“Apparently it’s blind and deaf for the entire race. “You know when a horse bolts?” he says, when we meet one mid-morning in an east London café. And though audience members at the screening laughed cheerily in the right moments, Demetriou couldn’t bring himself to watch. (The grave, in this case, is a hospital wheelie bin.) Earlier that day, Demetriou had arrived late for lunch – a nervous wreck, he’d been delayed by several visits to the toilet. He was at a cast-and-crew screening of his new Netflix special, A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou, in which he takes viewers on an off-centre-sketch musical journey through life’s stages, from womb to grave. The commissioning editor for the BBC is Alex Moody. Ellie & Natasia was commissioned by Shane Allen, Controller of BBC Comedy commissioning and Fiona Campbell, Controller of BBC Three.īroadcast details for the series will be announced in due course.The comedian Jamie Demetriou was slumped in a chair, trying not to look. The executive producers are Harry Hill, Mobashir Dar and Danielle Lux. The producer is Olly Cambridge, the director is Andrew Gaynord. Harry Hill, executive producer, said: “Thrilled to hear that the BBC have rewarded the best new British double act since Vic and Bob with a series.”Įllie & Natasia (6×15’) is a Nit Television Production for BBC Three.

It’s the perfect sketch show for anyone that shares their passion for coffee and snakes.Įllie and Natasia said: “In the midst of a pandemic the humble sketch is a shining light of hope and we are happy and honoured to be those torch bearers, with love Ellie and Natasia.”

It’s a show that gives voice to characters like the active-wear mums and thick as pigs Trustafarians, as well as original takes on current pop trends and anxiety.

The commission follows a pilot for the show last year on BBC Three, which was a hit with viewers and critically lauded, with The Guardian calling it a “fiercely funny sketch show you’ll watch over and over.”Įllie & Natasia is written and performed by female comedy duo Ellie White (The Windsors, Pls Like, The Other One) and Natasia Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats, What We Do In The Shadows). BBC Three orders sketch comedy Ellie & Natasia to seriesīBC comedy has announced a full series commission for new sketch comedy Ellie & Natasia, produced by Nit TV – the joint venture between CPL Productions and British comedian Harry Hill.

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