Overview
- Corden, speaking Thursday at the BBC Comedy Festival, called Series 1 Episode 2 “a very, very, very bad half hour.”
- He said the pilot’s proposal boxed the writers in and led them to chase set‑piece gags instead of trusting the characters and the show’s comedy‑drama tone.
- He argued commissioners should order two series to give new comedies time to find viewers, citing Gavin & Stacey’s pre‑launch double order as an example he doubts would be repeated now.
- He pointed to the show’s later scale in the UK, noting the 2024 Christmas finale drew more than 20 million viewers.
- He and co‑creator Ruth Jones have moved to Apple TV for The Choir, a new series set to begin filming this year.