Changing Ends

ITV brings home the bacon with new comedy Piglets

A group of police officers and trainees, one in plain clothes, stands outside Norbourne Police Training College

New ITV sitcom Piglets ramps up the gag count and restores the silliness to comedy. Belly laughs, not navel gazing, are its stock in trade. “That’s all we really want to do, make people laugh – we’re not out to change the world,” says Victoria Pile of Smack the Pony and Green Wing fame, who co-writes, directs and produces.

ITV to stream Edinburgh Fringe showcases as part of new ‘Summer Night of Comedy’ slate

Alan Carr and Young Alan (Oliver Savell) look into the camera, smiling, in front of a graphic of a football field, complete with arrows and annotations

ITVX Presents: Edinburgh Fringe Live will see the ITV platform stream four showcase gigs live from the Festival. Each showcase will feature material from 2024’s best and most exciting comedians, produced by NextUp Comedy, known to comedy fans as a leader in British stand-up streaming.

Changing Ends will return for a second series to follow a young Alan Carr (Oliver Savell) doing his best to survive 1980s Northampton. The sitcom draws from the comedian’s upbringing as the son of a fourth division football manager.

What’s On TV This Week: 29th May – 4th June

White House Plumbers

Tuesday

Sky Atlantic, 9.00pm

Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux star in this 1970s satirical comedy drama. The pair make up the White House Plumbers, Richard Nixon’s political saboteurs tasked with “preventing leaks” and defending his administration.