It's not every day that a sitcom features a jizz stain on a sofa, but then not every sitcom is Juice. Mawaan Rizwan's sublime, surreal, ssilly, sexy comedy returns with a bang as a casual sexual encounter leaves its mark on a couch. The couch is in the home of Isaac (Nabhaan Rizwan) and Winnie (Emily Lloyd-Saini) and Jamma (Rizwan) is sleeping on it after breaking up with Guy (Russell Tovey).

The second series of Juice certainly hits the ground running with its mix of surrealism - toytown animated scenery and dreamy fantasy sequences are mixed up with the action – and mainstream sitcom tomfoolery.

There are pastel-hued echoes of The Mighty Boosh here but also traces of very conventional comedies. Isaac fancies himself as an artist but when he has an at-home exhibition of his paintings – which are definitely not nipples – the art experts think the spunky sofa is the most appealing exhibit. I wonder if Mawaan, who is also credited as creator/writer, has ever seen Tony Hancock in Galton and Simpson's The Rebel, which pulls a similar switcheroo, albeit without the bodily fluids.

While there's an undercurrent of wondering if Jamma and Guy will get back together in the first episode Jamma actually seems more focussed on fixing Guy up – his current new boyfriend being more interested in spreadsheets than spread legs. And when there's an opportunity fo a threesome Jamma spies an opportunity. A new partner for Guy, new accommodation for Jamma.

It's no coincidence that Jamma's new job is as a clown (working in a care home, turning piss into wine) as this comedy is as much about clowning around as straightforward narrative. Rizwan is a terrific physical performer with a daft bowlcut and a bendy body. He's great to watch and there's a strong supporting cast too, also including the actor Kevin Eldon. 

Juice might have its rude side but it is also very funny. It's not just the jizz that flows thick and fast, the laughs do too.

Juice, Thursdays, 9pm, BBC Three and all on iPlayer.