Tracey Ullman has topped a list of the wealthiest
British comedians. The comic, who turns 47 today, is worth an estimated
£75million from her work in the US. Some of her wealth comes from royalties from
The Simpsons, which started life as an insert on her American show.
David Walliams and Matt Lucas are both worth £6.7million each.
Read full story here. Thanks Al for this!
Little Britain Abroad Part 2
Well part two has just finished and as Tom Baker
puts it... "That's the end of Little Britain (5 second pause) Abroad". Both
parts of Little Britain Abroad will be repeated back to back on BBC1, Sunday 31
December at 10.30pm.
New Slideshow Gallery
Just added a brand new slideshow presentation to
the
gallery so you can sit back, relax
and watch photographs from Matt, David and of course, Little Britain!
Peter has plenty to Laugh about
Peter Kay's cameo appearance on the "Little
Britain" TV Christmas special tonight crowns a fabulous year which has left the
local comedian with plenty to laugh about. In a hilarious one-off, Kay -
sporting a thinning comb-over and outdated cowboy wardrobe plays sleazy Les, the
lookalike brother of David Walliams' single loser Dudley.
Dudley and his disappointing mail-order Thai bride, Ting Tong Macadangdang (Matt
Lucas), go on honeymoon with Les and his new Russian wife, Evanka (Julia Davis)
when for the "women" it is loathe at first sight.
Read full story here.
29/12/2006 - Lucas is 10th Most Popular
Celebrity
Matt Lucas is in 10th
position for this year's Most Popular Celebrity. A bigger hit than his co-star
David Walliams who is in 14th place. Here are the top 15:
1. Madonna, 2. Charlotte Church, 3. Jamie
Oliver MBE, 4. Robbie Williams, 5. Jonathan Ross OBE, 6. Billie Piper, 7. Ricky
Gervais, 8. Jeremy Clarkson, 9. Stephen Fry, 10. Matt Lucas, 11. David Beckham
OBE, 12. Gordon Ramsay OBE, 13. Trinny Woodall, 14. David Walliams, 15. Fearne
Cotton.
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Site Update
Just updated the
Live Tour page to include more
information on the Australian Tour, added video clips to the
Transcripts page and added a brand
new page:
the lyrics to Daffyd's "I'm Gay"
song that is sung in the final scene of the tour. This new page can be
accessed via the Live Tour page and the Transcripts page.
28/12/2006 - Vicar of Dibley gets most Viewers
For many of us, the most idyllic place to spend
Christmas would be a peaceful English village, tiny, picturesque, with a fine
church at its heart and a cast of quirky characters, from the squire of the
manor down to the resident idiot, to welcome us into its midst.
And so it was this year, that more than 11.4 million viewers visited that
national treasure of a village, Dibley, as The Vicar of Dibley emerged as the
nation's most watched programme on Christmas Day.
While the 2006 Yuletide television line-up certainly won't go down in television
history as one of the most memorable, this was no mean achievement,
overshadowing the demise of the long-serving, long-suffering Pauline Fowler in
EastEnders by many hundreds of thousands of viewers, and knocking presumed
front-runners such as Doctor Who, with a comparatively miserable 8.7 million
viewers, into a cocked party hat (despite the draw of big name guest stars such
as Catherine Tate). Even, the multi-award winning Little Britain, which for this
episode went Abroad, managed just 8.4 million.
Read full story here.
Missed Little Britain Abroad?
Both parts of this special will be repeated back
to back on BBC1, Sunday 31 December at 10.30pm.
Hurdler Turner snubs BBC awards show in favour
of 'Little Britain'
Athletics star Andy Turner snubbed the gala
presentation night of BBC TV's 'Sports Personality Of The Year' show – and opted
for a live performance of comedy show 'Little Britain' instead!
Turner, who now lives in Surrey, decided not to attend because he had tickets to
watch David Walliams and Matt Lucas from the hit TV programme at the Hammersmith
Apollo in London the next day. It would also have been too expensive to pay for
transport and hotels.
Read full story here.
27/12/2006 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year
Just been watching "Big Fat Quiz of the Year" on
Channel 4 (9pm) and very much enjoyed it. Jimmy Carr was joined by celebrities.
The teams were: David Walliams with Rob Brydon (37 points),
Jonathan Ross with Cat Deeley (38 points) and Russell Brand with Noel Fielding
(39 points) for the seasonal entertainment extravaganza, taking a not-too-serious
look at the past 12 months. Topics discussed included: which MP did the best cat
impersonation on national TV, why did an Eighties pop icon turn street sweeper
for a day, and whose cheeky Portuguese wink outraged the nation?
If you missed the show, you can catch it again on December 29th on E4 at
10.55pm.
25/12/2006 - Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Little Britain Fans.com, hope
you all got what you wanted from Santa this year and you are all stuffed with turkey!
I have just finished watching the first part of Little Britain Abroad!
(The part one of two Vicar of Dibley was also a cracker!) Unfortunatly we have to wait for five days for the second part
of Little Britain but if it's just
as good as it was tonight, it will be very good! Don't forget (I don't think you will), part two
will be shown on December 30th at 9.15pm. For more information, visit the
Christmas Special page.
23/12/2006 - Surfs Up
Having just won his record 8th World Championship
title, Kelly Slater (world famous Surfer, and once Baywatch star) won this on a
surf board with the name Vicky Pollard written across it. Vicky can now be an
official surf chick! Thanks Simon for this!
Here's some more photgraphs from Little Britain Abroad. Don't forget to
check out the
gallery with photos from
Matt and Kevin's Wedding plus Little Britain Abroad pictures.
In completely other news, I went along to a
stand-up comedy last night starring Noel Fielding from the well known comedy,
The Mighty Boosh plus three other great comedians. Noel Fielding will be
appearing along with David Walliams, Jonathan Ross, Rob Brydon, Cat Deeley and
Russell Brand in "Big Fat Quiz of the Year" to be shown on Channel 4, Wednesday
27th at 9pm.
22/12/2006 - Sparks fly between Little Britain
star and Boy George
A catfight has
broken out between Little Britain star David Walliams and Boy George.
Sparks flew when the former Culture Club singer asked Walliams about his comedy
partner Matt Lucas’s nuptials.
Boy George, 45, a special guest on Channel 4’s The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year,
asked Walliams: “How was Matt’s wedding?”
Stony-faced Walliams, 35, replied: “Very nice thank you. It was great you
weren’t there.”
Russell Brand, 31, who was also on the show, told the audience: “There’s a bad
atmosphere here now and I want to go home.”
Walliams defended his actions following the recording, saying: “There’s a
background to this. I wouldn’t be mean for the sake of it.”
Brand explained later: “Apparently Boy George thinks that Matt Lucas isn’t a
good example of homosexuality.”
The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year is hosted by Jimmy Carr and also features Rob
Brydon, Cat Deeley and Jonathan Ross.
It is broadcast next Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 4.
Read full story here.
21/12/2006 - Walliams keeps royal
appointment
Little Britain star David Walliams has met
the Queen at Buckingham Palace at a reception for top British achievers.
Actress Thandie Newton, artist Antony Gormley and equestrian Zara Phillips -
voted the BBC's sports personality of the year - were also present. Walliams
joked that his royal host said Little Britain was her favourite show.
"No she didn't," he added. "But she acknowledged it." Walliams said they
also discussed his recent charity swim across the English Channel.
"She said: 'Were you covered in lard?' I said: 'Yes, but it's not as much
fun as it looks' and she laughed."
Read full story here.
20/12/2006 - Lucas' wedding confuses Sir Elton
John
Little Britain star Matt Lucas'
gay wedding on Sunday confused Sir Elton John - as the singer didn't recognise
most of the guests.
Read full story here.
Little Britain cash in on playing dress up
Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David
Walliams are cashing in on their love of dressing up.
The comedy pair, famed for donning frilly dresses and PVC suits, want to
trademark a range of fancy dress costumes and wigs using the logo from the BBC
show.
They also want to launch products such as kettles, rubber gloves and temporary
tattoos.
Read full story here.
