By Lacy Baugher for Comedy on February 19th, 2015

The Third Season of ‘Moone Boy’ is Happening

Chris O'Dowd and David Rawle in "Moone Boy" (Photo: Sky TV)
Chris O'Dowd and David Rawle in "Moone Boy" (Photo: Sky TV)
Some of you probably already knew that quirky comedy series Moone Boy would be returning for a third season  - but just in case you didn’t, rejoice, because it’s totally happening! UK cable network Sky 1 has released the trailer for the next installment of the popular series, which is scheduled to get underway in the UK this March.

Developed from one of Sky's Little Crackers comedy shorts, the Chris O'Dowd and Nick Vincent Murphy-written series tells the story of loveable lad Martin Moone, and his travails growing up in late eighties/early nineties Ireland with a houseful of sisters and an imaginary friend (played by O'Dowd himself).  The show features a many great guest stars, super cute animated sequences and a whole lot of heart, served with a heaping dose of painfully awkward secondary embarrassment.

In short: It’s so much fun. 

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They pretty much had me at the use of House of Pain’s “Jump Around”, to be honest.

The first two seasons of Moone Boy are available to air on local public television stations around the country – so check your TV schedule and/or ask your local station to see if it’s on the air near you. If not, the first two seasons are also available to stream on Hulu if you fancy watching that way.

Moone Boy Season 3 is set to debut on UK network Sky beginning March 2.

There is no official American airdate for Moone Boy Season 3 as yet, but since the first two seasons were originally screened as Hulu exclusives, it seems a safe bet to assume the same pattern will hold true here. But, if previous patterns hold, that means the comedy should probably be available to screen on public television toward the end of the year.  So, fingers crossed!

By Lacy Baugher for Comedy on February 19th, 2015
Lacy Baugher

Lacy's love of British TV is embarrassingly extensive, but primarily centers around evangelizing all things Doctor Who, and watching as many period dramas as possible.

Digital media type by day, she also has a fairly useless degree in British medieval literature, and dearly loves to talk about dream poetry, liminality, and the medieval religious vision. (Sadly, that opportunity presents itself very infrequently.) York apologist, Ninth Doctor enthusiast, and unabashed Ravenclaw. Say hi on Threads or Blue Sky at @LacyMB. 

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