How Julia Davis came up with Sally4Ever's sex scenes

Julia Davis' new series Sally4Ever was never going to be subtle with sex scenes.

Julia Davis on awful characters and awkward sex scenes

Julia Davis, the comedy brain behind Nighty Night and Camping, speaks to Sky's Gemma Peplow about her new show, Sally4Ever.

Julia Davis on awful characters and awkward sex scenes

"I tend to think in quite an extreme way... maybe it's some sort of disorder I have. I certainly don't want something too predictable. I think in this series where it goes story-wise is hopefully not very predictable."

Is Sally4Ever based on a true story?

American television could always use a healthy dose of British humor, and as Sally4Ever heads to HBO on Nov. 11, we'll be getting just that.

Interview: Julia Davis

Experiencing Julia Davis's brand of British comedy is like getting into a very hot bath: At first, the water is so warm as to be uncomfortable, scalding, and prickly, so much so that you might even think, Why am I doing this? But give it just a bit longer, and it feels great, nourishing, and even like you're doing something for your health. (And then, eventually, you must get out.)

Sally4Ever review

The raunchy lesbian comedy is your new British obsession.

Sally4Ever: watch funny cringe comedy at your own risk

Created by British comedian Julia Davis, new series delivers some big laughs and whole lot of squirm-inducing moments.

Emma has got her feet firmly under the table in Julia Davis's darkest of comedies, with Sally waking to find the kitchen has been redecorated to remove the "toxicity" of her ex, David. Expect several more exquisitely awkward moments in an episode that sees Emma bark at a crestfallen David: "She hates you and she hates your penis."

Interview: why David Cross loves Nighty Night

David Cross is not one to shy away from ugliness. Whether it's hairplug-rejecting Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development or voicing Lakeith Stanfield's white voice in Sorry to Bother You, Cross is not afraid of discomfort. So it makes sense that he's a fan of the British bleak cringe comedy of the early aughts. Awkward, provocative, and downright gnarly comedy ruled England from the late '80s on. Shows like Knowing Me, Knowing You, The Office, and Snuff Box stretched the limits of unlikable protagonists. But Julia Davis out-yikes'ed them all with Nighty Night. The first episode sets the tone for the rest of the show. In a doctor's office, Davis's character Jill sobs, "I mean why, why me?" Her husband Terry consoles her, reminding Jill that he's the one with cancer.

Julia Davis, on new show Sally4Ever

Julia Davis, writer and star of an acclaimed new sitcom about a lesbian affair, talks about why she's not interested in playing happy families.