Walliams said that “it’s exciting to be offended” David Walliams has said it “it’s exciting to be offended” as he plans on bringing Little Britain back to TV screens. Along with his partner in comedy, Matt Lucas, the pair revealed plans for a Little Britain return, however, have admitted that they have to overcome just […]

1 year ago

The pair have discussed it David Walliams and Matt Lucas are planning to bring Little Britain back for a live show but have encountered a problem. 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 […]

1 year ago

Walliams said that ‘comedy must offend’ David Walliams has said it ‘breaks his heart’ that Little Britain is no longer on air as he claimed comedy must always “shock and offend”. The 53-year-old comedian spoke to the Daily Star about the show which has a cult following in the UK. Back in 2020, Walliams and […]

1 year ago

Viewers concluded that ‘society had moved on’ since it was first aired An Ofcom study has concluded that a sketch from Little Britain is “explicitly racist and outdated”, with viewers surprised it was still on BBC iPlayer. The TV watchdog showed people a number of clips of potentially offensive content as part of a study. […]

2 years ago

The show has returned to streaming platforms but the scenes deemed ‘offensive’ have been cut Noughties TV hit Little Britain has returned to BBC iPlayer and BritBox after having been removed from Netflix and various other platforms back in June of 2020 – however it has had numerous controversial scenes removed. The show came under […]

4 years ago

Little Britain has always stoked controversy When Little Britain aired on BBC Three in 2003 it was an instant success. The show, written and performed by comedy duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featured exaggerated sketches of figures parodying aspects of British life. Fans of the show loved it, but even from the beginning there were questions […]

6 years ago