David Walliams says they want to bring back Little Britain but one ‘problem’ is stopping them

The pair have discussed it

Walliams, 53, wrote and starred in the BBC Three sketch show which ran from 2003 to 2006 alongside Lucas, 50, and he revealed the comedy duo’s plans to take the show on the road.

He 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!”

The former Britain’s Got Talent judge admitted that he doesn’t see the show returning to television screens anytime soon.

He said: “When you talk to people in TV, they're like 'Well we're not looking for that at the moment’.”

In 2020, the sketch show was accused of racial stereotyping, but Walliams has always insisted that the comedy should not be censored and no gag should be off limits.

He said, ‘no topic should be off limits for jokes and no one should be told what they can or cannot laugh at’ adding that comedy is at its best when you’re ‘walking a tightrope’.

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."

Little Britain is not the only sketch the pair have done that has received criticism. Their mockumentary series Come Fly With Me also came under fire with the pair being forced to apologise for some of the characters they portrayed.