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ITV2 draws Xmas picture with Chalkboard

ITV2 in the UK has ordered a Christmas comedy special from local indie Chalkboard TV.

Ellie Taylor

The Great Xmas Rant (1×90’) will feature comedians and influencers including Ellie Taylor, Mark Watson and Love Island’s Chris and Kem discussing their Yuletide grievances. Mike Benson, Chalkboard’s MD, will exec produce the special, with Gina Lyons slated as producer.

Paul Mortimer, head of digital channels and acquisitions at ITV2, who commissioned the show alongside Saskia Schuster ITV’s comedy commissioner, said he hoped the special would give a sideways glance at the Christmas season among the “usual Christmas movies and upbeat holiday specials.”

The ITV2 order comes following last month’s announcement of another Christmas comedy special, Make Christmas Great Again, from Avalon Television.

Chalkboard has also been seeing a spike in commissions after the October order from the BBC for children’s drama, Logan High, which will air on the pobcaster’s VoD service iPlayer.

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