David Walliams and Matt Lucas are planning to bring back the popular comedy series Little Britain – but have admitted there is just one “problem” for them.
The 53-year-old TV star, who co-wrote and starred in the BBC Three sketch show with Matt, 50, from 2003 to 2006, said they are now keen to hit the road again. However, David said they need to address a “problem” – since Matt lost a lot of weight, all the characters are going to look slimmer.
But despite news of a live tour being on the cards, David said it’s unlikely that the show will return to television. The comedy series began as a radio show in 2000 and ran as a television series for three years, starting from 2003.
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Confirming the idea of a potential Little Britain reunion, David told the Daily Star : “I’m sure at some point we’re going to revisit the show. I’m sure we’ll tour live again. Me and Matt would love to do it again.
“The only problem is Matt’s lost about eight stone, so all the characters are going to look a lot thinner!” But he said Little Britain not going to be back on our screens, adding: “When you talk to people in TV, they’re like ‘Well we’re not looking for that at the moment.'”
Previously, David insisted that comedy should not be censored and no gag should be off limits after his sketch show faced allegations of racial stereotyping in 2020. He said no topic should be off limits for jokes and no one should be told what they can or cannot laugh at.
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Speaking to Australian newspaper The Age, he said: “You end up with a list of things you can laugh at and things you can’t but who’s in charge of that list? When you see Ricky Gervais, Dave Chappelle or Chris Rock dealing with taboo stuff intelligently, it works. You can still get things wrong but often, the exciting stuff happens when you’re walking that tightrope.”
Last year, Matt announced he has started writing children’s books after signing a two-novel deal, starting with The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas – described as Home Alone meets Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. His Little Britain co-star David wrote his first children’s book, The Boy in the Dress, in 2008. His writing has since netted some £100million.
The two comedians met at the National Youth Theatre in the 90s and hit the big time with Little Britain, with characters such as Daffyd Thomas and gobby teen Vicky Pollard. The pair reunited for a one-off radio show in 2019 after falling out for eight years.
