RTÉ confirms third series of sketch show “No Worries If Not”

RTÉ has announced that the ensemble sketch show “No Worries If Not” will return for a third series next month.

The programme, which features comedian Seán Burke alongside Emma Doran, Justine Stafford, Killian Sundermann and Michael Fry, was born from an experiment that began after lockdown when Wonky Chair Productions approached the five performers about creating a sketch series together.

Burke, who lives in London, said the commission of three series is “fantastic” and expressed pride in the achievement. He described the show as a modern solution to RTÉ’s challenge of finding young comedians and producing television that reflects the world of its audience.

“We’d all been making our own sketches. I’d already known Michael Fry through Twitter, and probably Justine as well,” Burke explained, noting that the cast had built their followings online before being brought together in a writers’ room.

The new series will continue the show’s mix of absurd and contemporary humour, with RTÉ’s publicity noting that Burke will “insult a baby” among other sketches that feature petty crime, pensioner murder, Stone Age pornography and references to “Gen Z brainrot”.

Burke added that the transition from social‑media sketches to television required adjustments, particularly in establishing premises within the sketches themselves rather than relying on captions.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Caleb Oquendo / Pexels.