Carol Szabolcs (2008). Little Britain in America. Minorities under subverted scrutiny. Grin Verlag. ISBN 978-3-640-30153-9. Live sketches: Performances for the live Teenage Cancer Trust – 15 minutes of sketches, with an intro from Alan Partridge. Head calls for Little Britain ban". BBC News. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012 . Retrieved 12 December 2006. Little Britain USA". littlebritainfans.com. 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012 . Retrieved 16 August 2012.

Little Britain comes to BBC Canada". Channel Canada. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 16 August 2012.Comedy duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams portray a series of eccentric or satirical characters roaming modern day Britain and how the rest of society is faltering at the course of their actions. The second series, featuring several new characters, began on BBC Three on 19 October 2004. Its continued popularity meant the repeats moved to BBC One, starting on 3 December 2004. The episodes were edited for their BBC One run, to cut out any material that might have been too offensive for the more mainstream BBC One audience. Every episode of this series ended with a Lou and Andy sketch. Lucas is the star of the show for me.I can't think of a character he does who I don't like.Walliams isn't bad,it's just one or two of his characters I can't stand (that 'eh eh eeeeeh' thing he does does my head in-I'd be liable to punch anybody who did it by me!).His 'I'm a laaaaaaaaaay-dee' thing is a little irritating too.He's good support to Lucas,but on his own,he ends up detracting from the show a little. Radio 4 began a rerun of all nine episodes in February 2004 (which were slightly edited for content to suit the 6:30pm timeslot). Unusually, this overlapped with a rerun, beginning in mid-March, of the first five programmes on the digital radio channel BBC 7. In June–July 2004 BBC 7 broadcast the remaining four. Walliams reprises the role of Lou Todd for Comic Relief. Guest stars included Stephen Hawking and Catherine Tate. However, Lucas does not feature.

Many of the situations reoccur in each episode and taken collectively, it the same joke played in a number of different ways (take Lou and Andy’s “I want that one” as an example), but with Little Britain, it’s not so much about the verbal puns and the situation, but the effort and attention to detail that’ve gone into the writing, production and the acting. There are also a fair number of below-the-surface comedy moments too, that are well worth looking out for. Watch closely!The Guardian columnist Owen Jones argued in his book Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class that Little Britain helped to perpetuate unkind stereotypes about working-class people, exacerbated by the fact that both Walliams and Lucas attended private schools. [19]

Little Britain started life on BBC Radio. The double act of Matt Lucas and David Walliams created an impressive collection of characters that made the transition to TV in 2003. Sweney, Mark (14 May 2010). "Little Britain's David Walliams and Matt Lucas star in Nationwide ads". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 12 December 2016. Coronavirus: Trump praises 'incredible' Boris Johnson's recovery". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 23 April 2020. Matt Lucas and David Walliams had to improvise with home-made costumes and wigs as they resurrected many of their most popular characters, such as Lou and Andy. Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Little Britain Article". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 9 November 2015. The Chief Admiral invites the Prime Minister to see one of the Navy's ships to judge the condition of the defence forces, but Sebastian insinuates he has alteria motives.In 2005, to raise money for Comic Relief, Walliams and Lucas made a special edition of the show, dubbed Little, Little Britain. The episode included a variety of sketches with celebrities including George Michael, Robbie Williams and Sir Elton John. This was released on a limited edition DVD and was released in the United States as Little, Little Britain on the region 1 version of the Little Britain: Series 2 DVD. The latest series of the hit BBC comedy Little Britain may be hauling in record viewing figures, but it has also sparked a previously unthinkable chorus of criticism, with claims that the programme had lost its way, trading early ingenuity for swelling amounts of toilet humour in the search for cheap laughs, and becoming increasingly offensive. [18] This was the first Little Britain Comic Relief special, with the usual cast and guests appearances from George Michael, Elton John, and Robbie Williams. The programme, particularly the second and third series, have been criticised for its treatment of racial and ethnic minority groups and "punch-down" comedic style. [16] Fellow comedian Victoria Wood said that while the sketches amused her, she found them to be "very misogynistic". [17] In 2005, Fergus Sheppard wrote in The Scotsman:

Walker, Shaun (28 July 2008). "Russia buys the right to have a laugh at Moscow's David Brentski". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 11 May 2010.The Little Britain cast returned for a second Comic Relief Special, this time live and with special guests: Russell Brand, Kate Moss, Patsy Kensit, Jonathan Ross, Kate Thornton, Chris Moyles, Dennis Waterman, Peter Kay, David Baddiel, Jeremy Edwards, and Dawn French. Interviews: Matt & David on the Jonathan Ross Show (12 mins), and a 30 minute radio interview on BBC’s 5 Live. Lyon, James (16 February 2007). "Little Britain: The Video Game". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 25 July 2013. All eight episodes of the first series are included, and tempting though it is, we’d recommend that you curb your enthusiasm and don’t try to do the whole lot in one sitting – It’s a little like overdosing on Monty Python – after two or three episodes on the trot, the brain starts to get acclimatised, and the shows take on a surreal kind of predictability – we’d advise you watch in short doses… in that way, you can really get the most of what Lucas and Walliams are offering.