Walliams attends George Michael Gig
David Walliams and Ricky Gervais plus other
celebrities attended a special show from George Michael. George Michael played
an exclusive free show for NHS staff to mark the end of his European tour as a
thank you for the way nurses cared for his dying mother ten years ago. The show
took place tonight at the Roundhouse in London.
19/12/2006 - Little Britain Abroad Previews
Watch exclusive clips of the upcoming Christmas
special Little Britain Abroad.
Click here. For photographs,
click here.
18/12/2006 - Matt 'weds' his Prince Charming
With wigs and war-paint in abundance, the
unconvincing "laydee" Emily would have failed to get a look-in yesterday when
Little Britain star Matt Lucas celebrated his "marriage" to his long-term lover
yesterday.
Neil Tennant, of the Pet Shop Boys, Paul O'Grady, the television presenter and
Paul McKenna, the hypnotist, were just three of the many other pirate captains
to come to the panto themed party.
Graham Norton, the television personality, was a convincing Buttons, as was
Louis Walsh, the pop producer and Stephen Gately, the former Boyzone singer. The
pop singer Will Young was a less convincing Ugly Sister, while comedian Rob
Brydon opted for Peter Pan.
Read full story here. For photographs,
click here. Read
what HelloMagazine.com said about this story
here.
Watch video clip here!
Cash registers ring as Little Britain strikes
the right cultural note
Somehow, the only gay in the village has got under
our skins. Not into our pants, mind you, because that would rock poor Daffyd's
identity to the core.
But comedy show Little Britain and its assortment of culturally specific
characters — from the PVC-clad Daffyd to Lou and his supposedly wheelchair-bound
charge Andy — have traversed the boundaries of geography and taste. DVD sales of
the television show are in their tens of thousands in Australia and last year
series two was the bestselling DVD for the ABC.
Read full story here.
17/12/2006 - Little Britain star ties knot with
partner
Little Britain star Matt Lucas has "married" his
long-term partner Kevin McGee today in a civil partnership ceremony at private
members' club Home House in central London.
His "Little Britain" co-star David Walliams, television presenter Dale Winton, comic Rob Brydon
and Sir Elton John with his partner David Furnish, who went as Captain Hook and
Prince Charming were among the celebrity guests at the ceremony which was
followed by a pantomime-themed reception.
The ceremony was kept fairly formal, with male guests wearing suits. But the
reception (held at the Banqueting House in Whitehall) is expected to be an altogether more outrageous affair as guests have
been invited to dress in pantomime costumes.
Lucas said: "I just like dressing up. I'm quite a preppy, dull dresser in my
life so it is a chance for me to be a bit more outrageous."
The 32-year-old has been with TV producer McGee for three years.
Media organisations were last week written to by solicitors Mishcon de Reya (who
also represent Sir Paul McCartney's estranged wife Heather Mills) informing them
that photography and film footage from within the venue is prohibited. It asked
companies including all British news broadcasters not to not broadcast video
taken from inside.
The pair did however pose for photographers outside the ceremony venue.
Read
full story here.
Scott and Walliams split
There's no doubting she's a lovely "ladeeee" but
Emily Scott's Australian holiday has sent her Little Britain star boyfriend
packing.
Scott and David Walliams had been dating since August but the camp-acting
comedian drifted away from Scott after she flew home to be with her family over
the summer.
The lads mag favourite had planned to return to London for Christmas but the
couple's spark fizzled out in interim, with Walliams' publicist confirming at
the weekend they are no longer an item.
Read full story here.
Matt Lucas appears as the only
Toad
Being covered in facial warts
and wearing a protruding false stomach to play Toad in The Wind in the Willows
was "a doddle" for Matt Lucas compared with some of his more extreme physical
transformations in his hit comedy TV series Little Britain.
Read full story here.
15/12/2006 - 'Little Britain' stars to stick
with BBC
The stars of Little Britain
have commited to stay at the BBC for the forseeable future.
Matt Lucas and David Walliams were quized on their plans for the future after
winning the Best Stage Comedy award at this year's British Comedy Awards.
"We're BBC, us," replied Lucas when asked if a move to ITV was on the cards. "We
have always been at the BBC and love working there.
"Creatively they let us do what we want and we are very happy. We hope we'll
have a long career there." Continuing, the star joked: "That said, 30 more
pence..."
Read
full story here.
Matt Lucas has revealed his personal comedy
favourites of 2006 - naming Peep Show as his favourite thing on television.
The Little Britain star, speaking after the British Comedy Awards, gave his
approval to the Best TV Comedy Winner.
"I just love it," he commented. "And I'm really, really pleased it's starting to
get the recognition it deserves." The Channel 4 show beat off competition from
Ricky Gervais's Extras and political comedy The Thick of It to take the title.
Lucas, whose own show won Best Stage Comedy, also paid tribute to other prize
winners. "I really enjoyed The Catherine Tate Show - I'm glad she won an award,"
he said of the Best TV Comedy Actress.
Read
full story here.
As mentioned recently in past news about the
£2.50 stand-up Lou and Andy cardboard cut-out, I received mine today and for the
people that don't own one, it's huge! I have also just got my Live Tour DVD
signed by Matt and David today!
13/12/2006 - Lucas to get married on Sunday
Matt Lucas has quashed rumours of a rift with his
Little Britain co-star David Walliams. But he admits his telly partner will not
be best man at his wedding on Sunday.
Speaking for the first time about tying the knot with long-term partner Kevin
McGee, Matt says: “My two best men are two of my oldest college friends, but
David will be there.”
There were reports last month that after spending more than a year on the road
with their Little Britain Live tour, the pair had been clashing and were on the
brink of splitting up.
But Matt insists: “I’m very happy to continue to work with him. We’re not
frustrated with each other. There’s no truth in that story. I love working with
him. I have the dream job.”
All 500 guests at the civil ceremony at the Royal Court Theatre in posh Chelsea,
West London, will dress as panto characters. Matt, 32, explains: “I just like
dressing up."
He and Kevin met at a London nightspot three years ago. In the summer they
bought a £1.5million house together in swanky St John’s Wood, north-west London.
Read full story here.
Best Stage Comedy: LITTLE BRITAIN!
Matt and David have won the Best Stage Comedy
award tonight competing with The Mighty Boosh and The Two Faces of Mitchell and
Webb at the
British Comedy
Awards! Over on ITV2, Matt and David had a chat about their future plans at
10.50pm with Liza Tarbuck backstage.
Other winners are: Best TV comedy actor - Stephen Merchant (Extras), Best comedy
entertainment programme - Harry Hill's TV Burp, Best TV comedy actress -
Catherine Tate, Best TV comedy - Peep Show and People's choice award - Ant and
Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. For a full list,
click here.
12/12/2006 - Vote for your favourite British
BBC American TV show
BBC America is
holding a big contest which they are also playing for television this month and
it's to vote for your favourite British BBC American television show.
Of course, Little Britain has been rolled out in all of it's glory. A video on
demand service through cable providers has compiled various four-minute clips of
the series under the BBC America category to get viewers to watch and vote in.
The whole contest will conclude with a winner announced on December 24, 2006.
So, log on to
BBCAmerica.com and vote! Cheers Al for this information!
Walliams to appear in Hotel Babylon
David Walliams is to star in one of the 19
programmes of Hotel Babylon which starts in January 2007. This was announced
during the Channel 4 Paul O'Grady Show by Tamzin Outhwaite.
Lucas turns down 'Robin Hood' role
Matt Lucas has cast serious doubts upon the
prospect of his portraying Friar Tuck in BBC series Robin Hood, explaining
that his busy schedule would not allow such a commitment.
Last week it was rumoured that Lucas would join the Saturday night drama as
the portly man of the cloth, after BBC One channel controller Peter Fincham
said he "would be very happy" if he filled the role. He added that the
Little Britain comedian had also been unofficially enthusiastic about the
idea.
However, The Stage reports that Lucas has said that he will not be able to
take the part next year, in what already promises to be a hectic twelve
months. 2007 will see Lucas and comedy partner David Walliams take their
Little Britain stage show to Australia, as well as work on a US version of
the programme.
