Matt Lucas
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Matt Lucas to play Wayne Sleep in US comedy drama
It might not be the most immediately obvious casting, but Matt Lucas has been cast as diminutive ballet star Wayne Sleep in a new US comedy-drama.
Chortle, 26th February 2020Radio 2 reveals Funny Fortnight pilots
Radio 2 has revealed a raft of comedy pilots, which it will broadcast across two weeks in March under the Funny Fortnight strand.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2020Little Britain: comedy from a less uptight age
It's only been off the air for 15 years, and already it's 'problematic'.
Guy Birchall, Spiked, 6th February 2020DMU at 150: Leicester Comedy Festival
Leicester Comedy Festival has been part of the city's calendar since 1994 when it began as a student project by then Leicester Polytechnic student Geoff Rowe.
De Montfort University, 6th February 2020Little Britain deserves another chance
As David Walliams announces that the divisive sketch comedy show is 'definitely' returning, our arts columnist Fiona Sturges is optimistic that it will leave the homophobia, racial stereotypes and blackface behind.
Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 30th January 2020Can Little Britain stagger out of the gutter this time?
The bad boys of repulsive comedy want to clean up their act - 12 years too late.
Barbara Ellen, The Guardian, 25th January 2020Lucas & Walliams plot Little Britain revival
Little Britain could return to television, as Matt Lucas and David Walliams are developing plans to work together again.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2020Was Little Britain ever really funny?
It was always unclear who the joke was on in Matt Lucas and David Walliams's sketch show. Twelve years on, the way minorities are demonised in Britain is no laughing matter.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 22nd January 2020Matt Lucas withdraws from West End with back injury
Matt Lucas has withdrawn from the West End production of Les Misérables following a back injury.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 9th January 2020Goodies fans asked to choose favourite episode
An online poll asking fans to choose their favourite episode from surreal 1970s TV series The Goodies has been launched to mark its 50th anniversary.
BBC, 25th November 2019