Matt Lucas
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Ten comics who donned blackface
Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis last week apologised for mimicking black celebrities including Michael Jackson and Craig David on Bo' Selecta! 'I've been talking to some people,' he said in a tearful statement in the wake of the intensifying Black Lives Matter campaign. 'I didn't realise how offensive it was back then.' But he's far from the only comedian to flirt with blackface, long after its racism became apparent.
Chortle, 8th June 2020Baked Potato: Matt Lucas teams up with BBC weatherman
Comics Matt Lucas and Rob Brydon have teamed up to perform the Baked Potato Song with drumming weatherman Owain Wyn Evans.
BBC, 13th May 2020Comedy duos who secretly hated each other
In his 2017 memoir, Matt Lucas recalls "hurling obscenities" at co-star David Walliams during an Australian live tour. The odd blazing row notwithstanding, the pair's relationship has been rosy compared to the bitter feuds that consumed earlier double acts. Here we look back at some of history's most troubled comedy partnerships.
The Telegraph, 23rd April 2020Matt Lucas: Baked Potato must be driving parents insane
Matt Lucas has made a charity single about a baked potato that is raising money to feed NHS workers. Donate even if it annoys you, he tells Jade Cuttle.
Jade Cuttle, The Times, 21st April 2020Matt Lucas to host Channel 4 series during lockdown
Channel 4 has commissioned Reasons To Be Cheerful With Matt Lucas, a new series in which Matt Lucas will present a show from his home during the coronavirus lockdown.
British Comedy Guide, 16th April 2020Little Britain to return for BBC One's The Big Night In
David Walliams and Matt Lucas will back on TV with Little Britain for the first time in over 10 years, performing a brand new sketch for The Big Night In.
British Comedy Guide, 16th April 2020Little Britain 'will axe controversial characters'
Marjorie Dawes and Maggie Blackamoor are among the characters that won't be back for the new series as Matt Lucas discusses plans to resurrect the award winning BBC comedy series.
Seamus Duff, The Mirror, 11th April 2020Matt Lucas's Thank You Baked Potato makes No. 2
Matt Lucas's Thank You Baked Potato has made No 2 in the charts.
Chortle, 5th April 2020How Matt Lucas' song will help feed NHS workers
Lucas first duetted with a baked potato on madcap comedy quiz Shooting Stars, where the singing vegetable delivered some sensible life lessons - from "Do be early, don't be late" to "Always eat what's on your plate".
BBC, 1st April 2020Comedy videos to raise your spirits
Self-isolating comedians are working from home to bring a little light relief to the nation. Here's a roundup of some of the funniest.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 30th March 2020