Little Britain: Little Brexit - British Comedy Guide

Radio sketch show
BBC Radio 4
2000 - 2019
9 episodes (2 series)

Popular radio sketch show starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas. Also features Samantha Power, Paul Putner, Jean Ainslie and Tom Baker.

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Little Brexit

Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: Matt Lucas, Tom Baker, David Walliams

Brexit. Brexit. Brexit. The referendum has united this country like never before. Everybody loves Brexit. But how will Brexit affect the ordinary people of Britain? Matt Lucas and David Walliams return for a special episode of their much-loved sketch show, where Brexit is explained by Vicky Pollard, we learn why Daffyd Thomas voted to leave, and we find out that Sebastian Love is not keen on the new Prime Minister.

Notes

Joann Condon was additionally credited on the BBC website for this episode.

Broadcast details

Date

Thursday 31^st October 2019

Time

6:30pm

Channel

BBC Radio 4

Length

30 minutes

Recorded

Sunday 27th October 2019, 18:45 at Shaw Theatre

Cast & crew

Cast
Matt Lucas	Various
David Walliams	Various
Samantha Power	Ensemble Actor
Paul Putner	Ensemble Actor
Tom Baker	Narrator

Guest cast
Anthony Head	Ensemble Actor
Ruth Jones	Ensemble Actor

Writing team
Matt Lucas	Writer
David Walliams	Writer

Production team
Ashley Blaker	Producer
David Arnold	Composer

Press

Little Brexit, Radio 4, review

This one-off special is an exercise in nostalgia.

Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 1st November 2019

Radio review: Little Brexit, Radio 4

I'm not sure if they said it would never happen, but it didn't seem likely to happen. Yet Brexit may not have brought the country together but it did bring Matt Lucas and David Walliams back together for a special one-off Little Britain reunion 20 years after their Radio 4 debut, complete with numerous familiar characters, old cast members and the booming voice of Tom Baker bellowing "Everybody loves Brexit".

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st October 2019

Review: Little Brexit

News that David Walliams and Matt Lucas had reunited after more than a decade sparked mixed reactions - from fans happy that the once all-conquering partnership was returning to those concerned that some elements of their comedy, especially regarding race, would be more troublesome than ever.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st October 2019

Little Britain review: neutered by impartiality rules

The delay to Brexit plus strict pre-election guidelines left few chances for trenchant jokes in David Walliams and Matt Lucas's sketch show.

Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 31st October 2019

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