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British Comedy

'Cuckoo', Andy Samberg's BBC Sitcom, Coming Back for Another Season

by | February 6th, 2013

Cuckoo, the BBC Three sitcom in which Andy Samberg plays an American hippie slacker who's the nightmare of his father-in-law, was the most popular new show on the network last year when it premiered. So it's not a huge surprise that it looks like it'll be returning for a second series later this year. It's not clear whether or not Samberg will return, but with British sitcoms generally having six-episode seasons, compared to 22 for their American counterparts, it would certainly be a much smaller commitment than playing a regular role on, say, Parks and Rec.

British Invasion

Andy Samberg is Cuckoo in 'Cuckoo'

by | September 19th, 2012

"So, his name is Cuckoo? Really?" asks everyone.  Apparently, in England that is a plausible name an American hippie would give himself.  There are two clips from the premiere below. The show debuts in England on BBC Three next Tuesday, September 25, at 10 PM or 22:00 in British time. You think it's worth flying out there for?

British Comedy

Andy Samberg to Star in the New BBC Sitcom 'Cuckoo'

by | June 4th, 2012

Andy Samberg may be done with SNL, but that doesn't mean he'll stop appearing on your TV. At least if you live in the UK. He's signed on to star in the upcoming BBC Three series Cuckoo alongside Greg Davies, the Post reported today (the news actually came out a couple months ago but this was the first we'd heard of it). He'll play "an idle young man who marries a British girl," the overprotective father of which will be played by Davies. There's no word on when the show is set to premiere, but expect the sort of short, six-episode season that's the norm over [...]

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