Cunk on Lifewill release on the BBC this Christmas, followed by a Jun 27, 2025 premiere on Netflix. The one-off special documentary will take Cunk on an existential journey, as she attempts tofigure out the meaning of life. Diane Morgan has written the new program, along with Charlie Brooker. Al Campbell has directedCunk on Life. Expect Philomena Cunk to ask similarly thought(less)-provoking questions inCunk on Life. In the past, the “journalist” has interviewed and confused scientist Brian Cox, musician Martin Kemp, archaeologist Paul G. Bahn, and food critic Jay Rayner, to name a few. The list of interviewees forCunk on Lifehas not yet been announced. However, theBBChave released the official description for the show:
“‘What’s the point of it all?’ is a question humans have been asking themselves since the dawn of time. But as we cling to our dying planet, working round the clock while we’re slowly being replaced by machines, now more than ever, people are desperately looking to make sense of their lives – before someone invents a computer that makes sense of it for them. This one-off special will see Philomena tackle some of the most complex concepts to have ever been discovered, including Quantum Physics, Existentialism, Nihilism, Hedonism – and at least four other isms – as well as exploring subjects from the big bang to biology, morals to meditation and art to artificial intelligence.
In her search for answers, she’ll also examine some of history’s foremost thinkers and ground-breaking creatives, from Dostoyevsky to Van Gogh, from Nietzsche to whoever came up with those signs in kitchens that say, ‘Live Laugh Love’. Along the way, she’ll meet leading experts and academics and not let them leave until she’s got to the bottom of such questions as: what is life, why are we bothering to find out and when’s lunch.”
Philomena Cunk Has Become an Online Sensation
What started out as a niche character ina quirky British comedy,has become an international sensation thanks to social media. Diane Morgan debuted Philomena Cunk inCharlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, a comedy review program which ran from 2013 to 2020. Cunk was awarded her own series in 2018, giving the journalist free rein on a documentary withCunk on Britain. In 2022,Cunk on Earthallowed the titular journo to travel the world, and irritate experts on an international scale.
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FollowingCunk on Earth, Philomena Cunk has become internationally recognizable. Thanks in part to theshow being added to Netflix,this Halloween saw many fans around the world dress up in her signature shabby-chic attire, and don ginger wigs. The phrase, “The Egyptians believed the most interesting thing you could do was die,” spread like wildfire across social media. Some social media users have even achieved international fame of their own through their incredible impersonations of Cunk.
Cunk on Lifereleases on the BBC this December. An exact date has not been announced.
