Sky Studios announces four new original shows

Sky confirmed four brand new entertainment shows, highlighting the details of the new content scheduled to debut on Sky Max. More titles are set to be announced at a later time. "There’s something for everyone this year on Sky Max; from football, to music, to local news, to Daisy May Cooper’s laugh," Phil Edgar-Jones, Director of Sky Entertainment, said. "We’re excited to showcase some of the best of British talent from the small screen in a host of entertainment shows that will provide us all with some much-needed light relief.”

The launch features the return of "Fantasy Football League," hosted by Matt Lucas and Elis James,  as well as"Got Got Need," executive produced by Jack Whitehall and fronted by father and son duo Jamie and Harry Redknapp, "Hold The Front Page" with comedy buddies Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe. Asecond series of "Never Mind The Buzzcocks" with Greg Davies, Daisy May Cooper, Noel Fielding and Jamali Maddix all set to return to the panel.  “I loved watching Fantasy Football League with Frank, David and Statto and am chuffed to bits to be a part of this new incarnation. I now make a living eating cake and watching football," Matt Lucas, Fantasy Football, said. "I must be the luckiest man in the world. I also get to share the sofa with Elis, who is not only hilarious but the biggest football geek I’ve ever met. See you next season.”

"Fantasy Football League" will blend the best of what’s funny in football, with special celebrity guest managers picking their dream team line-up. The series will return to screens with a 16-episode series this autumn. Read all about it! Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe are set to leap into the sensational and often surreal world of local news in Hold The Front Page, a six-part series following the pair’s comical venture into journalism.“I was forced to become a comedian after a period of being by far the worst journalist on the Guardian Sports Desk," Josh Widdicombe, Hold The Front Page, said. "Consequently, I’m delighted that Sky have given me the opportunity to prove once and for all that I 100% made the right decision in leaving this noble trade. Most of all I’m delighted they have paired me with one of the only people I know who has less chance of doing well in a proper important job.”

Meanwhile, football legends Jamie and Harry Redknapp will be put to the ultimate football fan’s test in "Got Got Need." The FIFA World Cup-inspired challenge set by executive producer, Jack Whitehall, will see the Redknapps use their connections to bag meetings with top football players in the hope of creating their very own fantasy team. And finally, following season one’s hugely successful launch, the iconic pop culture panel show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks returns for a second series. Host Greg Davies oversees the musical festivities, while the teams will be headed up by Buzzcocks veteran Noel Fielding alongside Daisy May Cooper and regular guest Jamali Maddix. “I’m delighted that Buzzcocks is coming back," Greg Davies, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, said. "I can’t wait to give more musicians the chance to increase their cool by hanging out with fat uncle Greg and his three odd children.”