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Mother of Little Britain
No ifs or buts, it takes an outsize character
to put Vicky Pollard in the shade. But Dawn French manages it with ease. The
erstwhile Vicar of Dibley takes to tracksuit and trainers as she plays Vicky’s
mother Shelley in a two-part festive edition of Little Britain.
Read full story here (includes photo of Vicky and her mum, Dawn French).
Stand-up Lou & Andy only £2.50
For a limited time you can get your hands on a
life-like stand-up Lou and Andy cardboard cut-out or a Vicky Pollard cut-out for
just £2.50. P&P is £5.00.
Click here!
10/12/2006 - Viewers force BBC to honour
Walliams
The BBC has bowed to public
pressure and will tonight honour David Walliams, the Little Britain comedy
actor, for swimming the Channel, at its sports personality of the year awards.
All week the corporation has been receiving complaints from viewers about the
absence from the 10-strong shortlist of Walliams, 35, who made the crossing in a
remarkable 10 hours.
In a year of sporting disappointment, some have alleged that the BBC has rigged
the voting process to avoid a potentially embarrassing victory for the actor
known for his transvestite sketches and catchphrase “I’m a laydee”.
Read full story here.
David was presented with the award by Matt
Lucas at 8pm on BBC1 for his achievement in the 10 hours and 30 minute Channel
swim. The presenters of tonight's award ceremony were Sur Barker and Gary Linker
at the Birmingham NEC.
09/12/2006 - Richard & Judy's Christmas Book
Special
Matt and David appeared on this Channel 4
special at 6.45pm along with Billy Piper, Rupert Everett, Gordon Ramsay and
Michael Palin. Plus, special contributions from Ricky Gervais, Trinny & Susannah
and Jamie Oliver.
The show featured the best buys this year in the categories of Food & Drink,
Children’s, Stocking Fillers and Coffee Table, as well as discussing five great
celebrity books.
"The nation’s favourite comedy duo has been touring the country this year with
their sell-out Little Britain Live show. Matt Lucas and David Walliams are more
successful than they ever could have imagined, and now, together with journalist
and friend Boyd Hilton, they have written their autobiography, Inside Little
Britain."
Matt and David joined Richard & Judy in the studio to talk about their book, and
their massive success with Little Britain.
Taken from the show:
Richard: How long do you think Little Britain
will run for?
David: 200 years.
Richard: Do you have a view where your having a great time, the tours going
well, maybe we'll do another series and then we'll walk away and do something
else or is it an open ended thing?
Matt: We don't know, what we want to carry on doing is working together and
doing stuff with the Little Britain characters, whether its still in Little
Britain or not we don't know because there might be a Lou and Andy sitcom one
day but it may be that we go off and do something else and then come back in
three or four years and knock on BBCs door and say can we have another series of
Little Britain so we're not sure.
Matt and David were surprised when Richard and
Judy had a chat with their mums from their homes during the show.
08/12/2006 - Hot Toady
Star Matt admits to feeling the heat when
filming Wind In The Willows. Matt Lucas got so hot under the collar as Toad in BBC1's New Year's Day
special, The Wind In The Willows, that he spend lunchtimes resting in his pants.
"I wore 14 heavy costumes, which was tiring, so I often had a sleep in my
underpants, rather than eating," says the roly-poly actor.
He filmed the children's classic in Bucharest, Romania, during the summer and
recalls: "I'd be running around in tweed in boiling heat. I had to wear a "cool
suit" under my costumes, which would pump ice water over my skin to stop my
make-up melting."
Matt spent an hour in make-up every day, while prosthetics were painstakingly
applied, including dozens of tiny scales to his head and body.
"Mind you, it's not as bad as playing Bubbles De Vere on Little Britain - it
takes six hours to become her. It's mostly fine. When it isn't, I whinge inside
my head."
Read full story here.
The Stag Night
Added a photograph of Matt Lucas with Kevin McGee
on their stag night which took place last night. This can be found in the
gallery.
Outtake TV
Little Britain outtakes were on for the last five
minutes on the BBC1 show Outtake TV at 8.30pm which was followed by Have I Got
News for You presented by Rob Brydon.
07/12/2006 - Lucas wanted for Friar Tuck role
Friar Tuck is getting a reprieve after he was
snubbed in the first series of Robin Hood - and the BBC wants Matt Lucas in the
role.
According to popular legend Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest with his
companions Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, Little John, Allan-A-Dale and Maid Marian.
But Hood's rotund sidekick Tuck, an old favourite, was dispensed with from the
first BBC comeback series on the grounds that he was viewed as a "laughing
stock".
BBC1 Controller Peter Fincham said he wanted Little Britain star Lucas to play
the role, but that he had not been approached formally.
He said: "The series wants to evolve and he is a great character.
"If Matt Lucas said he'd play him I would be very happy. I did mention it to
Matt and he said he would love to do that."
Read full story here.
06/12/2006 - Matt & David in Cardiff
Matt and David were spotted in a Bar last night in
Cardiff where the Doctor Who cast usually visit. Cheers Carl.
05/12/2006 - Exclusive Christmas Photos
These exclusive pictures show Little Britain’s
freaks and geeks causing mayhem abroad for their Christmas special.
Check them out here!
"I'm Gay" single out now
The final song from the Live Stage Show
performed by Daffyd is now available on iTunes.
Matt & David on Richard & Judy
Matt and David will be appearing along with
Ricky Gervais on Richard & Judy's Christmas Book special. The show provides a
guide through the bookshops for the ideal Christmas presents for all the family.
6:45pm, Saturday 9 December on Channel 4.
04/12/2006 - Little Britain Game heading to PS2
and PC
Little Britain The Video Game
is a fun and entertaining collection of mini-games presented in the format of an
episode from the TV show and players can get interactive with their favourite
sketch show characters in a series of eight mini-games. Each mini game plays a
sketch from the TV show and to win the game, the player must progress through
all the sketches to the end of the show, where the credits will roll.
For more info, click here.
01/12/2006 - Computer says yes for Little
Britain
Chav Vicky Pollard, 'Only gay
in the village' Daffyd Thomas, fake invalid Andy and his carer Lou have all been
turned into virtual characters in a Little Britain video game. (Images of these
can be found in the
gallery)
Stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams recorded voices for the game based on the
hit BBC series.
It will recreate an episode with gamers having to complete minigame challenges
to move on to the next skit.
The characters have been modelled in 3D and animated by hand by computer game
makers Blast Entertainment.
The game is out on the PlayStation 2 and PC in January 2007, with a PSP version
following shortly afterward.
Read full story here.
Baker is a virtual pop star
Former Dr Who and Little Britain narrator Tom
Baker is from today, a virtual pop star, aiming to raise money for homeless
charity Shelter this Christmas.
Tom Baker has covered The Kink’s classic “You Really Got Me”, in a mash-up style
with the lyrics being read by text. Read
full story here.
November 2006
30/11/2006 - Little Britain Live: Review
This is the quickest-selling comedy tour of all
time in big Britain: Affirmation that maybe live comedy really was the new rock
'n' roll after all.
Read full review here.
Brydon on Paul O'Grady Show
Rob Brydon appeared on The New Paul O'Grady show
today at 5pm chatting about the recent wedding that David and Matt attended.
29/11/2006 - Toy firm set for bumper
Christmas
The toy company behind Dr Who and Little
Britain toys is expecting a bumper Christmas this year. Character Group
delivered the forecast as it unveiled profits of £6.5m for the year to 31
August, compared with a £660,000 in 2005. As well as “outstanding” sales, the
group thanked the sale of its digital business - which helped it focus on toys
and games - for the turnaround.
Read full story here.
27/11/2006 - Stars Go Nuts for Little Britain
Held in aid of Comic Relief, stars such as Russell
Brand, Kate Moss, Peter Kay and Jonathan Ross joined Matt Lucas and David
Walliams on stage to make last Thursday's event at London's Hammersmith Apollo a
truly special laugh-in.
Aside from the help of comedy heavyweights, arguably the highlight was Holby
City star Jeremy Edwards accidentally exposing himself on stage.
The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant Edwards was pulled out of the
audience by Walliams’s perverted ex-children’s entertainer Des Kaye.
