The first series of Mammoth is available to watch on the BBC I-Player here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001y669/mammoth
It was the highest rated BBC2 sitcom in 2024. BBC Comedy have commissioned a second series which will broadcast sometime in winter 2025.
Nice things people said about the show include:
The Guardian – ‘ this bold sitcom …. it shouldn’t work but it really does.. another series to add to the ‘make comedy silly again’ campaign ‘
The Telegraph – ‘ delightfully silly….the jokes come thick and fast…delivered with such confidence by Bubbins… uncomplicated fun **** ‘
The Daily Mail – ‘ crashes through life like Partridge in a tracksuit **** ‘
Irish Times – ‘ a giggle fest… wistfully hilarious ‘
The Sun – ‘ a new BBC sitcom … that actually managed to make me smile ‘
The Spectator – ‘ Bubbins plays Mammoth with just the right level of unearned self confidence…a sitcom that’s off to an unusually accomplished start ‘
Chortle – ‘ Bubbins may find he has created one of the all time great sitcom characters..’
The Times – ‘ … Bubbins is terrific ‘
Radio Times – ‘ built around a brilliant central performance from creator Bubbins ‘
@realmattlucas – Mike Bubbins is a very funny man and I am excited to watch this.
@caitlinmoran – I need to heartily recommend Mammoth on BBC1… THANK YOU THANK YOU for making it. It’s giving me SO MUCH joy. We laughed every two minutes MINIMUM.
@elisjames – I watched all 3 episodes in a row on Wednesday. And then did the same again last night. It’s so funny. Bravo @mikebubbins
