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October 24, 2026 2.8x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 1,399,291 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (494,996).

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

He was her Mr Darcy 🥹 - BBC Comedy

Video published

October 20, 2026

Video views so far

2,487,442

Video views, pace per day

722,811

Views on its first day

362,426

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

0.9% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

2.6% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

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
Dame Judi Dench on The Breakfast Show… With added swanee wh…	October 23, 2026	0:32 short	4,201	6,252	4,201 (12 hours)	100	0
Trolling final boss 💀⁣ - BBC Comedy	October 22, 2026	0:58 short	62,263	45,982	45,715	1,896	34
“This dog and cat are friends and they run a small business…	October 21, 2026	1:03 short	24,833	14,208	8,878	1,605	24
Like Romesh, we love Jerry Hall 🧡 - BBC Comedy	October 21, 2026	0:55 short	37,958	6,284	26,727	466	3
James Acaster’s biography rap - BBC Comedy	October 21, 2026	1:12 short	82,831	13,020	44,004	1,512	21
Ellen Degeneres wants to dance with Channing Tatum 😞🕺 - B…	October 21, 2026	0:35 short	63,267	6,672	48,699	658	34
He was her Mr Darcy 🥹 - BBC Comedy	October 20, 2026	2:16 short	2,487,442	722,811	362,426	86,935	678
I think the early hours are taking their toll… 🤣 - BBC Com…	October 16, 2026	0:46 short	14,905	453	6,936	194	7
Amanda: From Motherland to Amandaland - BBC Comedy	October 15, 2026	15:30	12,756	141	6,641	52	7
Congratulations! You tried to burgle Rhys James's house🍾⁣-…	October 14, 2026	0:46 short	14,719	382	11,058	242	2
Lowkey, just trust 🤝 - BBC Comedy	October 13, 2026	1:19 short	31,393	445	21,260	694	19
If you need us, we'll be swishing around in a silk dressing…	October 12, 2026	0:24 short	14,472	387	5,055	199	0
anything for a seat on the tube babes 😭 - BBC	October 11, 2026	1:06 short	5,810	292	1,909	138	3
huge day for salmon 👏 - BBC Comedy	October 9, 2026	1:40 short	9,447	238	4,887	288	10
David Mitchell has issues with the reboot culture - BBC Com…	October 8, 2026	1:31 short	202,675	2,303	16,622	3,027	49

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

31.9 in the category: 20.8

comments per 1,000 views

0.3 in the category: 0.8

a video's usual first day on this channel

12,635 views

short vs long

14 short (up to 3 minutes), 1 long
average views per short video: 218,301
average views per long video: 12,756

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

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

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. October 24, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,399,291 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (494,996).
2. October 23, 2026MilestoneHe was her Mr Darcy 🥹 - BBC Comedy The video passed 1,000,000 views.
3. 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).
4. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,336,620 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (401,482).
5. October 22, 2026Video taking offEllen Degeneres wants to dance with Channing Tatu… The video opened at a pace of 50,670 views a day, 4.1 times a normal first day on this channel (12,380).
6. October 22, 2026Video taking offJames Acaster’s biography rap - BBC Comedy The video opened at a pace of 39,886 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (12,380).
7. October 21, 2026Video taking offHe was her Mr Darcy 🥹 - BBC Comedy The video opened at a pace of 271,404 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (12,126).Read the story
8. October 14, 2026Video surgingDavid Mitchell has issues with the reboot culture… The video ran that day at 38,322 views a day, 2.7 times its usual pace (14,165).
9. October 13, 2026Video surgingDavid Mitchell has issues with the reboot culture… The video ran that day at 44,254 views a day, 4.1 times its usual pace (10,821).
10. October 4, 2026MilestoneWhat’s Tom Cruise trying to say about the UK?👀🤣… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
11. October 3, 2026Video surgingWhat’s Tom Cruise trying to say about the UK?👀🤣… The video ran that day at 538,096 views a day, 2.1 times its usual pace (253,904).
12. October 3, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,258,690 views a day, 2.2 times a normal day (580,601).