Also joining him on stage was the equally unsuspecting victim David Baddiel. The
pair were then forced to play a game called "hunt the sausage" during which time
Walliam's character started fiddling with Edwards.
It was then that Walliams pulled down both Edwards' trousers and his pants,
exposing 'little Jeremy' to over 3,000 astonished audience members!
Read full story here.
More Christmas Special Spoilers
Freshly added today, some new information on
this year's Christmas Special.
View page.
24/11/2006 - Little Britain to return
The Little Britain tour is such a storming success
that at their Apollo dates at the end of last year, there were no fewer than 21
different types of tie-in T-shirt - most sporting the catchphrases from their
characters Daffyd (the only gay in the village), Vicky Pollard, Lou and Andy and
Emily and Florence - on sale.
Tickets for their shows have flown out so quickly, that even a date at the M.E.N.
Arena failed to satisfy their fans, so they'll return for more dates in the city
on November 25 and 26.
It's all a long way from the hand-to-mouth days when Matt Lucas and comedy
partner David Walliams would spend their university holidays taking their
characters up to the Edinburgh Fringe in successive years.
"For me, the fun is in dressing up and being someone else," Lucas says of the
outrageous characters he portrayed on TV and now live.
Read full story here.
Matt and David on Russell Brand
Matt and David both appeared on the Russell Brand
show tonight on Channel 4 throughout the show between 11pm and 11.55pm. Matt got
a chocolate head of himself as a gift from Russell while David got something
slightly different made of chocolate!
23/11/2006 - Comic Relief Live Special
The live show special took place last tonight at
the Hammersmith Apollo in West London. All proceeds went to Comic Relief for the
special fundraiser with special guests including Kate Moss and Jonathan Ross.
Click here for more info.
21/11/2006 - Little Britain heads over to
Germany
Little Britain are set to
debut to Germany in 2007 following a deal between BBC Worldwide and new German
channel Comedy Central.
Little Britain picks up Award
Congratulations to Little Britain and their two
creators David Williams and Matt Lucas for their win of the International Emmy
Award in the category 'Best Comedy' this week.
For more info, click here.
20/11/2006 - Matt & David on GMTV
Matt and David appeared on the GMTV Lorraine Kelly
show this morning at 8.45am. The interview was about the upcoming Comic Relief
live special - People will have the chance to see the likes of Kate Moss,
Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Dawn French and Kate Thornton come up against
the infamous Vicky Pollard, Maggie and Judy, Kenny Craig onstage at the
Hammersmith Apollo on Wednesday 22 November.
Rumour has it that David Walliams has asked his pal Daniel Craig to be a bond
Baddie! And Matt Lucas is rumoured to be doing the comic relief single with
Peter Kay as mentioned in the last news report.
Tickets for the exclusive fundraiser are on sale now and are available for £125,
£75 and £35. All the proceeds will go to Comic Relief. Clips from this live show
will be shown on Red Nose Day - 16th March 2007.
Watch the interview here.
19/11/2006 - Is this the way to Peter's new
single
Peter Kay looks set to team up
with Little Britain star Matt Lucas to front next year's Comic Relief
fundraising single.
The Bolton comedian is said to be recording a version of The Proclaimers cult
hit I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).
The comedy pair are said to be fans of the Scottish group. Lucas wrote sleeve
notes for their greatest hits, while Kay joined the band on stage when they
performed at Live 8 last year.
Read full story here.
17/11/2006 - Congratulations to a lucky viewer!
As part of BBCs Children in Need tonight, one
lucky viewer got the chance to meet Matt and David backstage plus go home with one of the
costumes by pledging some money to Children in Need. This was shown at 10.45pm
on BBC1.
15/11/2006 - British Comedy Awards Nominees
The nominees for the 2006 British Comedy Awards
2006 have been announced, with Extras getting an impressive four nominations.
The BBC2 show will go head-to-head with Peep Show and The Thick Of It for the
Best TV Comedy of 2006 - with last year's winner Little Britain notably ignored
in this category.
Little Britain are up for two this year - Best stage comedy (along with The
Mighty Boosh and Mitchell and Webb) and People's Choice
Award (along with Extras, 8 out of 10 cats, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and
That Mitchell and Webb Look).
The awards will be presented in London on December 13, in a show hosted by
Jonathan Ross and airing live on ITV1.
See all nominees here.
Watch Little Britain on your
mobile
The BBC has signed a deal with
Rok Player so you can watch your favourite episodes of Little Britain on the
move. However it's not exactly a cheap way of watching your favourite characters
like Marjorie Dawes, Vicky Pollard and, of course, Lou and Andy. Three full
episodes of Little Britain will set you back a rather steep £17.00. Also
available in time for Christmas is the League of Gentlemen (also £17.00).
Read
full story here.
Little Britain: The Interactive Game - Video
clips!
12/11/2006 - Brand & Ross in Comic Relief Live
Special
Russell Brand and Jonathan
Ross is to appear in the Comic Relief Special at the Hammersmith Apollo on
Wednesday 22 November including Kate Moss.
View
the Comic Relief website for more info.
11/11/2006 - Series 3 Review
An out-of-nowhere hit on British television,
adapted from the two creators' radio show, "Little Britain" delivered one of the
freshest and funniest sketch comedy shows in recent years. A mix of filmed
segments and in-studio scenes, the series simulates a documentary about British
people, and presents a rather odd assortment of characters, all of whom are
played by Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
Read the full review here.
10/11/2006 - Walliams on 'This Morning'
David was on ITV1s 'This Morning' at 12.15pm
promoting the Live Tour DVD and the Series 1-3 Boxset. Matt didn't appear on the
show as he has unfortunatly lost his voice and isn't too well at the moment.
David mentioned how much he would like to be the next James Bond while talking
about last nights ITV1 show 'My Life with James Bond'.
Finally, according to research, A new study claims that the most successful
comedians having the following facial features: a round face, small forehead,
wide nose, large eyes and big lips which is
pictured here. The results show that David Walliams has all those facial
features.
For more info about the interview, click here.
There were quite a few brand new outtakes on
'Outtake TV' at 8.50pm on BBC1 from Series 3.
09/11/2006 - Little Britain Live Special for
Comic Relief
Some of the biggest
stars in showbiz are set to join Little Britain onstage at the Hammersmith
Apollo on Wednesday 22 November.
The night promises to be truly memorable, with celebrity performances adding a
new dimension to Little Britain line-up of hilarious sketches. Tickets go on
sale Friday 10 November with all proceeds going to Comic Relief. Call 0871
2302633 or ticketmaster.co.uk.
Insiders say Kate Moss is likely to appear as a shellsuit-wearing chum of mouthy
teenager Vicky Pollard for Little Britain's Big Night performance on 22
November. Little Britain star David Walliams told the Standard: "I've known Kate
socially for a little while and she and Pete came to our show one night and
liked it.
"So we thought, let's be cheeky and see if we can convince her and she was up
for it. The thing about Kate is that she's funny in her own right so we think
it'll be brilliant." He confirmed: "It'll be a speaking role but I don't want to
give too much away. When you see her and what she'll be wearing and doing it'll
be a big surprise."
Read full story here.
Little Britain videogame announced
A game version of the hugely popular sketch
comedy show will be coming to the PlayStation 2 and PC in January 2007, with a
PSP version following shortly afterwards. The game, from budget label Blast
Entertainment, will simulate an episode of the BBC show, with gamers having to
complete minigame challenges to move on to the next skit and ultimately the end
credits. The eight minigames feature Little Britain characters Lou and Andy,
single mum Vicky Pollard, Mr. Mann, transvestites Emily and Florence, fat
fighter Marjorie Dawes, Daffyd Thomas (the "only gay in the village"), Judy and
Maggie, and Letty.
The characters have been modelled in 3D and animated by hand, and voices for the
game will be provided by the creators and main stars of the show, Matt Lucas and
David Walliams. The pair have been recording the voices this week.
Read full story here.
Little Britain Christmas Advent Calendars
Advent calendars are now available from Asda
stores. A surprise gift awaits behind the door of December 25th!
