Celebrity Hijack will see a whole host of showbiz guests having a go in the
hot seat. Making rules, creating mayhem, setting both sublime and ridiculous
tasks, taking away food as punishment. Comedian Jimmy Carr will join Little
Britain’s Matt Lucas to take it in turn to become Big Brother.
Full story...
Source 2...
See photos...Thanks Geraldine for this news!
Celebrity Hijack kicks off on Channel 4 at 9pm on Thursday and then moves to
E4.
'Strictly Come Dancing' Celebration
We have a few new photographs added to our
gallery (images 184 and 185) of Walliams at Alesha Dixons Strictly Come Dancing
celebration at a West End nightclub. Walliams left the party after just
fifteen minutes.
View source.Cheers Geraldine!
28/12/2007 - Matt Lucas joins the panel for Arsenal TV
Arsenal TV launches on Monday 14th January with a major event at Emirates
Stadium. Arsène Wenger, Ray Parlour and comedian Matt Lucas will be part
of a studio panel taking questions from a invited audience of guests.
Recorded on the Monday afternoon of launch, it promises to be a lively
debate addressing all areas of Arsenal Football Club past and present.
Full story...Thanks Geraldine for this news!
26/12/2007 - Walliams Desperate to Star in M&S Ads
David Walliams Is Desperate To Star In A Marks And Spencer TV Advert. The
Little Britain star loves the store’s 50s style Christmas commercial
starring supermodel Erin O’Connor, Twiggy and Laura Bailey and would love a
part in the next one.
Erin told Britain’s Closer magazine: "David’s desperate to be in the advert
next time. He loves them and he’s been leasing messages for me, begging to
be given a chance. I told him he’d have to camp it up and dress like a ‘laydee’!"
But the 29-year-old model would rather have former boyband Take That (the
new faces of M&S menswear) in the adverts.
View source.
Little Britain Live
Highlights from Comic Relief 2007 will be shown on BBC1, this Thursday at
10.45pm and includes a few sketches from
Little Britain Live.
25/12/2007 - Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
24/12/2007 - Walliams heads over to Somerset
David Walliams will be visiting Cross near Axbridge to get a feel for his
new role as comic legend Frankie Howerd.
The 36-year-old, who studied at Bristol University before teaming up with
Matt Lucas to write the smash hit BBC series Little Britain, will be
visiting Frankie's former residence Wavering Down House.
Full story...
22/12/2007 - Strictly Come Dancing
Tonight is the final of Strictly Come Dancing and David Walliams was in the
audience and Bruce Forsyth got a chat with him about the show.
Walliams is a little smitten
Walliams' gay-o-meter has x-ploded as he says he wanted cheesy Same
Difference to win X Factor.
Full story...
21/12/2007 - Celebrity Hijack
Matt Lucas is rumoured to be in the frame to play Big Brother which will be
starting January 3rd on E4. Find out more about
Celebrity Hijack here!
Apologies to Walliams
In Pandora on 16 November it was implied that David Walliams was rude and
dismissive to a "partygoer" at a charity event for the Elton John Aids
Foundation.
We wish to clarify that the "partygoer" concerned was one of our diary
reporters.
Mr Walliams told the reporter that he was at the event as a guest and was
not giving interviews that evening. Furthermore, it was not our intention to
imply that that Mr Walliams' behaviour was rude or conceited, and we accept
that Mr Walliams, spoke to and posed for photographs with paparazzi and
members of the public when requested.
View source.
Site Update
You can now watch David's appearance on Paul O Grady's chat show
here!
20/12/2007 - Matt and David on Paul O Grady
This afternoon at 5pm on channel 4, Matt and David will be on the Paul O Grady
Chat show.
UPDATE: Only David will be on the show. Cheers Geraldine!
Lucas rumoured to play Benny Hill
Whilst David Walliams is due to play Frankie Howard in a BBC4 drama next
year and has also just signed a lucrative deal to write children's books, it
is rumoured Matt Lucas is to be in the frame to play Benny Hill in a telly
biopic.
Full story...Cheers Geraldine!
