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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Lights, camera, inaction: the cheerfully hapless mock-doc continues with Chabuddy G taking the helm of a splashy Kurupt FM music promo inspired by both the tireless work of the NHS and Vin Diesel. Meanwhile, Miche ropes in Roche for a hair salon safari to far-flung Essex.

Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 26th November 2018

After the confiscation of their gear at the end of the last series, Grindah and Beats have been reduced to MCing for another pirate station. The Man can't keep Kurupt FM down for long, though, and soon they are exploiting the goodwill of a local car-boot sale, as Chabuddy G's wheeler-dealer alter ego "Dhal boy" comes to the fore.

Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 12th November 2018

Why the 'cringe com' reigns

Whether it's cult films or the mockumentary style perfected by The Office, why do we seek discomfort from our comedies?

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th November 2018

Kurupt FM make first virtual reality TV show

Viewers are in for an up close and personal encounter with the Kurupt FM crew, as the cast of hit comedy series People Just Do Nothing kidnap them in the BBC's first-ever comedy virtual reality film.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th November 2018

People Just Do Nothing review

Idiotic hubris, crushing realisation and denial should be depressing, but in the fifth and final BBC series, these tragicomic characters transform it all into something joyous.

Tim Dowling, The Guardian, 12th November 2018

People Just Do Nothing review

A sublime and rightly award-winning comedy. There's a plentiful supply of comically tragic chutzpah in the fifth and final series.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 12th November 2018

Steve Stamp interview

"People think I'm actually Steves. I get pills thrown at me at festivals."

Jessica Barrett, i Newspaper, 11th November 2018

Grime to say goodbye. Brentford's finest return for a final season of the acclaimed comedy with change in the air: Grindah and Beats are performing for their hated rivals Kold FM while their equipment is still in the custody of the cops; Steves is on community service; and Miche is facing the prospect of moving to (gasp) Essex. Can a car-boot sale turn things around?

The Guardian, 9th November 2018

How People Just Do Nothing struck comedy gold

From YouTube to a BAFTA and now a film, the old mates behind the BBC show have hit the big time.

Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 27th October 2018

People Just Do Nothing to be piloted in America

Hit BBC sitcom People Just Do Nothing is to be re-made by Amazon for American audiences.

British Comedy Guide, 25th October 2018

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