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\n\t\tDoon MacKichan, Sally Phillips, and Fiona Allen of Smack the Pony are reuniting (Picture: Channel 4)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tDoon MacKichan, Sally Phillips, and Fiona Allen of Smack the Pony are reuniting (Picture: Channel 4)<\/p>\n
One of Channel 4<\/a>\u2019s most beloved comedy<\/a> shows could soon be galloping back onto our screens.<\/p>\n More than two decades after Smack the Pony<\/a> aired its final episode, original star Sally Phillips<\/a> has revealed that the team has been offered a television special, with work already underway on brand-new sketches.<\/p>\n The cult sketch show, which launched in 1999, became a defining comedy of the era thanks to the surreal humor and sharp satire of Phillips, Fiona Allen, and Doon Mackichan.<\/p>\n Now, after years of fans hoping for a revival, it appears the trio are finally getting another chance.<\/p>\n Appearing on the Sunday Brunch<\/a> Picky Bits podcast<\/a>, Phillips confirmed the long-awaited return is in the works.<\/p>\n \u2018We\u2019ve been offered a special, so we\u2019ll do a special,\u2019 she revealed.<\/p>\n \t\t The project follows the cast\u2019s reunion at last year\u2019s Edinburgh Fringe<\/a> Festival, where they revisited the show in front of live audiences in a chat show format.<\/p>\n Phillips admitted she was stunned by the response. \u2018It went well actually. People came and liked it,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n \u2018It was amazing that these sketches that I\u2019d done at 27, people knew the lines to now. It was really touching.\u2019<\/p>\n While fans can expect plenty of fresh material, the revival will also reunite many of the creative minds behind the original.<\/p>\n \u2018There was a writers\u2019 room of about six people but anyone could submit and then we re-worked them and improvised them,\u2019 Phillips explained.<\/p>\n \t\t For longtime viewers, the news will feel especially satisfying after the show\u2019s creators spent years trying to bring it back.<\/p>\n Back in 2019, Mackichan revealed the trio had already written new sketches and pitched a revival to broadcasters, only to be repeatedly turned down.<\/p>\n Speaking at the time, she admitted she feared the cast\u2019s age had become a stumbling block. \u2018It\u2019s just been really difficult,\u2019 she told The i newspaper.<\/p>\n \u2018We\u2019ve pitched to a few places and it\u2019s not happening. I don\u2019t know whether it\u2019s older women but it\u2019s not happening, which is, to me, astonishing.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t She added: \u2018You think, how funny does it have to be?\u2019<\/p>\n Fortunately for fans, attitudes appear to have changed.<\/p>\n While no transmission date has yet been announced, Phillips\u2019 comments suggest the special is no longer just wishful thinking but an active project, marking the first new Smack the Pony material since the series ended in 2003.<\/p>\n For a generation of comedy fans who can still quote its most memorable sketches line for line, that\u2019s likely to be very welcome news indeed.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\""Virginia](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2279407689.jpg\")
\n\t\tSally Phillips revealed the news on a podcast (Picture: Hoda Davaine\/Getty Imagesfor SXSW London)<\/p>\n![\"C4](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IP_909009-a8f8.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe cult classic sketch show has continued to be beloved by fans old and new (Picture: Channel Four)<\/p>\n![\"Television](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IP_1629912-c17a.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe group reunited at Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year (Picture: Channel Four)<\/p>\n
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