19/12/2007 - Walliams Terrified of Meeting Gary Barlow
David Walliams is terrified of meeting Take That star Gary Barlow. The
Little Britain comic, left, and his partner Matt Lucas lampooned Gary and
band mate Howard Donald in a sketch on their show
Rock Profiles some years ago.
But David says he remains wary of bumping into Gary.
Full story...Thanks Geraldine for this news!
18/12/2007 - 'Little Britain' fraudster due for Sentencing
An NHS Care Assistant, who posed as a wheelchair user to cheat Harrow
Council out of just over £100,000, is due to be sentenced today at Harrow
Crown Court. Council investigators found parallels with the characters 'Andy
and Lou'.
Full story...
Little Britain toy-maker Collapsed
Little Britain and Doctor Who toy-maker
Character Group
collapsed 69½p to 68½p on a shock profits warning. The company said that
trading in the crucial run-up to Christmas has been poor. November was bad
but the expected acceleration in December has failed to materialise. Over
the four month period to the end of December, the board now expect sales to
be down about 18%.
Full story...
17/12/2007 - HarperCollins signs Walliams for Children's Book
David Walliams has signed a deal with HarperCollins for his debut novel for
children. A two book deal for world rights was concluded by HarperCollins
Children's Books' Ann-Janine Murtagh and Nick Lake with Paul Stevens of
Independent Talent Group.
Walliams' first book, as yet untitled, will be published in autumn 2008. It
will be a "humorous, classic tale" featuring a boy hero. It will be aimed at
eight to eleven year olds but HC said it would also appeal to older readers.
More info...
Walliams meets The Queen
The full length clip of David Walliams along with his mother meeting The
Queen because he raised one-million pounds for sport relief (swimming the
Channel) was on 'Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work', at 9pm on BBC1.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows, starring Matt Lucas as Mr Toad is about to hit the screens once again - this
Sunday at 7.30pm on ABC.
Lucas chats about the film in this article.Cheers Geraldine.
And don't forget our page dedicated to the film
right here!
15/12/2007 - Rather You Than Me
David Walliams is to portray one of his comedy heroes, Frankie Howerd, in a
BBC Four drama. Called Rather You Than Me, the biopic has been written in
conjunction with Howerd's partner, Dennis Heymer.
Full story...
14/12/2007 - Walliams in Frankie Drama
David is set to play his all-time comic hero in a new BBC drama. The Little
Britain star will play Up Pompeii comedy legend Frankie Howerd in the new
year - and our photographic whizzkids have mocked up a picture of
how David might look playing Frankie.
13/12/2007 - Lucas for the BB House?
Matt Lucas could be heading to the Big Brother house to
take over the controls in next month's new series Celebrity Hijack,
according to a report.
The Little Britain star, 33, is apparently due to use some of his infamous
characters to help order the unsuspecting housemates around, such as Vicky
Pollard making them do her homework, reports the Daily Star. The new
format, which replaces the normal Celebrity Big Brother, will see famous
faces taking over the reins of the voice of Big Brother and making
housemates do whatever they like.
View source.
Signed Book for Charity
Matt and David have both signed the 'Inside Little Britain' book for the
charity Meningitis Trust on eBay.
Bid here!
Esquire Magazine Shoot
David has done a photo shoot for Esquire magazine along with Rufus
Wainwright on the cover.
Lou and Andy star in Pantomime
Cinderella has been transformed into Cinderfella as pupils put a comic twist
on the traditional pantomime. The annual Pennywell School production also
sees a host of characters, from the stars of Little Britain to the Spice
Girls, joining in the fun.
Taking the starring role, Vicky Pollard has been cast as Cinderfella and
will be played by 15-year-old Luke Bowley. Vicky's Prince Charming is the
dopey long-haired care assistant, Lou, who pushes his sidekick Andy around
in a wheelchair and will be played by Year Nine pupil Dimitri Price, 14.
They will be joined on stage by another 68 pupils for the production which
opens on Monday.
View source.Cheers Geraldine for today's news!
11/12/2007 - X Factor's Rhydian for Little Britain role?
