BBC Comedy

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November 10, 2026 3.4x its usual first day When you bring Nan energy to the playground - BBC… The video opened at a pace of 47,244 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (13,706).

Video taking off 22x its usual first day

Miranda Hart meets the "Mr Darcy" who missed her crush

BBC Comedy's Big Show clip turns a recognition game into a confession about a school-age crush.

Channel: BBC Comedy · Story of October 21, 2026

This week on the channel +2.3M views this week

David Mitchell's reboot grumbles anchor BBC Comedy's seven-upload week

The Unbelievable Truth clip brings Superman into the discussion, while Phil Wang and Susie Dent offer a different kind of invention.

Channel: BBC Comedy · Story of October 14, 2026

Video taking off 11x its usual first day

BBC Comedy's Tom Cruise clip runs eleven times its usual start while its twin barely moves

John Bishop put a question to Graham Norton's sofa and left the answer to the audience, who have turned the comments into an open survey of…

Channel: BBC Comedy · Story of October 1, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

There's only one superhero you need on a night out - BBC Comedy

Video published

November 9, 2026

Video views so far

49,779

Video views, pace per day

23,701

Views on its first day

33,052

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

1.2% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

3.2% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
When you have an imaginary assistant - BBC Comedy	November 10, 2026	0:51 short	7,019	9,771	7,019 (13 hours)	219	12
The real test is understanding the quiz questions - BBC Com…	November 10, 2026	1:01 short	3,150	3,840	3,150 (16 hours)	97	0
Getting rejected by your own body is tough - BBC Comedy	November 9, 2026	0:55 short	28,347	9,843	23,724	1,409	44
Seeing the moon in the daytime - BBC Comedy	November 9, 2026	0:30 short	1,601	656	1,191	33	0
There's only one superhero you need on a night out - BBC Co…	November 9, 2026	0:48 short	49,779	23,701	33,052	2,089	56
When you bring Nan energy to the playground - BBC Comedy	November 9, 2026	0:27 short	54,231	12,535	45,620	1,495	6
Why are pyramids that shape?	November 7, 2026	0:34 short	66,573	20,388	25,156	2,637	41
1989: Michael McIntyre questions pop group Five Star - BBC	November 7, 2026	0:24 short	37,723	3,223	17,669	633	15
Ellie & Natasia are a fountain of wisdom on their new podca…	November 6, 2026	0:41 short	8,355	540	6,264	159	5
Why did they call it World War One?	November 6, 2026	0:33 short	56,029	2,734	32,233	1,798	33
How to feel more connected to the earth 🌍 - BBC	November 6, 2026	0:41 short	8,985	460	6,929	282	16
Crows can speak English if you ask - BBC Comedy	November 5, 2026	0:19 short	40,818	-102	25,544	830	5
Men always get engaged when they start losing their hair - …	November 5, 2026	0:33 short	10,804	284	4,884	297	6
What it feels like to have OCD - BBC Comedy	November 5, 2026	0:39 short	39,307	1,371	30,923	785	23
Putting EVERYTHING out in the open on a first date - BBC	November 4, 2026	1:31 short	14,898	208	7,269	220	9

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

30.4 in the category: 18.5

comments per 1,000 views

0.6 in the category: 0.7

a video's usual first day on this channel

13,170 views

short vs long

15 short (up to 3 minutes), 0 long
average views per short video: 28,507

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Mrs Brown is an icon | Mrs Brown's Boys - BBC	August 24, 2026	13:28	343,391
Getting caught with a prostitute 🙈 | The Outlaws - BBC Com…	June 13, 2026	2:14	324,781
When you don’t want to pay for a plastic bag | Mister Winne…	June 11, 2026	3:16	307,973
The Close | Adult Animation Comedy Short Film - BBC	May 15, 2026	10:35	303,472
Bob Mortimer: Giving the bride’s father the wrong footage �…	July 19, 2026	6:07	164,038

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Rosamund Pike is The Fart Lady 💨 - BBC	September 15, 2026	0:54	6,504,592
Top level trolling from Olivia Colman. Poor Jack Whitehall …	September 1, 2026	0:21	4,469,812
Cher’s been bringing people together since the 60s!🎤 - BBC…	September 16, 2026	0:39	2,550,559
Well that's one way of putting it 👀 - BBC Comedy	August 30, 2026	1:00	2,154,787
Peeing's overrated anyway🫢🤣 - BBC Comedy	September 24, 2026	0:54	1,697,131

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 10, 2026Video taking offWhen you bring Nan energy to the playground - BBC… The video opened at a pace of 47,244 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (13,706).
2. November 3, 2026Video taking offA beginner's guide to the city of Glasgow - BBC C… The video opened at a pace of 52,362 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (16,378).
3. November 2, 2026Video taking offWhen you're a late bloomer at 25 - BBC Comedy The video opened at a pace of 60,673 views a day, 3.7 times a normal first day on this channel (16,378).
4. October 30, 2026Video taking offSweetie said WHAT?!? 😅 - BBC Comedy The video opened at a pace of 73,755 views a day, 4.3 times a normal first day on this channel (17,321).
5. October 29, 2026Video taking offPetition to bring back 87p pints 🍻 - BBC Comedy The video opened at a pace of 80,629 views a day, 4.9 times a normal first day on this channel (16,378).
6. October 28, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,613,737 views a day, 2.4 times a normal day (680,639).
7. October 26, 2026Video taking offYou'll NEVER guess who Sooty's defence lawyer is.… The video opened at a pace of 53,335 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (15,436).
8. October 25, 2026Video taking offWhen you have to make up a fun fact about yoursel… The video opened at a pace of 57,445 views a day, 4.1 times a normal first day on this channel (14,036).
9. October 24, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,399,291 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (494,996).
10. October 23, 2026MilestoneHe was her Mr Darcy 🥹 - BBC Comedy The video passed 1,000,000 views.
11. October 23, 2026Video surgingHe was her Mr Darcy 🥹 - BBC Comedy The video ran that day at 1,035,211 views a day, 2.1 times its usual pace (494,453).
12. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,336,620 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (401,482).