Little Britain: Last News

Little Britain comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams have confirmed that they are working on a new series together.Speaking on a forthcoming episode of The Jonathan Ross Show, as reported by The Independent, Walliams said that he and Lucas are in the early stages of creating the sketch series.“We just have an idea of something we want to do,” he told Ross. “The idea – where we play lots of different characters, which is, you know, something people expect from us.”He added: “We’re just going to start writing it, and if we feel it’s good and we want to share it with people, we’ll ask if anyone wants to put it on TV.”Walliams and Lucas worked on the multi-BAFTA winning Little Britain together between 2003 and 2007.

Millie Bobby Brown after comparing her to one of the characters on his show Little Britain.Last month, the actor shared a picture on X (formerly Twitter) of the Stranger Things star in a pink jacket with her hair tied in a high ponytail. Above the image, he wrote the caption “No but yeah but”, a reference to his character Vicky Pollard.

Little Britain comedian is a passionate Arsenal fan and regularly goes to their matches, and as he revealed in a post on X on Wednesday (December 4), he has been on the wrong end of some disturbing language while doing so this season.“I have been verbally abused twice on the way to football matches so far this season,” he wrote. “On both occasions I was minding my own business, head down, walking to the ground.”I have been verbally abused twice on the way to football matches so far this season.

Little Britain sketch to be racist and outdated, with many viewers shocked that the television programme is still available on BBC iPlayer.The journalism and television watchdog, Ofcom, recently carried out a study into potentially offensive content, which involved showing people some clips from Little Britain. It follows recent criticism of the series, which ran from 2003-2006.The polling company, Ipsos, also questioned 115 people on behalf of Ofcom for the research.The sketch, which was first shown in 2003, contains actor and co-creator David Williams playing a character who uses racist terms to describe an Asian person.According to the BBC, Ofcom shared that participants felt that “society had moved on.” The report also said: “A few participants said they found it funny but seemed embarrassed to say this and could recognise why it would be offensive.”However, the study concluded: “This content was not considered acceptable for linear TV and many were surprised that it was available on iPlayer.”The reason for the offence was detailed in the report: “The clip was considered less acceptable because the participants felt it was purposely offensive in stereotyping and targeting an ethnic minority group for comedy purposes.”On the other hand, the report added, “Some reasoned that it was important to still show this content to reflect the beliefs of society at the time.”However, some participants were concerned about the appropriateness of the content for young people, with the report reflecting, “There were concerns that it could normalise racist behaviours which could be repeated by young children.”The BBC have responded to the complaints saying, “All jokes in our output are judged on context and intent.

Peter Kay has defended Little Britain creators Matt Lucas and David Walliams, saying that comedy can be “such a minefield”.The comedian discussed the series in his new book TV: Big Adventures On The Small Screen, where he described criticism of the show in recent years as a “shame”.“It was all very far from being politically correct but that’s what made it funny,” Kay said, while recalling his cameo in the show’s special Little Britain Abroad (via LadBible). “It probably wouldn’t get made now.“Sadly, Matt and David have taken a lot of flak in the past few years for the work they did.

Little Britain online have deemed the sketch show, starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams, to be “cringey”.A discussion around the show kicked off after Reddit user ARedemptionSong asked people to assess its controversial sketches through a modern lens, particuarly in the age of cancel culture.“Most of the sketches I think were fairly hit and miss, but Lou and Andy was absolutely profound,” they began.“People think it is just about a chancer pretending to be disabled, when it is much more about the often dysfunctional dynamic between carer and those they are caring for. Lou is every bit as dependent on Andy as vice-versa.

David Walliams is suing Britain’s Got Talent maker Fremantle, according to reports.

Little Britain is available to watch via BBC iPlayer again following a number of edits to “better reflect the cultural landscape” of today.Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ sketch show was removed from the streaming service in 2020 after facing criticism for a number of its recurring characters, particularly the use of blackface in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests. Netflix and BritBox also removed the programme from streaming.However, following a number of edits to the sketch show – including the removal of Black characters depicted by Lucas and Williams such as Desiree DeVere, “portly Thai bride” Ting Tong, and Pastor Jesse King – the series has returned to the BBC’s streaming service.Other Little Britain characters such as Vicky Pollard, Emily Howard and Lou and Andy remain in the edited episodes.A statement from the BBC said: “Little Britain has been made available to fans on BBC iPlayer following edits made to the series by Matt and David that better reflect the changes in the cultural landscape over the last 20 years since the show was first made.”In a joint statement on Twitter in June 2020, the pair said: “David and I have both spoken publicly in recent years of our regret that we played characters of other races.

Matt Lucas has said that Little Britain will “definitely” return but could take the form of a podcast.

Little Britain is likely to return “in some form”, Matt Lucas has said.

Anthony Head has said we should look to “evolve and learn” following the row about the use of blackface in Little Britain.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams have apologised for “playing characters of other races” in Little Britain.

Omid Djalili has said the removal of Little Britain from streaming services is an example of society “moving towards maturity”.