Walliams to star in new BBC film
David Walliams is starring in a new BBC film by
writer and director Stephen Poliakoff. He features alongside Maggie Smith and
Jane Eyre actress Ruth Wilson in Capturing Mary, which will also be shown in the
United States. The TV funnyman, 35, plays a “subtly evil man” who feigns
friendship but brings about destruction instead. Smith, 71, plays Mary, a
once-brilliant writer and critic who is reflecting on her younger self and is
haunted by the memory of Walliams’ character Greville.
The BBC2 film will be shown beside another interlinked Poliakoff title for BBC1,
which has the working title Poliakoff 2006 and stars Michael Gambon. Both dramas
are being shot in central London later this year and are set in the same grand,
empty house frozen in time.
Since shooting to huge success with Little Britain, Walliams’ other film credits
have included A Cock And Bull Story and Virgin Territory, featuring Hayden
Christensen and Mischa Barton, which is currently in production.
Read full story here.
07/11/2006 - David: I'm Honoured
David Walliams said last night he was honoured to
receive a Pride of Britain award.
The Little Britain star was voted the country's most inspirational public figure
for his charity Channel swim.
He said: "I only did a little sponsored swim but I feel very honoured to have
been voted.
"The £1million I raised for Sport Relief will be money well spent."
David, 34, received the surprise gong on stage from ITV's Gabby Logan, while
performing live in his London comic sketch show.
Read full story here.
05/11/2006 - Series 1-3 Box Set and Live Tour
DVD
The complete first three seasons
of Lucas and Walliams' smash hit comedy Little Britain all in one box plus the
Live Tour DVD! Scheduled to be released on 13th November 2006.
04/11/2006 - Matt's Wedding Venue Confirmed?
Matt Lucas and his partner will mark their civil
partnership with festivities on a panto theme, it has been reported.
The multi-award winning comedian will wed partner Kevin McGee, a TV researcher,
in December. The two became engaged last year and live together in St John's
Wood.
The Little Britain live tour show will end shortly before the rumoured date of
the wedding in mid-December.
The precise day and venue have yet to be confirmed, although rumour suggests the
couple favour the exclusive Institute of Directors in Pall Mall or the sumptuous
Banqueting House in Whitehall for the bash.
03/11/2006 - Latest addition to the website
Earlier today, I was informed with a press release
about the Little Britain Interactive Game which will be out on November 6th. For
more information about this brand new game,
check out the latest page added to
this site which will be full of all the Little Britain merchandise in as much
detail as possible!
Also recently added to this website - 'fan
art', gives you the opportunity to show your work to the world! Whether it's
Little Britain icons, wallpapers or videos, we want to see your work! Don't
forget to check out the
gallery with
some new images!
01/11/2006 - And the winner goes to... Little
Britain!
Little Britain, (which was
awarded by 'Friends' star David Schwimmer giving a very good speech) won Most
Popular Programme for the third year, beating the Catherine Tate Show, Will and
Grace and My Family at this year's National Television Awards from the Royal
Albert Hall, London.
David Walliams took a special recognition award for his charity swim across the
Channel while Eastenders won the gong for the second year running for Most
Popular Serial Drama beating Coronation Street.
Ant & Dec won Most Popular Entertainment Presenter, repeating their success of
the past five years.
Noel Edmonds won his first National Television Award (NTA) for his comeback
Channel 4 show Deal Or No Deal.
Other winners included motoring show Top Gear, whose star Richard Hammond is
recovering from an accident which took place while filming for the series, for
Most Popular Factual Programme. Viewers can catch the show tonight on ITV1 and
then ITV2 for behind the scenes footage.
Read full story here.
October 2006
30/10/2006 - Little Britain Live - 22 February
2007
The Little Britain Live Show is
going to Perth, Australia!
Matt Lucas and David Walliams will be performing their live show at Challenge
Stadium on Thursday 22 February 2007.
Read full story here. All the tour dates can be found on the
Live Tour page.
Walliams does 007
While Matt Lucas is heading out to Australia to
hang out with Kath and Kim, fellow Little Britain star, David Walliams has been
sizing himself up at the next 007.
Walliams has styled himself as the ultimate ladies man, emulating Sean Connery's
classic 007 pose, in a new photo shoot for the Radio Times.
In the hilarious set of photos, Walliams gets to grip with the Bond jet pack
used in the film Thunderball and tries out the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger.
Walliams who successfully swam across the English Channel, will be hosting the
ITV1 documentary 'My Life With James Bond' next month.
Read full story here.
Little Britain: The Interactive Game
Its a Little Britain British quiz: devised and
performed by Lucas and Walliams with all new exclusive footage!
Narrated by Tom Baker, the questions cover every aspect of Britain and British
life with a thematic link to the character presenting it. There are over 1000
questions to tackle as a multiple choice quiz or activity game.
You can involve up to 4 players or employ a team game – choose from Emily
Howard, Anne, Vicky Pollard or Lou and Andy. The winner is the first to cover
the UK and collect the most tokens!
Rounds include; Name that Gay, Carol's Travel
Quiz, FatFighter's Quiz, Guess the FeemTune, Charades with Sebastian and loads
more!
Hundreds and hundreds of people are creating
Little Britain items such as icons, wallpapers and videos etc and if you have
made anything Little Britain related and would like to add to the website
then please send them in via email.
ALL your work will get credit - you can
either leave your name or website address or both if you wish. Your email
address will not be shown.
This kind of thing has been done on this website before but it went wrong as I
received about one item. If I receive quite a few pieces of fan art then I can
start a brand new page dedicated to fan work. Remember, you will get credit as
this will be the whole point - the page will be dedicated to the fans and made
by the fans!
27/10/2006 - Daffyd's heading Down Under
Little Britain star Matt Lucas is reportedly
heading Down Under to star in hit Aussie comedy, 'Kath and Kim'.
Lucas is said to be a huge fan of the show and has met with the shows producers
Jane Turner (Kath) and Gina Riley (Kim) to discuss the role saying: 'I can't
wait. It's going to be very exciting.'
Lucas, who plays Daffyd 'the only gay in the village' in Little Britain, is not
exactly sure what role he will be playing in show but reportedly said:
'I don't know what I'll be doing yet. There was some possible suggestion that I
would play a member of their family, an English cousin or something.'
Lucas is set to film his scenes for the show when he starts his Little Britain
tour, with co-created David Walliams, in Australia in January.
Read full story here.
21/10/2006 - The only toad in the village
There is no need for green make-up. With his
bald head and rotund figure, Matt Lucas requires only a flamboyant tweed suit to
turn him into a convincing Mr Toad.
The Little Britain comedian has just finished filming a spectacular £5million
star-studded production of The Wind In The Willows, to be screened on the BBC on
Boxing Day.
Read full story here.
20/10/2006 - Anthony wants Brit more of PM
Little Britain star Anthony Head admits he would
love to do a spin-off from the hit BBC1 comedy starring his harassed Prime
Minister character.
In the sketch from the much-loved series, Anthony's character is constantly
hassled by David Walliams as Sebastian, who has the hots for the PM.
The star - who is currently appearing in the Little Britain Live stage show
alongside Walliams and Matt Lucas - said: "I doubt if there will be a new series
of Little Britain as we know it so you never know.
"We have a Christmas special though.
"I hope if they want to do it they ask me. I love doing the show. They are great
guys and I really love working with them.
"Matt and David have extremely furtile minds and they are not remotely
influenced by their success.
"They are constantly driven by wanting to make it better so we'll see what
happens."
Read full story here.
18/10/2006 - "My
Little Britain date was boring"
Comedy actress Jessica Stevenson has admitted
she once went on a date with David Walliams, but she says it was "boring".
The actress, who was one of the creators of the sitcom Spaced and starred in The
Royle Family, claims the Little Britain star bought her sweets.
She said: "I went on a date with him and he was quite boring. He ended up going
out with my friend, he bought me some smarties."
Read full story here.
Vote for Little Britain at this year's NTA
Awards!
On Wednesday 1st November, ITV1, you can watch
the National Television Awards. Little Britain is up for nominations along with
'My Family', The Catherine Tate Show' and 'Will and Grace'.
Support Little Britain here!
