BBC Studios launches new digital-first comedy channel ‘Funny Parts’

BBC Studios has launched a new comedy channel with three brand-new commissions for digital platforms.

Focused on new short-form comedy and entertainment content, alongside the best and funniest moments from the richest catalogue of comedy including This Country, Famalam and The Young Offenders, Funny Parts exposes the best comedy from BBC Studios. Funny Parts is live on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter now.

New shows launched with the channel include Hack Attack, Little Rants and Sound Off which feature a host of familiar faces appearing, including new comedy talent and stars from TOWIE and Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

Episodes will drop daily on Funny Parts, beginning today. Ten instalments of each title will eventually be available with new commissions planned for future release.

Hack Attack

Hack Attack is a new ten-part gameshow where celebrity guests have to answer fiendish questions set by a mysterious Hacker or risk having their secrets released from their personal devices – if they fail, their cringey photos, dating app chat and online purchase history is revealed.

The Hacker’s victims include: Donna Preston, Pete Wicks, Tia Kofi, Lawrence Chaney, Scheiffer Bates, Mary O’Connell, Poppy Jay, Snoochie Shy, Helen Bauer and Ali Woods.

Hack Attack was commissioned by BBC Studios Digital Consumer Engagement and produced by BBC Studios Productions: Entertainment & Music.

Little Rants

Little Rants sees ten celebrities get something off their chest that’s really been bugging them – whether that’s reaching the age where it’s no longer acceptable to to wear Disney princess dresses or the madness of delivery services.

In this series we’ll learn what’s been winding up: Snoochie Shy, Scheiffer Bates, Poppy Jay, Helen Bauer, Pete Wicks, Ali Woods, Lawrence Chaney, Mary O’Connell, Tia Kofi and Donna Preston.

Little Rants was commissioned by BBC Studios Digital Consumer Engagement and produced by BBC Studios Productions: Entertainment & Music.

Sound Off

Sound Off is a show that celebrates the new superstars of silent comedy. Bash the Entertainer and Elf Lyons try to outdo each other and make the other one laugh without making a sound. Comedian Tadiwa Mahlunga oversees the competition and provides wry commentary.

Sound Off was commissioned by BBC Studios Digital Consumer Engagement and produced by BBC Studios Productions: Entertainment & Music.

Athena Witter, Vice President of Programming at BBC Studios Digital Consumer Engagement, says: “Funny Parts offers both a home for our new digital-first comedy and entertainment content and also allows us to tap into a fantastic wealth of recent comedy content made for Gen-Z audiences. These three new commissions are a great example of our approach to developing, testing and delivering new shows direct to audiences.”

Chris Allen, head of Development at BBC Studios Digital Consumer Engagement, says: “This is an opportunity for us to showcase new talent and rising stars, to encourage innovation and is really what our digital-first strategy is all about. We can’t wait to share these funny and fresh new shows and to keep dropping new content that brings people back to the channel.”

The new commissions add to recently announced shortform content from BBC Studios and Baby Cow Productions. Two original comedy series, The Train and What’s Happening? were released on Baby Cow’s social media channels.

The new series are part of a wider portfolio of original short-from content commissions from BBC Studios’ Digital Consumer Engagement team, covering diverse genres from nature, science and fact ent, to kids, drama and comedy.