Channel 4 International, part of the Digital Rights Group, has announced the acquisition for the cult comedy ‘Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In The World’.

‘Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In The World’ is a ground-breaking 6 x 22 minute animation, which takes the viewer on a whirlwind ride through modern domestic bliss in the gayest of gay ghettos, West Lahunga Beach. It features the voice talents of Alan Cumming (’The L Word’, ‘X2′), Peter Paige (’Queer As Folk’), Margaret Cho (’I'm The One That I Want’), Billy West (’Futurama’) and Wilson Cruz (’Party Of Five’, ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’).

It is produced by Cuppa Coffee Productions, Posh Pictures and Logo. The show airs in the US on Logo, a 24/7 digital cable channel and online entertainment source from MTV Networks. A second series is set for broadcast in the US later this year. Read more & comment »