Ellie & Natasia review – please give us more of this irresistibly weird comedy — SkimNews
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- Ellie & Natasia returned with series 2, four years after their first run in 2022, with the gap reportedly caused by scheduling clashes between the pair's other work.
- Series 2 comprises three half-hour episodes, doubling the runtime of the original series' six bite-size 15-minute instalments.
- Internet Nails remains a standout sketch, with White and Demetriou both filming while pregnant, leading to lines about a "100% birthing penthouse with perfect lukewarm Jacuzzi" inside their shonky eastern European beauty lounge.
- The show packs in a "ridiculous surfeit" of guest stars including Jamie Demetriou, Steve Coogan, Katy Wix, Asim Chaudhry, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Vicki Pepperdine.
- Mitchell and Webb pipped the pair to a Repair Shop send-up via their own "Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping," though the review says White and Demetriou's version lands a funnier payoff.
- New characters include Donna and her cousin Nikki, whose rap about Dubai chocolate's pistachio filling joins returning favourites like the judgy vlogging mums and a "Fonejacker-esque" recurring bit where Demetriou declares "I made it, it was me!" about increasingly absurd subjects.
Why it matters: For fans of offbeat British sketch comedy, this series shows White and Demetriou expanding their format after a four-year absence, with both leads filming while pregnant, and a guest roster that signals the BBC's continued investment in their cultish style. The reviewer explicitly asks for more episodes, but with only three delivered, availability remains a sticking point.
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