Edinburgh Fringe coverage announced by ITVX

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1 May

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Following on from the huge success of last year’s comedy season on ITVX, the streamer has announced a raft of new commissions including live coverage of Edinburgh Fringe for the first time.

The comedy season on ITVX will feature new commissions, returning favourites and a unique live comedy stripped event, for full details please see attached press release.

Highlights include;

Changing Ends (series 2) - the first series is the biggest comedy ever on ITVX with over 6.5 million streams.

Piglets - a brand new comedy set in a police academy from the team behind Smack the Pony and Green Wing. The cast are announced today for the first time, includes Sarah Parish and Mark Heap

ITVX Presents: Edinburgh Fringe LIVE - a first for ITVX, live comedy from the Fringe.

Acquisitions from around the world.

The magic, chaos and hilarity of the Edinburgh Fringe will be streamed directly to viewers on
ITVX this Summer via 4, hour-long specials. This will be the real Edinburgh experience in a venue at the heart of the Fringe with new line- ups each night f eaturing some of the most exciting comics and breakthrough stars of 2024. Audiences will be immersed into the anarchic and irreverent atmosphere as if they were in the rooms themselves - all streamed live on ITVX, and available to catch-up for 30 days afterwards.

Nana Hughes, ITV’s Head of Comedy said: “We wanted to build on the success of last year’s comedy season knowing there is strength in numbers. We have packaged for your pleasure the return of Alan Carr’s hilarious autobiographical comedy, Changing Ends, alongside a brand new comedy, Piglets set in a police academy from the team behind Green Wing, acquisitions from around the world and a first for ITVX, we’re stripping live comedy from the Edinburgh Comedy fringe.”

Craig Morris, Managing Editor of ITVX said: “Comedy has proved to be one of the most popular genres on ITVX, with streaming hours increasing by 80% year-on-year. We already have over 2,500 hours of funny on ITVX - and these programmes will be a welcome addition.”