The Alan Partridge star will have a guest role in the second series of the BBC comedy
The BBC has given Funboys fans a glimpse at the upcoming series while confirming Steve Coogan is joining the cast.
The Alan Partridge actor will have a guest role in the second series of the comedy about young men in small-town Northern Ireland. He will portray frustrated thespian Phillip, who has found himself at a folk museum performing as part of the aristocracy, reports the Irish Mirror.
“Pompous, cruel and petty, the line between Phillip and the land steward he plays is a very thin one and his role at the folk park is more just an excuse to let his pungent sadism run riot,” the broadcaster said.
The BBC and BBC Northern Ireland comedy launched last year and proved popular with audiences. Its second series will track the Funboys of rural Ballymacnoose “as they flounder their way into adulthood”.
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A synopsis revealed: “The soft bellied boys of Ballymacnoose are back. After last year, tackling the weight of grief, suppository drugs and being a bastard, the gang have come out the other side all grown up.
“Callum’s (Ryan Dylan) trying out a lovely perm, Gemma (Ele McKenzie) and Lorcan (Lee R James) are smooching seven times a day, and it’s been four months since Jordan’s (Rian Lennon) last full throated screaming strop with his Daddies.
“Things are bright in Ballymacnoose. But dark clouds loom! The gang belatedly get involved in Irish history and it’s all down-hill from there. Bigotry, balding and competitive robot combat, if they aren’t careful the funboys are about to become the doneboys. Aghh!”
The synopsis continues: “Will the soft kindness of their teletubby hearts overcome the scars of the past? Is Jordan losing his hair or is it, as he insists, just a double crown?
“Are the close-minded people of Ballymacnoose ready for Lorcan to explore previously uncharted territory in the love department? Is Lorcan even ready? Who’s exploring Lorcan’s departments?”
Rian Lennon, who portrays Jordan, commented: “If Funboys Season One was a freshly born fawn, skittering around in its own amniotic sack, then season two is a sinewy young buck galloping through forests thick, leaping into the unknown and screaming ‘Hawwwwww!’”
His co-star Ryan Dylan, who takes on the role of Callum, urged viewers: “Please take your time with Funboys series two. Enjoy every suck, smack and sniff, and allow this succulent comedy to slide down your gullet and into your soul.”
Amongst the familiar faces returning to the screen are Brian Devlin, Owen Colgan, Paul Bazely and Richard Croxford. Newcomers include Nicky Harley, Saorlaoith Brady, Lalor Roddy, Donal O’Hanlon and Amanda Doherty.
Funboys is set to air on the BBC.
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