Matt Lucas
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings Page 9
Little Britain deserves another chance
As David Walliams announces that the divisive sketch comedy show is 'definitely' returning, our arts columnist Fiona Sturges is optimistic that it will leave the homophobia, racial stereotypes and blackface behind.
Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 30th January 2020Can Little Britain stagger out of the gutter this time?
The bad boys of repulsive comedy want to clean up their act - 12 years too late.
Barbara Ellen, The Guardian, 25th January 2020Lucas & Walliams plot Little Britain revival
Little Britain could return to television, as Matt Lucas and David Walliams are developing plans to work together again.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2020Was Little Britain ever really funny?
It was always unclear who the joke was on in Matt Lucas and David Walliams's sketch show. Twelve years on, the way minorities are demonised in Britain is no laughing matter.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 22nd January 2020Matt Lucas withdraws from West End with back injury
Matt Lucas has withdrawn from the West End production of Les Misérables following a back injury.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 9th January 2020Goodies fans asked to choose favourite episode
An online poll asking fans to choose their favourite episode from surreal 1970s TV series The Goodies has been launched to mark its 50th anniversary.
BBC, 25th November 2019Matt Lucas and David Walliams consider TV reunion
David Walliams has revealed that he and Matt Lucas are considering working together on another TV series.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2019Little Britain's Brexit special was hardly comedy gold
"The country is now closed. Please don't call again. We're perfectly happy, sitting here in our own excrement until the end of time. Good bile." That wasn't funny either but least the writers were being honest.
Lloyd Evans, The Spectator, 2nd November 2019Little Brexit, Radio 4, review
This one-off special is an exercise in nostalgia.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 1st November 2019Little Britain review: neutered by impartiality rules
The delay to Brexit plus strict pre-election guidelines left few chances for trenchant jokes in David Walliams and Matt Lucas's sketch show.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 31st October 2019