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Comedy Central has greenlit a new season of “Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains,” produced by Rumpus Media. The acclaimed series will see Rhod Gilbert returning to explore more tales of adolescent embarrassment with celebrity guests.

New Season and New Training Scheme

The sixth series will consist of eight episodes, with filming scheduled for Autumn and release later in 2024. Each episode features Rhod and three famous guests reminiscing about their teenage years and competing to reveal the most embarrassing stories.

Excitingly, the upcoming season will include two special festive episodes celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve. In conjunction with the series, Comedy Central and Rumpus Media are launching a training scheme aimed at individuals over 18 interested in a TV career, particularly those from diverse backgrounds.

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. 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.

Everyone’s Excited!

Rhod Gilbert expressed his enthusiasm for the new season, stating

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. I have such a laugh making this show I don’t even want to be paid

Commissioned by Luke Hales, SVP Content & Brand Strategy MTV Entertainment Group, everyone involved is absoltuely hyped for the new series. Luke Hales, says,

We are delighted that Rhod Gilbert will be returning to Comedy Central to delve into even more celebrities’ toe-curling teenage revelations. This time, the festive laughs will also be flowing, as the series will include two special episodes celebrating cringeworthy adolescent Christmases and New Year’s Eves.

Season five is currently airing on Comedy Central every Monday at 9pm. But if you’re looking for LIVE comedy then we’ve got a bunch of absolutely hilarious comedy shows being performed every night at Big Belly Comedy Club!