Beloved Channel 4 comedy returning to screens amid rave reviews after string of cuts see top shows axed
A BELOVED Channel 4 comedy is returning to screens amid rave reviews after a string of cuts has seen top shows axed.
Alex Horne and his band The Horne Section are set to tune up their instruments for a second time as Channel 4 have revealed the musical sitcom is set to return for a second six-part series.
The series first debuted on the channel last year and saw Taskmaster star Alex, 44, and his band get the chance to host their own late night chat show.
The sitcom is part mockumentary, part scripted, and part improvised and the second series will see musician, comedian, writer, and actor Reggie Watts join the cast.
New cast members also include Ronni Ancona, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Stevie Martin and Anna Crilly.
Returning cast members are Desiree Burch, Georgia Tennant, and Camille Ucan, while Tim Key, and John Oliver will return as special guests.
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The Horne Section's renewal comes as a number of other big shows on Channel 4 have been axed.
The network has made a series of big decisions lately, axing SAS: Who Dares Wins, Four Weddings and Scared Of The Dark.
It was previously revealed that Channel 4 was cancelling shows at the eleventh hour, as well as asking suppliers to rethink budgets mid-shoot and pushing projects back until next year in a bid to deal with the costs.
Khalid Hayat, Channel 4’s Director of Strategy, told a committee of lawmakers earlier this month: "Our priority throughout this period is to preserve shows as much as we can, to minimise any disruption or cancellations to commissioning and any decisions that we make are about ensuring the sustainability and delivering the sustainability of Channel 4’s remit delivery."
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A series two return date will be revealed in due course.