ITV axes TWO comedy series after only one series as part of broadcaster's latest schedule shake-up

ITV bosses have axed two of its new comedy shows after only one series each in its latest schedule shake-up. ITV bosses have axed two of its new comedy shows after only one series each in its latest schedule shake-up The broadcaster has called time on Rube Speaking and Count Abdulla which were both exclusively made for their streaming platform ITVX Count Abdulla was centred around Abdulla Khan, who was played by Arian Nik, a British-Pakistani Muslim caught up in an identity crisis Meanwhile Count Abdulla has also been taken off air after just one series as well. Meanwhile Alan Carr's hit comedy series Chasing Ends has been recommissioned for a second series after it became the biggest comedy ever on ITVX with 6.5 million streams. Ruby Speaking followed Bristol call centre worker Ruby's, who was played by Jayde Adams, workplace as she and her colleagues signed up for a choir competition A spokesperson for ITV told MailOnline: 'Count Abdulla and Ruby Speaking sadly won't be returning for a second series, we'd like to thank the cast and crew for all their hard work in bringing these shows to our screens' The shows axed come as ITV recommissioned Alan Carr's hit comedy series Chasing Ends for a second series after it became the biggest comedy ever on ITVX with 6.5 million streams TV are also set to release a new comedy series Piglet which follows follows a newly recruited group of six very different would-be cops at police training college Changing Ends is based on Alan’s own life in Northampton in the 1980s growing up as the son of a fourth division football manager. ITV are also set to release a new comedy series Piglet which follows follows a newly recruited group of six very different would-be cops at police training college.