Upcoming BBC comedy series ‘Funboys', from producer Simon Mayhew-Archer (‘This Country'), has revealed further casting.
Joining the previously announced Ryan Dylan, Rian Lennon and Lee R James are Ele McKenzie, Jamie Demetriou, Brian Devlin, Owen Colgan, Paul Bazely, Richard Croxford, Emer O’Connor, Amanda Hurwitz, James Martin, Vanessa Ifediora, Walter Chigui and Brendan Quinn.
‘Funboys' sees friends Callum (Ryan Dylan), Jordan (Rian Lennon) and Lorcan (Lee R James) attempt to navigate through the hardships of life. From first girlfriends to dead pet pigs, the lads are put through the psychological ringer. But will their shared love of innocent fun and wholesome mucking about land them in hot water?
The series is filmed and set in Northern Ireland, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. It takes a fly-on-the-wall approach, prioritising authentic, naturalistic comedy whilst exploring modern themes of male vulnerability, religious dogma and handjobs.
Executive producer and story writer, Simon Mayhew-Archer of Mayhay Studios says: “Rian, Ryan and Lee are three of the funniest, most inventive people I've worked with and I really hope this show brings as much happiness to others as it has to me.”
Jamie Demetriou says: “The ‘Funboys' pilot blew me away. Their dedication to making something genuinely funny and specific is deeply exciting and very rare. Getting to see it in person on set was a career highlight for me.”
Eddie Doyle, Head of Commissioning for BBC Northern Ireland, says: “It’s been fantastic to see this project develop from a BBC iPlayer short we co-commissioned with BBC Comedy, into a four part network series. Rian, Ryan and Lee are uniquely brilliant in their comedy and Funboys is quite unlike anything else out there.”
‘Funboys' is a Mayhay Studios production for BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer with support from Northern Ireland Screen. It is written by Rian Lennon and Ryan Dylan, the story writer and executive producer is Simon Mayhew-Archer, the director is Rian Lennon and the producer is Leah Draws.
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