The BBC has commissioned a full series of Funboys, a comedy series about three emotionally unassembled young men in small-town Northern Ireland.
The series follows friends Callum (Ryan Dylan), Jordan (Rian Lennon), and Lorcan (Lee Dobbin) as they navigate the hardships of life. From first girlfriends to dead pet pigs, the trio of “sad worms” are put through the psychological ringer.
The series takes a fly-on-the-wall approach, prioritising authentic, naturalistic comedy whilst exploring modern themes of male vulnerability, religious dogma, and handjobs.
The writers and stars of the series, Rian Lennon (who also directs) and Ryan Dylan, said: “We are so happy to be making a series about the important things in our lives: innocent wholesome fun, growing up, dying, screaming mental health issues, videogames and the ultimate power of friendship.”
Executive producer and story writer Simon Mayhew-Archer of Mayhay Studios added: “I have high hopes that this show will be really good. There’s a decent amount of live pig action if you like that sort of thing (we do).”
Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy Commissioning, commented: “It’s heartening to see one of our debut BBC Comedy Short Films make the step up to series. We’re excited to dive back into the chaotic world of Funboys with the team at Mayhay Studios. It promises to be weird, wonderful, charming, and always funny.”
Funboys (4 x 30′) is a Mayhay Studios production for BBC Three, BBC Northern Ireland, and BBC iPlayer. It was written by Rian Lennon and Ryan Dylan, with Simon Mayhew-Archer as the story writer and executive producer. Rian Lennon also directs, and Leah Draws produces.