16/10/2006 - Series 3 Script book
You can now purchase the Little Britain Series 3
Script book from the online store!
13/10/2006 - Matt and David on The New Paul
O'Grady Show
The guys were on the
Channel 4 Paul O'Grady Show today promoting the 'Inside Little Britain' book and
the Live Tour DVD which viewers got a short clip of. At the end of the show,
Paul, Matt and David walked on custard!
10/10/2006 - Matt Lucas' wedding to have panto
theme
We know how much Little
Britain's Matt Lucas likes dressing up... but his wedding day will make even
their most outrageous characters like Emily and Florence look positively dowdy.
The comic genius and his boyfriend Kevin McGee are planning a Christmas
panto-style extravaganza for their civil partnership ceremony this December.
They plan to walk down the aisle in fancy dress in a sumptuous, no-expense
spared ceremony celebrating the "best of British pantomime".
Oh no, they're not? Oh yes, they are! Although the final costumes have yet to be
decided they are said to be looking at a number of different outfits - including
Captain Hook, Mother Goose and Aladdin.
Two swanky London venues have provisionally been booked for the do - Banqueting
House in Whitehall and the Institute of Directors, Pall Mall.
Although the exact date hasn't been confirmed, the bash is expected to be held
in mid-December at the end of Matt and David's brilliant Little Britain Live
tour.
The source told the paper that whatever the venue, the couple plan to kit it out
in a theatre style for guests including Sir Elton John and actor Anthony Head.
Read full story here.
Little Britain in race for Emmys
Sketch show Little Britain, TV chef Gordon
Ramsay and actor Ray Winstone are among the British nominees for this year's
International Emmy Awards.
Little Britain is listed in the comedy category, with Channel 4's The IT Crowd
also nominated, alongside German series Paare and The Amateurs, from Brazil.
The gala ceremony for the 34th awards will take place in New York.
Read full story here.
David reveals new girlfriend
Here's the first picture of David Walliams with new girlfriend Emily Scott -
and I hope she can handle his camp antics.
David, interviewed with Little Britain partner Matt Lucas, said he’d been seeing
Aussie model Emily for a month.
08/10/2006 - Little Britain: The biggest
British live comedy show of all time (£25m and counting)
Their year-long nationwide tour is ending with a
six-week finale in London.
Welcome to Little Britain Live, now at the Apollo, Hammersmith in west London,
and officially confirmed as the longest-running UK comedy tour ever staged,
playing to more than a million people in theatres and arenas and generating
upwards of £25m.
Since it began life as a Radio 4 show only five years ago, it has transferred to
BBC3, BBC2 and finally BBC1 where, in the space of three series, it has
ballooned into one of the corporation's biggest audience bankers.
In the summer, the duo signed a £6m deal to tie themselves to the BBC for a
further three years, with plans to adapt the series for the US through the HBO
network, home to The Sopranos, Sex and the City and Six Feet Under.
By the end of this tour in December, Walliams and Lucas will have sold out over
200 live shows. When the tickets went on sale last year they shifted more than
200,000 in a single day.
Each of the three series has topped the DVD sales charts, the first selling more
than 1.8m to become the biggest selling release of a TV series. Still to come
there is a Little Britain interactive DVD quiz and in November 06, the DVD of
the live show will be released.
Read full review here.
07/10/2006 - Little Britain duo eye festive hit
Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams
could have a festive number one after releasing the tuneful finale to their live
show by popular demand.
Lucas said: "We've done this song and dance number at the end of our show and
the response has been so positive we're going to put it out on iTunes.
"I don't know the exact date but it's by Dafydd Thomas and it's called I'm Gay,
surprisingly enough."
Read full story here.
Best man? No, I'm a laydee
It's Little and large Britain yesterday as lanky
best man David Walliams towers over Rob Brydon’s unimpressed looking son.
The rings were held by 6ft 4ins Walliams — whose gender-bender catchphrase is
‘I’m a laydee’ — as Supernova star Rob, 41, wed second wife, TV researcher Clare
Holland, 33, in Windsor, Berks.
Also invited were Little Brit co-star Matt Lucas, comics Jimmy Carr and Ronnie
Corbett, and Clare’s South Bank Show boss, Lord Melvyn Bragg.
Click here for photos!
06/10/2006 - Little Britain Live Review
A year after Matt Lucas and David Walliams began
this mammoth tour, they’ve finally given their nation-conquering grotesques a
five-week lap of honour in London. The technical glitches that came with that
first night in Portsmouth in October 2005 — and the endearing ad libs that
inspired — are long gone. What’s left is a perfectly performed, competently
scripted spin-off that sparkles like a West End musical.
Read full story here.
Little Britain meets Sky News
Matt Lucas and David Walliams took time out from
their run of Little Britain live shows to tell Sky's Kay Burley about everything
from Vicky Pollard and swimming the Channel to getting married and making
movies.
Watch here!
05/10/2006 - Little Britain entertains host of
international stars
Their comical
characters like Vicky Pollard, Dafydd and Lou and Andy have won David Walliams
and Matt Lucas millions of fans, and apparently an international celebrity
following judging by the turnout for their Little Britain stage show.
A host of UK and jet-setting personalities were among the packed audience for
the live act's opening night at London's Hammersmith Apollo. German supermodel
Claudia Schiffer arrived with her director husband Matthew Vaughn, while
American former Friends actor David Schwimmer also put in a surprise appearance.
Other A-listers in town for an evening of non-stop laughs included Patsy Kensit,
Bob Geldof, who attended with his French partner Jeanne Marine, Ben Elton and
the BBC show 'The Sound of Music' winner Connie Fisher.
Source: Hello Magazine.com and U.TV.
The show must go on - Little
Britain stars plan world domination
The Little Britain duo say the buzz of going on stage prevents them from getting
tired when they are on the road.
Their live show came to London - at the Hammersmith Apollo - after touring the
country and the creators have plans for further world domination.
David Walliams said: "We'll have played to about a million people and done 200
shows by the time we've finished here in London and then next year we're taking
it to Australia.
"It is tiring but when you hear people's laughter and applause it energises you
and that's a great feeling.
"You may be knackered when you come off but you're not knackered when you're
doing it."
Read full story here.
04/10/2006 - Little Britain UK Tour Review
The loudest bursts
of applause at the opening of Little Britain's London season were reserved for
those characters who have made their home in the nooks and crannies of the
nation's funny bone.
As the curtain rose, the eternally put-upon Lou was gazing hopefully into
the audience from a stage empty save for a vacant wheelchair. "Has anyone seen Andy?" he enquired with an optimism not quite extinguished
by long experience. "He's in your trousers!" shouted a wag, prompting David
Walliams to preen at the presumed compliment to his manhood. Then Andy appeared. Flying through the air on a wire, trailing smoke. "He's
behind you!" came the predictable response, and we were suddenly and sadly
plunged back into the iron parameters of a well-established routine.
Read full story here.
September 2006
28/09/2006 - What next for Matt and David?
James Joyce and Brendan Behan put Bewley's
legendary cafe in Dublin's Grafton Street on the tourist trail. But it is
unlikely that the bustling tea rooms played host to two men who turn as many
heads as Little Britain's Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
We are seated downstairs, against a dark panelled wall at the back of the cafe,
when an apologetic woman approaches to compliment the pair on their storming
live show at The Point Theatre the night before - gig number 143 of a nine-month
tour, which reaches London next week.
Read full story here.
26/09/2006 - Little Britain staff 'threatened'
Car clampers at a Little Britain concert at the
Odyssey Arena in Belfast were threatened with paramilitary action, a security
firm has claimed.
Nick Kenwood of ISTM NI said: "One person who was clamped simply said, 'We're
away to get the boys, you'd better be gone when we come back."
He added: "By the very nature of the threat, the implications are obvious."
Dozens of motorists complained their evening had been ruined when they left the
concert to find their cars clamped.
The sold-out show featuring Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams
was the second of three dates at the arena in Belfast.
Read full story here.
22/09/2006 - How you could be joining Little
Britain on stage in Belfast
The stars of comedy phenomenon Little Britain last
night said they were relishing the prospect of singling out members of the
Ulster audience to join in their live stage show when they come to Belfast this
weekend.
