If you haven’t heard, comedic genius Matt Berry (Snuff Box, The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace) has an outrageously funny new comedy series on Channel4 called Toast of London. It’s one of the most adventuresome comedies to debut on British television in some time. (What up with that BBC comedy commissioners?)

Sharply written by Berry and Father Ted‘s Arthur Matthews, the show revolves around the career and sexual exploits of one Steven Toast, a sleazy, egotistical middle-aged thespian. It’s pretty much the perfect role for Matt Berry and must have been a lot of fun to write. Berry told Radio Times that the character was inspired by some of the unsuccessful actors he met doing voiceover work.

It’s seriously funny stuff, jump on Toast of London right away.

Below, the Toast of London pilot from 2012