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Matt Lucas
Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

  • 50 years old
  • English
  • Actor and writer

Matt Lucas features

Spaced. Image shows from L to R: Marsha Klein (Julia Deakin), Mike Watt (Nick Frost), Daisy Steiner (Jessica Hynes), Brian Topp (Mark Heap), Tim Bisley (Simon Pegg), Twist Morgan (Katy Carmichael) Features

Comedy Rewind: Spaced - Humble flat-share to cult smash

Sunday 24th November 2024

Parody, pastiche and the cult: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright in Spaced.

Catterick. Image shows from L to R: Carl (Bob Mortimer), Chris (Vic Reeves) Features

Comedy Rewind: Revisiting Vic & Bob's Catterick

Sunday 23rd May 2021

We take a look back at Catterick, the surreal 2004 BBC Three comedy from Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.

Comic Relief. Copyright: BBC TV

The Great Red Nose Day Parodies

Monday 15th March 2021

We take a look at a mainstay of the Red Nose Day telethons: the all-star parody.

How Europe Stole My Mum. Kieran Hodgson Features

How British comedy mocked (non-)Brexit day

Wednesday 6th November 2019

Matt Hilborn looks back on 31st October 2019, a momentous day that saw several comedies celebrate - or commiserate? - another postponed Brexit deadline.

Lee Mack from 1998. Lee Mack. Copyright: Komedia Entertainment Live

Komedia Brighton celebrates 25 years - picture archive

Thursday 2nd May 2019

Brighton's Komedia venue - which has hosted many a comedy show over the years - is celebrating its 25th birthday. Here's some vintage brochure entries featuring comedians.

Pompidou. Pompidou (Matt Lucas). Copyright: John Stanley Productions TV

Matt Lucas interview

Tuesday 24th February 2015

Matt Lucas talks about filming Pompidou, the visual comedy series for the BBC in which he plays an elderly oddball aristocrat.

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