Pioneering sketch comedy Smack The Pony may be returning. In an interview in the Guardian Fiona Allen, who was one of the groundbreaking trio with Sally Phillips and Doon Mackichan said that they are “currently working on reunion projects”. Sally Phillips joked: “I think the time has perhaps come for an entirely period-based sketch show: The Big Red One. We used to joke about that. No, I’m still joking.”

The original show ran on Channel 4 from 1999 to 2003 and also featured Sarah Alexander and token men Darren Boyd and Cavan Clerkin. Since then Phillips has become a familiar figure on numerous television shows and Mackichan has combined comedy with an acting career.

Read the full interview here.

Watch Smack The Pony doing a sketch for Comic Relief in 2017