Rumpus Media, which is part of STV Studios, is to film a sixth series of Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains for Comedy Central.
The 8 episodes go into production in the Autumn, for release later in 2024.
The show will see Gilbert delve into more adolescent embarrassment as famous faces roll back the clock to reveal hilarious stories from their youth and compete to see who had the most traumatic teenage years.
There will also be 2 festive specials for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
“I can’t wait to drag more famous faces back to their teens, slice open their adolescent mattresses, rifle through their embarrassing school photos, show the world their excruciating teenage diaries and generally tip their former lives upside down until the shame falls out,” said Gilbert.
“I have such a laugh making this show I don’t even want to be paid*
(*correct at time of going to press; incorrect now).”
A training scheme from Comedy Central and Rumpus Media will coincide with the series’ production, open to anyone over the age of 18 in the UK interested in a career in TV, with people from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds particularly encouraged to apply.
Growing Pains was commissioned by Luke Hales, SVP Content & Brand Strategy MTV Entertainment Group.
“Rumpus is thrilled to take Comedy Central viewers down more hilariously embarrassing celebrity memory lanes in a new series of Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains,” added Josephine Brassey, Acting Managing Director, Rumpus Media.
“As part of our commitment to bringing new talent into the industry, we’re pleased to welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply for our trainee scheme with Comedy Central. The scheme has been hugely successful on previous productions with a number of trainees going on to further television production roles.”
