Matt Lucas

Performers demanding greater protection against AI voice cloning Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan are among more than 80 performers who have written to the government demanding greater protection against AI voice cloning. They want Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce legislation giving every person in the UK a legal right to their own […]

6 days ago

Lucas said he had twice been on the receiving end of homophobic abuse at the football this season Matt Lucas has said footballers who are offended by the rainbow armband are “part of the problem” of homophobia in the sport. This week has marked the Premier League players have been taking part in the league’s […]

1 year ago

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 […]

2 years 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 […]

2 years 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on’ since it was first aired An Ofcom study has concluded that a sketch from Little Britain is “explicitly racist and outdated”, with viewers surprised it was still on BBC iPlayer.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. […]

3 years ago