It’s the start of November, which can only mean two things: it’s time to launch our second season, and it’s time to do our spooky, November themed Halloween special.

All change in the Next Level Sketch castle, as Muireann Kelly hosts, as she did throughout the first series too, honest. Who is this Paul Creasy you mention? He sounds made up.

Elsewhere in this episode you may find yourself lost in Britain Home Stores, hear the howling of bigoted wolves, and enjoy the sexiness of Steve, the sexy Halloween cat. We also can’t rule out the possibility of your getting woken up at 6am by the builders or finding yourself in the forbidden section of the library. You have been warned.

This week’s episode contains sketches written by James Walsh, Muireann Kelly, Nadine Bailey, Rachel Cader, Sarit Wilson Chen, Ben Fortescue, Roderick Millar, and Paul Creasy. Along with the writers, the sketches were also performed by Manisha Patel, Jess Carrivick, Jenna Cole, Vic Dry, Greg Davies, Zoe Browne, Cody Whittaker and Dan Smith. Our thanks to Dr Ruth Martin, who provided additional wolf noises. The jingles were written by James Walsh and the theme tune was written by James Walsh and performed by James Walsh and Rebecca Diez.