,  Stephen Leask, Luiis Rouf, Jo Foster, Evie Jones and Farrah Abbassy.

The show will be produced by Various Artists Limited, whose credits include I May Destroy You and Such Brave Girls.

Published: 6 Oct 2026