People Just Do Nothing
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC Three (Online) / BBC Three
- 2012 - 2018
- 28 episodes (5 series)
Mockumentary that follows the lives of people connected to the West London pirate radio station Kurupt FM. Stars Allan Mustafa, Hugo Chegwin, Asim Chaudhry, Steve Stamp, Daniel Sylvester Woolford and more.
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated Monday at 10:55pm on BBC3
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The mock documentary about MC Grindah and Beats, pirate radio DJs in hoodies who run Kurupt FM, returns for a new series. There are shades of The Office in this, but maybe we've come full circle with mock-docs so copying - or drawing influence from - The Office is now a genre in itself.
It's still funny though and the setting is far enough removed from the Slough paper merchants that it can stand alone. We see Chabuddy G preparing for a date. Ask what the G stands for and he'll tell you: "Gucci. Girls. Girth." But he's not so cool, deep down, and is worried this new woman will "break my heart and steal all my stuff again". The rest of the lads are in the studio to record a new track but daren't admit they don't know how to operate the equipment.
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 24th August 2016People Just Do Nothing: we're the Beatles of Brentford
BBC Three's hit comedy follows the antics of a spoof pirate radio station - but now they're getting props from the real UK music scene. Next stop: Ibiza.
Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 20th August 2016On set with MC Grindah & Brentford's garage crew
In a south London warehouse, MC Grindah, head honcho of Brentford's premier garage and drum 'n' bass pirate radio station Kurupt FM, is sneeringly impersonating his side-kick DJ Beats' interest in his girlfriend's foetal scan.
John Hind, i Newspaper, 18th August 2016People Just Do Nothing producer Ash Atalla on Kurupt FM
Ash Atalla, whose production credits include The Office, and producer Jon Petrie tell The Independent why they think YouTube series-turned BBC Three cult hit People Just Do Nothing is set to break into comedy's big league
Sally Newall, The Independent, 17th August 2016The first instalment of series three (produced by Ash Atalla of The Office fame) has certainly done its predecessors justice. The YouTube hit-turned-mockumentary follows the juvenile antics of the gang behind Kurupt FM, a fictional pirate radio station. Prepare to wince as the group record a track that hinges on the sound of a breaking bottle and cringe as Miche and Grindah's drunken mistake of an engagement begins to unravel.
The Guardian, 13th August 2016Peter Kay's Car Share leads BAFTA TV Awards comedy nominations
Car Share leads the comedy related nominations in the 2016 BAFTA Television Awards shortlists. Other nominations include Chewing Gum, Peep Show and People Just Do Nothing.
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2016Catastrophe, Car Share and Chewing Gum lead RTS Awards 2016
Catastrophe, Car Share and Chewing Gum lead the comedy titles in the nominations for the 2016 Royal Television Society Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2016Get in the party spirit with Kurupt FM & MC Grindar
MC Grindah from BBC Three's pirate radio gang reveals the secrets of a banging Xmas rave.
Allan Mustafa, The Guardian, 18th December 2015Kurupt FM to perform live show
West London DJs Kurupt FM will be performing their first-ever headline show in London in 2016.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th November 2015BBC commissions two series of People Just Do Nothing
BBC Three has ordered two new series of mockumentary series People Just Do Nothing.
British Comedy Guide, 9th October 2015