Diane Morgan is returning as Philomena Cunk in a one-hour special called Cunk On Life, which will be released on Netflix on January 2.
In the legendary mockumentary Diane plays a curious yet totally un self-aware presenter Philomena, who asks architects things like, ‘What is a building?’ with the same earnest energy as Emily Maitlis during her famed interview with Prince Andrew.
The New Year treat – dropping on January 2 2025 – will see Philomena answer the question: ‘What’s the point of it all?’
It’s safe to say, fans are absolutely buzzing at the news as @harvv took to X and said: ‘THE ICON IS BACKKKKK.’
‘Philomena Cunk is back to bless us with her hilariously profound wisdom!’ raved @Mahnoor_khan26, as @VardagSaleem said: ‘This is going to be hilariously brutal.’
‘This could be the existential crisis comedy we didn’t know we needed. Can’t wait to see it on Netflix!’ wrote @chesterchy1, as @ayytrae simply wrote: ‘HUGE.’
‘The world is healing,’ said @wypranyzduszy, as @pictureme1310 added: ‘We’re getting REAL cinema back in 2025.’
‘I loved the first season, it was magnificent,’ commented @Renato76Gomes, while @SchonterAllison said: ‘This is the best news I’ve seen all year.’
@JackParkr declared: ‘Philomena Cunk is genuinely one of the best things this island has ever produced.’
Diane has previously appeared as the ridiculous documentary presenter in BBC series including Cunk on Britain and Cunk on Earth, in which she tackled some meaty themes like in the ‘Queen Victorian times’ when ‘women weren’t allowed to vote even though we had a female King.’
She debuted Cunk in 2013 on newsy Brit comedy series Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, and went on to solidify the character as somewhat of a national treasure.
On Netflix, Diane has also appeared in Motherland as Liz alongside Anna Maxwell Martin, and also starred in After Life, Death to 2020, and Death to 2021.
Brooker also created Black Mirror, and worked with Diane on a number of BBC Cunk titles.
While on its surface Philomena seems to be simply bonkers, the character also delivers sharp satire throughout.
Diane previously described Philomena as ‘an idiot’ but she also told the Radio Times: ‘Occasionally she’ll get things so right you think maybe she isn’t an idiot.
‘Maybe she’s a genius! The best thing about her is she doesn’t care. Cunk is who I’d love to be if I had the balls.’
Hailing from Bolton, before Philomena Diane forged a successful career in stand-up comedy, and she was also one half of the comedy duo Two Episodes Of Mash with comic Joe Wilkinson.
Cunkisms over the years have included, ‘Why do we cry when it’s the onions that are getting hurt?’ and ‘One in 20 people have been a victim of crime, which means that 19 out of 20 people are criminals. No wonder we need police.’
Cunk on Life is streaming on Netflix on January 2 2025.
Netflix fans declare ‘the world is healing’ with ‘magnificent’ British comedy addition
