“Funboys” follows in the footsteps of U.K. TV shows like “This Country” and “People Just Do Nothing” by offering a comedic slice of life from a very specific subculture in Britain, and it’s back for more this month.
Here’s how to watch “Funboys” season 2 online from anywhere with this VPN — and potentially for free.
“Funboys” season 2 – How to watch, release dates, streaming options
“Funboys” season 2 lands on BBC Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer on Monday, June 15. The series will also air on BBC Three on June 19 and BBC One on June 20.
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The Funboys are back — and they’re still about as equipped for adulthood as a shopping trolley with three wheels. The BBC’s gloriously oddball Northern Irish comedy returns for a second season, hurling the Ballymacnoose lads into everything from the Irish Famine and dating-app disasters to balding panic and robot-combat mayhem.
Steve Coogan pops up as a pompous folk-museum tyrant, while the gang stumble through romance, identity crises and small-town chaos. Expect big laughs, bigger meltdowns and enough awkwardness to power a wind farm.
Are you ready for more mishaps and misadventures in Ballymacnoose? If so, here’s how to watch “Funboys” season 2 online and from anywhere.
Can I watch ‘Funboys’ season 2 for free?
“Funboys” season 2 will stream for free in the U.K. on BBC iPlayer.
A U.K. postcode (e.g. SE1 7PB) and a valid TV license are required to watch.
Outside the U.K. on holiday? Unlock “Funboys” with NordVPN (try risk-free).
How to watch ‘Funboys’ season 2 from anywhere
Thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network), “Funboys” should be available to Brits no matter where they are. The software allows your devices to appear to be back in the U.K. and watch iPlayer for free, as if you were back home.
Not all VPNs works for this – but NordVPN (try risk-free) does (we use it daily).
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. Try NordVPN.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you’re away from the U.K. and want to view a U.K. service, you’d select U.K. from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to BBC iPlayer to watch “Funboys” online and on-demand.
Watch ‘Funboys’ season 2 in the U.K.
“Funboys” season 2 will play on BBC Northern Ireland first, with two episodes airing on Monday, June 15 from 10:55 p.m. BST.
All four episodes of the sitcom will land on BBC iPlayer shortly after.
If you want to watch the episodes on linear TV in England, they’ll air on BBC Three first on Friday, June 19 and then on BBC One a day later.
Outside the U.K.? You don’t have to miss this show if you are a Brit living abroad because you can watch your usual streams from anywhere with a VPN. We’ll explain how to do that below…
Can you watch ‘Funboys’ season 2 in the U.S. and Canada?
“Funboys” season 2 is exclusive to the U.K. and as such there is no broadcast or streaming plan for the show in the United States or in Canada.
The solution? NordVPN can unlock your stream so you can watch all the episodes on BBC services from anywhere.
Can you watch ‘Funboys’ season 2 in Australia?
You’ll face a similar dilemma in Australia, with no linear TV release or streaming service drop for “Funboys” season 2.
To get around this, you can catch the show on your usual domestic streamer by using a VPN such as NordVPN.
‘Funboys’ season 2 — all you need to know
‘Funboys’ season 2 – cast
- Ryan Dylan as Callum
- Rian Lennon as Jordan
- Lee R. James as Lorcan
- Ele McKenzie as Gemma
- Steve Coogan
- Owen Colgan as Frank Lynch
- Brian Devlin
- Owen Colgan
- Paul Bazely
- Richard Croxford
- Nicky Harley
- Saorlaoith Brady
- Lalor Roddy
- Donal O’Hanlon
- Amanda Doherty
‘Funboys’ season 2 – first look trailer
‘Funboys’ season 2 – episode guide
- Episode 1 – Blight at the Museum: The gang belatedly get involved in the Great Famine, the one thing they didn’t need to get involved in. Callum’s new job at the Ballymac Folk Museum sends him down a spiral of method acting as a starving peasant. And he’s helped along in this grovelling subservience by his new boss, tyrannical land steward Phillip. The sudden news, to Jordan, that a million people died during the potato famine causes him to finally develop empathy, and it turns out to be a real pain.
- Episode 2 – Misery Loves Cuckoldry: Strange things are afoot in Ballymacnoose: animals in small clothing, paranormal sightings of leprechauns, and most bizarrely of all, Callum gets his first ever match on a dating app. The one prickle on the pickle is that Gwen, Callum’s dream girl, is also in an open relationship with the 50-year-old Grainne, a woman who disembowels chickens for a living.
- Episode 3 – Eat ***, Pray, Love: Life in Ballymacnoose becomes very complicated when Callum accidentally walks in on Gemma and Lorcan trying out a new form of lovemaking. The sight triggers a long-buried childhood trauma in Callum and raises uncomfortable questions about the town’s deeply repressed relationship with sex. Can Ballymacnoose open its heart to true love? Meanwhile, Jordan has officially begun dating his much older lover, 50-year-old Grainne. But as their relationship deepens, Jordan is confronted with another harsh reality of adulthood: he’s going bald. Faced with the slow retreat of his hairline and the love of a good woman, Jordan must decide whether to cling to denial or embrace manhood in all its forms – love, responsibility and mushroom carbonaras.
- Episode 4 – Ballymacbot Wars: As Callum begins slowly unravelling under the strain of Jordan’s relentless night terrors about baldness, he stumbles upon a flyer for Ballymacbot Wars – a local robot combat tournament offering a generous cash prize and potential ticket out of Jordan’s bedroom. Meanwhile, Jordan is uncharacteristically uninterested in the whole affair. He’s become a bald hermit, terrified to leave the house and expose his creamy scalp to the outside world. That is, until, like a dagger in the night, a hooded burst of inspiration sends him back out into the world… and the robot wars.
What else can I watch on BBC iPlayer?
Lots – including “The Other Bennet Sister“, “The Apprentice”, “Peaky Blinders”, “The Young Offenders”, “Doctor Foster”, and “Inside No. 9”.
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