Matt Lucas and David Walliams bring the stage version of their hugely successful
sketch show to the Odyssey Arena for three nights, from Sunday to Tuesday and
are expected to perform in front of up to 30,000 people.
Speaking ahead of their Belfast shows, David Walliams said: "We can't say too
much about the show because we don't want to give the game away, but of course
there will be a bit of audience participation.
In total the comedy duo have performed up to 140 gigs in the last 12 months.
Matt said: "It's great, but really tiring. I feel like we've been touring since
1936.
Read full story here.
Little Britain Live Down under
Australian fans will be able to get a taste of
Matt and David's work. Matt and David will be performing the show in Hordern
Pavilion, Sydney for two nights (3rd and 4th February 2007).
Click here for tickets.
Straight talking for Walliams
Little Britain’s David Walliams felt the need to
get in touch with his first love on popular website Friends Reunited after
shooting to stardom.
The camp comic sent an email to the girl, who he had a huge crush on, thanking
her for being so kind to him at school.
I’ve got my hands on David’s emotional message.
He wrote: “It’s strange not having anyone to share this time of incredible
success with - or maybe it’s great as I can go on dates with some absolutely
beautiful women - I’m not sure.
Read full story here.
21/09/2006 - Little Britain stars visit town
centre
Hundreds of Little Britain fans turned up to see
their comic heroes in the flesh as David Walliams and Matt Lucas visited
Festival Place on Friday, September 15.
"I want that one" could be heard as copies of their new book Inside Little
Britain - written together with Heat magazine editor Boyd Hilton - were flying
off the shelves in Ottakar's bookshop.
The pair's appearance was one of the most prolific book-signing events
Basingstoke has ever witnessed, attracting a huge crowd of excited fans.
People of all ages started queuing up in Porchester Square from 4pm to have
their books signed by the stars, who shot to fame with the hit BBC show that
first hit the screens in September 2003.
Most of the indoor square had been cordoned off to accommodate the crowds, and
security guards were in place in case things got out of hand.
But despite being one of the most eagerly-awaited book-signings of the year, the
event went off without incident. More than a couple of hundred people queued up,
and around a hundred more were waiting to get a glimpse of the stars.
Read full story here.
Walliams takes on 007
David Walliams is to front an hour-long ITV1 show
about his passion for James Bond.
The comic, who will be defecting from Little Britain’s BBC home to make the
programme, says he has been obsessed with 007 since he was six.
And in My Life With James Bond, he will meet other celebrity fans, recall his
favourite Bond moments and look at the stunts, the machines and the girls.
He said: ‘Ever since I saw The Spy Who Loved Me at the age of six, I have been
obsessed.
'Unfortunately I have never been asked to play James Bond, but I have been asked
to present this new documentary. I promise not to camp it up. Too much.’
The programme, which will air later this year, will be made by Unique Television
with the full co-operation of Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G
Wilson.
Series 3 DVD delay
For the people that ordered the Signed Series 3
DVD from the official Little Britain store, they contacted me to say sorry for
the short delay. The reason is that Matt and David are currently in Ireland and
are signing them there and they will hope to get all ordered DVD's to you in the
next week.
18/09/2006 - Little
Britain on the big screen
Little Britain: The Movie is on its
way. Stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas have revealed they are
developing a film in America.
Read full story here.
Little Britain: Watching them,
watching me
Boyd Hilton, TV editor of 'Heat',
spent a year tracking 'Little Britain' stars Matt Lucas and David
Walliams for a new book. On the way he learnt a lot about how
celebrity and the media interact.
nside a trailer van at Alexandra Palace, London. 1 April, 2006. Matt
Lucas and David Walliams are filming a pop video with the Pet Shop
Boys. I am recording their every word on my iPod, while another
writer, Chris Heath, is recording everything on his Dictaphone. Two
film crews are filming the scene and two still photographers are
taking pictures.
Read full story here.
17/09/2006 - Series 3 DVD hits
America this November!
16/09/2006 - Will we do a
fourth? Yeah but no but...
Matt Lucas and David Walliams are
familiar faces in practically every household thanks to their
successful TV comedy, Little Britain, but little was known about
their private lives - until now. Gemma Quade talks to the pair about
a revealing new autobiography that coincides with their UK tour
Everybody thinks they know Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David
Walliams. Stories about them scatter newspapers on a weekly basis,
but now they have allowed TV journalist Boyd Hilton intimate access
to their lives for a warts and all autobiography, Inside Little
Britain.
Read full story here.
One more time for Little Britain
As they prepare to play the closing
dates of their hugely successful live stage tour, Little Britain
stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas have agreed to do one last show
in Bournemouth.
They will make their eighth and final live Bournemouth appearance in
Little Britain at the town's International Centre on Tuesday,
December 12.
Read full story here.
15/09/2006 - Little Britain...
The Movie?
Little Britain's David Walliams and
Matt Lucas have revealed they are developing a movie in the US.
When asked in an interview if they planned another series, Walliams
said: "We don't know yet, actually, because we've had some sort of
interest from America.
"We've got a sort of film development deal out there and also we
might do something for TV out there."
In the interview, to be show on Parkinson tomorrow (September 16),
Lucas also talked about his forthcoming gay wedding to TV producer
Kevin McGee.
He said: "We're going to have a civil partnership - or marriage - or
whatever you like to call it.
"I think the first thing is I suppose we are very much in love but
also it's important that gay couples have the same rights as
straight couples."
Read full story here.
Walliams plans to wed Denise Van
Outen
Afraid of being left on the shelf,
Little Britain comedian David Williams has made a pact with friend
Denise Van Outen to get married next year.
The two agreed to marry each other within two years if they fail to
find love elsewhere.
Read full story here.
13/09/2006 - He's The One...
Matt came to Robbie's rescue
When Robbie Williams and Guy
Chambers parted company as a hit-making duo, songwriters scrambled
to link up with pop’s biggest name.
But I never thought Little Britain’s Matt Lucas would be the
lyricist to fit the bill... well, almost.
Read full story here.
There is another article by The Daily Mail here.
11/09/2006 - Series 3 released
The Little Britain Series 3 DVD has
been released today. If you wish to get yourself a signed copy of
the DVD, this can be bought for a more expensive price at the
Official Little Britain Store.
10/09/2006 - Parky is back!
Chat show host Parkinson is back
and the first episode of Parky's new series will feature interviews
with Elton John as well as Matt Lucas and David Walliams on Saturday
16th September, ITV at 10pm.
Little Britain’s Matt Lucas is
getting married — to his gay lover.
TV researcher Kevin McGee, 30, has agreed to tie the knot after the
funnyman secretly popped the question in May.
Yesterday Matt, 32 — whose catchphrase as fake cripple Andy is “I
want that one” — was making plans for their civil partnership
ceremony.
The Sun has mocked up how the pair might look
here, — if Matt went along as his telly character.
The wedding was revealed as a new book about the hit BBC comedy show
confirmed: “Matt and Kevin feel destined to be together.
Matt tells in Inside Little Britain how his mum Diana was “shocked
and surprised” after he confessed he was gay.
But she now thinks Kevin — who Matt met at a nightclub four years
ago — is a “lovely boy”.
Matt told The Sun: “I may not be able to give her babies but I can
give her BAFTAs.”
Last year he and Kevin swapped matching silver rings. They recently
moved out of their North West London flat to set up home together in
a £1million pad in the capital’s swanky St John’s Wood.
Meanwhile, as Lucas looks to the future in his private life, he is
also set for further professional success across the Atlantic,
according to reports.
American cable channel HBO is said to be planning to adapt Little
Britain for the US market, with Lucas and Walliams reportedly
planning to create the American equivalents of much-loved characters
such as troublesome schoolgirl Vicky Pollard.
06/09/2006 - Ronnie is a Little
Briton
Tiny comedy legend Ronnie Corbett
is to join the cast of the Little Britain Christmas special.
The 75-year-old funnyman, just 5ft 1in, finds himself seduced by
larger-than-life maneater Bubbles Devere in one of two half-hour
shows.
