SAY! LESS! ITV COMMISSION NEW SKETCH SHOW FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

ITV have commissioned new sketch show Say! Less! as part of its Black History Month line-up.

Created by Kevin Myolo, the 1x22' pilot episode will land on ITVX and ITV's YouTube channel this October and will promises to be a "rapid fire mix of viral parodies and absurd character - it’s bold, smart and unapologetically Black British Gen Z", according to British Comedy Guide.

The comedy, produced by Daddy's SuperYacht Productions, will be led by a cast of rising black comedy stars who will perform "viral parodies, absurd characters, and sketches that perfectly capture the hilarity of online culture and the sheer awkwardness of offline reality."

Richard Botchway said:  “Fresh Cuts is a brilliant opportunity to get an ITV commission, and the wide brief gives lots of creative scope to interested, People of Colour led and/or Deaf, Disabled or Neurodivergent (DDN) led companies. This is a fantastic opportunity and I can’t wait to see the ideas that come in.”

Nahrein Kemp said, “We are very excited to bring back Fresh Cuts for a fourth year. We have a brilliant body of work from the filmmakers over the past couple of years, as the strand has evolved, and again we have a new brief for 2025, in the form of six, 22 min single programme commissions from diverse led companies.”

Fresh Cuts is funded through ITV’s Diversity Commissioning Spend, a ring-fenced £80 million for diverse projects over the next three years.