TikTok star and son of snooker legend John Higgins aims to create Still Game-style sitcom

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TikTok star and the son of four-time world champion snooker player John Higgins has spoken about his dreams of creating a Still Game-style sitcom as he awaits the release of their BBC project.Pierce Higgins and his partner in comedy, Lewis Reid, have racked up over 3.8 million likes on the social media platform after launching their Jamaica Street account in November 2021.The pair started the now 132k followed page after splitting ties with college chum Tara Harcombe, and were recently commissioned by the BBC to produce two short videos.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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We wrote around four to six pitches, and the BBC chose two to fund.“They’re great sketches, and they're both filmed, but we are just waiting for them to come out.“We were really excited because it might be the start of something, or it might not, but it gives us an opportunity to really showcase our skills rather than just a conversation about a cappuccino.“Our aim is to make a sitcom.

Not to big ourselves up, but if you look at the great Scottish comedies like Still Game, Chewin the Fat and Burnistoun, there’s nothing anymore.“It’s like