He will appear alongside regular stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams
— plus guests including Peter Kay, Steve Coogan and Dawn French.
Thrilled David, 35, told of his joy at working with Ronnie in the
special — titled Little Britain Abroad. He said: “It’s been so
exciting to work with utter comedy legends.
“This morning we were rehearsing with Ronnie and you think, ‘Oh my
God, I’m acting with a man I grew up watching with my family’.”
05/09/2006 - Warts 'n all: Matt
Lucas Interview
While smash-hit comedy Little
Britain has the nation in stitches, life has not always been easy
for stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
To coincide with the release of their new book, Inside Little
Britain, David and Matt have given The Sun a fascinating insight
into their history.
In Day Two, Matt reveals how he lost his hair and how he came to
terms with his sexuality.
Read full story here.
Ricky Gervais mocks Little
Britain
Office star Ricky Gervais mocks his
Little Britain comedy rivals in his new series of Extras.
He has a swipe at Matt Lucas and David Walliam's style of humour in
the opening episode, featuring the actor Orlando Bloom.
Read full story here.
04/09/2006 - Christmas Special
line-up revealed!
Peter Kay, Steve Coogan, Dawn
French, Julia Davis and Paul McKenna will all appear in Little
Britain’s Christmas special.
The show will be split into two half-hour programmes on the theme of
Little Britain Abroad.
Read more on the Christmas special page!
Interview: David Walliams and
'The Sun'
Little Britain is very, very big.
With three smash hit TV series and a sell-out tour behind them,
David Walliams and Matt Lucas are now filming their Christmas
special and planning another blockbuster tour.
But life hasn’t always been so rosy.
To coincide with the release of their new book, Inside Little
Britain, David and Matt have given The Sun a startling insight into
the troubled history of their comedy partnership and the secrets of
their childhoods.
In Day One of a brilliant series, David recalls a childhood
encounter with a dirty old man – and how depression nearly cost him
their big break.
Read full story here.
03/09/2006 - Cooke is riding
high in a world apart
So how does it feel to be below
David Walliams in the betting for the BBC Sports Personality of the
Year award?
Nicole Cooke, Britain's world-conquering cyclist, has been away from
home for so long that she requires an explanation about the Little
Britain star's cross-Channel swim. She takes a sip of water as she
ponders the prospect of being deemed less worthy than a comedian
smothered in goose grease.
Read full story here.
August 2006
31/08/2006 - Anthony Head on The
Sharon Osbourne Show
ITV1 at 5.30pm, guest star Anthony
Head (Little Britain PM) and his dog was interviewed by Sharon. She
mentioned David will be in the studio in another of Sharon's talk
shows.
30/08/2006 - Christmas Special
2006 guest star revealed
Comedian Peter Kay will be starring
in one of the two Christmas Specials in a Ting Tong sketch.
29/08/2006 - Big stars lined up
as theatre bounces back after 16-month shutdown
Matt Lucas and David Walliams will
top the bill when Leeds Grand Theatre re-opens in October after a
16-month shutdown.
The Victorian theatre and opera house in New Briggate has just
undergone the first phase of a £31.5m transformation. Now it has
released its line-up of stars for the October 2006 to April 2007
season.
Read full story here.
27/08/2006 - More Christmas
Special info!
Matt and David earlier this week
have been filming in Ibiza for one of the Christmas Special
sketches.
The pair survive a plane crash in a spoof of Channel 4 hit Lost.
Viewers will see Lou pull Andy to safety then build a bamboo
wheelchair and raft in the final Christmas special.
Big bucks have been spent on the sketch, which includes a full-size
replica of a plane wing.
A source said: "It's probably the biggest sketch in the show's
history."
View the slideshow provided by
News of the World
here!
26/08/2006 - Site Update
I have just updated the biographies
page and have added new facts plus I have revamped the Super Swim
page.
New merchandise is now available
including the Little Britain Live DVD and can be found on the
merchandise page which has just been updated.
The Little Britain Series 1-3 Boxset will be available for you to
buy from 13th November 2006.
25/08/2006 - Little Britain to
be big in America
Little Britain stars David Walliams
and Matt Lucas have struck a deal with showbiz mogul Simon Fuller to
take the hit British comedy to America. US broadcaster HBO has
snapped up the rights to the show, which pokes fun at quintessential
England. It will be adapted to satirise urban America, with both
stars working closely with US writers. Fuller tells Broadcast
magazine, "We are on the brink of confirming something rather
special. Think back to Monty Python. Who would have thought that
would have been such a big hit in America?" The show already has a
cult following on the BBC America cable channel.
Lucas and Walliams will be free to
work on the American version after concluding Little Britain with a
BBC Christmas special. The British shows are shown in 13 countries
and have already won a cult audience on the BBC America cable
channel. Spin-off opportunities from a hit US version will be
considerable. The pair will have earned an estimated £20 million
over four years after the conclusion of a 140-date nationwide tour
for which 200,000 tickets were sold in one day.
There will be a live DVD, for which they received a £2 million
advance, to add to the BBC DVD releases that have sold 5 million
copies. Talking Pollard dolls and other merchandise are expected to
be strong sellers again this Christmas. Episodes will soon be on
sale as paid-for downloads.
23/08/2006 - Walliams has house
renovated
Architect Turner Castle was
commissioned by Little Britain star David Walliams to transform the
interior of this early Victorian house in London’s Belsize Park,
which completes in June.
To transform this four-storey, semi-detached house, Turner Castle
had it completely stripped back to its load-bearing external walls.
The internal arrangement of the building has been reconfigured, and
a large rear extension was added.
Read full story here.
View diagrams here.
Christmas special being filmed
in Mallorca:
The stars of top TV comedy show
Little Britain are in Mallorca filming scenes for their Christmas
Special show.
The festive show is set to be the centrepiece of BBC1's Christmas
schedule. The two stars are being tailed by a top-selling UK tabloid
newspaper for a series of articles about the making of the show.
22/08/2006 - Doctor aims to
better Channel swim time of Walliams
A Doctor is determined to prove
that David Walliams is not the only man from Reigate who can tackle
the swim across the English Channel.
"I decided then that I was going to attempt it, a long time before
David Walliams announced he was going to do it."
When comedian Mr Walliams swam the distance in 10.5 hours - raising
£1 million for Sport Relief - he had to swim through a group of
jellyfish.
Dr McGilligan will help to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care -
and he hopes readers of The Post will help him to reach a target of
£5,000.
Read full story here.
21/08/2006 - Walliams dates
'Love Island' star?
Little Britain star David Walliams
is dating Australian bikini model Emily Scott. The pair were spotted
enjoying a romantic meal in London last week, before spending the
day shopping together in Knightsbridge yesterday. One onlooker told
the News of the World: "They looked a really cosy couple. David
seemed very attentive - he looked like a real laydees' man!" Emily
spent a week on ITV1's Love Island last month.
20/08/2006 - Happy Birthday Mr
Walliams!
David Walliams' 35th Birthday is
today - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
18/08/2006 - The Monarch says no
The Queen has turned down an offer
to appear in Little Britain along with comedians Matt Lucas and
David Walliams.
They had hoped one of their characters meet Her Majesty at a charity
gala in a future epsiode of their sketch show but she has rejected
the chance.
Matt joked: "We found out she's not in the actor's union so we
couldn't have her!"
Matt and David are currently working on two Little Britain Christmas
specials and a spin-off series for next year.
16/08/2006 - Christmas Special
sold out!
All tickets for the recording of
the Little Britain Christmas special were sold out within 30 minutes
yesterday.
According to Heat magazine David is moving house. There's a picture
of removal people moving boxes out of his house. One person is
carrying out a big picture of Emily and Florence.
According to TV and Satellite Week, David's role in Hotel Babylon
has been confirmed. He'll play a 'weird cult leader' in the second
series of the show.
Ting's a Little Brit sexy
It looks like Little Britain's
Dudley Punt could be in for a special Christmas.
His mail order Thai bride Ting Tong Macadangdang was recently
spotted leaving a sex shop while filming in Amsterdam.
14/08/2006 - Bulmers
International Comedy Festival 2006