'X Factor' favourite Rhydian Roberts has reportedly landed a role in 'Little
Britain.' David Walliams wants the Welsh singer to do a sketch with Matt
Lucas' gay character Daffyd. But devoutly Christian Rhydian, 25, fears the
pair want to dress him up in something even more camp than his famous
silver-sequin suit. He told Star magazine: "David spoke to me about me being
in a sketch. As long as I don't appear as Daffyd's other half, I'm fine."
View
source.
10/12/2007 - Video Clip
Missed Matt and David on 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross' last week?
Watch here! And talking about video
clips, I have just come across a new clip from YouTube with
Walliams chatting to Jimmy Carr about Bond, James Bond (My Life with
James Bond).
Walliams to play role of Frankie Howard
Walliams chats to Steve Wright: “The thing that I’ll be doing in
January is a drama about the life of Frankie Howard, and I’m playing Frankie
Howard. It’s for BBC4 and I guess it will be repeated on BBC2. He’s a
legend, isn’t he? It’s quite a challenge playing a real person, but I’m a
genuine, genuine fan of his. I wrote to him, got his autograph when I was a
kid, I went to see him many times, and met him once, so I’m chuffed about
that.”
View source.
09/12/2007 - Site Update
The Little Britain USA page has had a
little revamp and it will be seeing plenty more news and gossip in the
future...
08/12/2007 - Dawn interviews Lucas
He is one of the funniest men in Britain. But Matt Lucas' first attempts at
comedy went down like a lead balloon. When he was just six years old, the
Little Britain comedian made audio tapes of himself performing impressions
and silly songs.
"I remember clearly thinking how funny I was!" grins Matt. "But I listened
to one of the tapes the other day and I heard a relative saying in the
background, 'Oh, he's just showing off. "Even now, as an adult, I feel
deflated".
Matt is one of several successful male comics who are interviewed by host
Dawn French in this revealing new three-part series.
And the Vicar of Dibley star Dawn is no stranger to working with Matt. The
comedienne memorably played teenage chav Vicky Pollard's mum Shelby in last
year's Little Britain Abroad Christmas special. Source: The Sun's TV
Mag.
Matt and David join the Steve Wright Show
The guys were on Steve Wright's Radio 2 show yesterday.
Listen to it here!Thanks Geraldine.
07/12/2007 - Exclusive Info from Matt and David!
The guys are on the Jonathan Ross chatshow tonight and they may have just
revealed too much information about the forthcoming (Little Britain USA)
show. Want to read a spoiler or two? Check out our
HBO page!
Walliams Nuts to Swim Channel
The Duke of Edinburgh called David Walliams "a nut" when he met the Little
Britain star at Buckingham Palace, the comedian said.
Full story...
David reveals his nerves when he met Her Majesty
On tonight's Jonathan Ross show, David reveals his nerves when he met Her
Majesty The Queen after swimming the Channel for charity.
"I was amazed at how nervous I was before I met The Queen. I had my
telephone voice on. I said I raised £1million, I wanted to say 'make it
£2million'. You have a terrible sense you're going to say the wrong thing.
"Prince Philip didn't stop to speak to us, he just said 'is this the nut who
swam the channel?' He said to my mother 'any more nuts in your family?'"
Full story...Thanks Geraldine for this!
06/12/2007 - Kath and Kim, Tonight!
Matt Lucas guest stars in the Aussie sitcom tonight on Living TV at 10pm.
Boys Who Do Comedy
The brand new series begins BBC1, 10.20pm, 9 December. This is a
new comedy show starring Dawn French and looking at the photograph in
the article, Matt and David will also be on the show, however there is no
mention of this in the article. Cheers Geraldine!
05/12/2007 - Virgin Territory
The
trailer is here! Starring David Walliams. The film was originally going
to be released in September 2007, however the film still remains unreleased. Cheers
Geraldine for this. And the
Filmography page has been updated!
Bitty...
Geraldine James was on Channel 4s 'The Paul O'Grady Show' today at 5pm.
Geraldine played the part of Harvey's mother (Mrs Pincher) in Little Britain
("bitty!")
04/12/2007 - Walliams interviewed in Heat (not literally)
David is in the new edition of Heat Magazine (Issue December 4th) with an
interview and a couple of photographs. Thanks Geraldine for this!
Geraldine has launched the first issue of her online magazine which features
many articles about David,
check it out here.
