People Just Do Nothing. Image shows from L to R: Decoy (Daniel Sylvester Woolford), Steves (Steve Stamp), Grindah (Allan Mustafa), Beats (Hugo Chegwin). Copyright: Roughcut Television
People Just Do Nothing

People Just Do Nothing

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two / BBC Three (Online) / BBC Three
  • 2012 - 2018
  • 28 episodes (5 series)

Mockumentary that follows the lives of people connected to the West London pirate radio station Kurupt FM. Stars Allan Mustafa, Hugo Chegwin, Asim Chaudhry, Steve Stamp, Daniel Sylvester Woolford and more.

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From YouTube to BBC Comedy Feed to full series

The fact that none of us had ever acted or written before never felt like a problem.

Steve Stamp, BBC Writersroom, 21st July 2014

DJ Beats and MC Grindah's top 10 pirate radio anthems

The superstars of west London's Kurupt FM, whose comedy People Just Do Nothing is coming to BBC Three on Sunday, pick their favourite bangers.

Gabriel Tate, The Guardian, 18th July 2014

The best British comedy in years is on iPlayer

If you've already watched People Just Do Nothing, you'll already know what the fuss is about. It's bloody brilliant, isn't it?

Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy, 11th July 2014

People Just Do Nothing review

The last episode is the funniest out of the lot, as the Kurupt FM crew turn to Chabuddy G to create their website.

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 14th May 2014

People Just Do Nothing, BBC iPlayer, review: impressive

A more sophisticated version of the short pilot aired as part of the Feed My Funny strand last year, this was all the better for being polished up: the writing tighter, the acting a little more street, the west London patois deeper and more convincing.

Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 14th May 2014

BBC Three publishes People Just Do Nothing on iPlayer

BBC Three has released all the episodes of pirate radio station sitcom People Just Do Nothing on the iPlayer ahead of its TV transmission in September.

British Comedy Guide, 13th May 2014

People Just Do Nothing mockumentary goes to series

People Just Do Nothing, a mockumentary about pirate radio station which was piloted online last year, has been given a four-part series by BBC Three.

British Comedy Guide, 29th April 2013

It's rare that we say this, but this is a BBC3 comedy that might actually benefit from being a series. Not that it's anything more than a very minor pleasure, but this spoof documentary about fictional London pirate station Kurupt FM feels like a slow burner that might actually improve with some character development and a few narrative arcs to explore. As it stands, this one-off written by Steve Stamp will raise the odd smirk but not much more. It follows a familiar template: a group of losers with a brittle but exaggerated sense of self-worth blunder on despite the self-evident limitations of their ability. MC Sniper has emerged from prison after 'a two stretch, yeah? Two weeks.' He's disappointed that his dim pal DJ Beats has let the station drift in his absence. Can Sniper get things going again?

Phil Harrison, Time Out, 17th August 2012

Ash Atalla has executive-produced this gem of a mockumentary, which has been on iPlayer for a few weeks now, but deserves the bigger audience this slot should bring. MC Sniper is the "general" of pirate radio station Kurupt FM, freshly released from prison after a "two-stretch" (that's two weeks) for selling knock-off designer gear: "The feds came and ruined everything, as per." It's sharp, silly and surprisingly touching, and on the basis of this excellent pilot, merits a full series.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 16th August 2012

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