Amid the fanfare as Channel 4 bid farewell to one of its biggest-ever comedy hits Derry Girls last month, the network also quietly launched a new sitcom destined to follow in its footsteps. Big Boys is the tale of two mis-matched uni freshers Jack and Danny who become best mates when they are paired up to live in a campus outbuilding thanks to a disaster in the student halls. However, Big Boys turns this screen cliché on its head with gay character Jack in the starring role and Danny as his straight pal. Big Boys aims to depict a neglected truth.”Jack and Danny turn a classic TV trope on its head KEVIN BAKER/Channel 4It’s a sitcom that also has some things to sayGags about shit and sexual misadventures will always be funny, and while there’s plenty of that in Big Boys, it also uses humour to tackle some pretty serious subjects. You’ll enjoy Big Boys if you already like…Gavin & Stacey, Derry Girls, The Inbetweeners, Heartstopper.

Source: Huffington Post June 16, 2022 07:23 UTC