Matt Lucas and David Walliams FINALLY reunite as they launch exciting new project - 15 years after their last series ended
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Matt Lucas and David Walliams have finally reunited to launch a brand new podcast, welcoming Rob Brydon as their first guest.
The Little Britain stars had an entertaining chat with the Gavin and Stacey actor, 59, on the show, titled Making A Scene, which sees celebrities direct a movie of their life, down to the key scenes and cast.
The project is their first in 15 years, when they rounded off their sole season of Come Fly With Me - a mockumentary about a fictional airport and airlines.
It will be accompanied by a weekly spin-off You Can't Ask Me That, which will invite listeners to send in their most outrageous and uncomfortable questions to the duo.
New episodes are out every Tuesday and will see the likes of Richard E. Grant, Alan Carr, Andrew Mensah, Jack Whitehall, Kevin Bishop, Tia Kofi and Stephen Merchant lay out the story of their lives.
Little Britain returned to BBC iPlayer in 2022 with offensive blackface scenes cut by producers, after it was removed from the service in 2020.
Matt Lucas and David Walliams have finally reunited to launch a brand new podcast, 15 years after their last show together (pictured in 2019)
The project is their first since 2010, when they rounded off their sole season of Come Fly With Me - a mockumentary about a fictional airport and airlines
Assurances were given at the time that some scenes were removed by creators Matt and David, and advisory warnings were used at the start of some episodes.
Some of its characters, including Vicky Pollard and wheelchair user Andy, were retained, alongside others including Matt's homosexual Welshman Dafydd Thomas and David's 'cross-dresser' Emily Howard.
As part of the show's 2022 revival, characters donning black face including Pastor Jesse King, Desiree DeVere and other racial stereotypes such as Thai bride Ting Tong, were axed.
In a statement at the time, the BBC said: 'Little Britain has been made available to fans on BBC iPlayer following edits made to the series by Matt and David that better reflect the changes in the cultural landscape over the last 20 years since the show was first made.'
However the BBC defended an 'explicitly racist' sketch which is still available to view on iPlayer where David describes an Asian character as 'smelling of soy sauce' and 'the ching-chong China man'.
The corporation claims the sketch was 'intended to expose and ridicule some of the outdated prejudices and racism that still exist in parts of British society' after it was revealed viewers felt the content was inappropriate in new research by Ofcom.
The sketch, originally broadcast in 2002, shows David Walliams as university employee Linda Flint describing an Asian student, Kenneth Lao, over the phone to her manager.
He is described as having 'yellowish skin, slight smell of soy sauce ... the ching-chong China man.' The scene is accompanied by a laugh track.
Matt and David have both previously apologised for their use of blackface on the show which launched their respective careers
They welcomed Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon onto the show titled Making A Scene
The Little Britain stars (pictured in character as Lou and Andy) have launched a new show which sees celebrities direct a movie of their life, down to the key scenes and cast
Matt and David have both previously apologised for their use of blackface on the show which launched their respective careers.
Matt's reunion with his co-star comes after David claimed he is 'probably non-binary' as he candidly opened up about his sexuality and gender identity.
The comedian and author, also admitted that he thinks life 'might have been easier' for him if he were gay.
He appeared on the Australian podcast Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps, where he made the revelations about himself.
David explained that if people used the same language as we do now when he was younger, he would have most-likely identified as non-binary.
He told the host: 'I think in a way I'd probably say I am non-binary I think. I don't know exactly.'
The comedian recalled: 'It's interesting because I had this girlfriend at the end of university and we used to go out.
'I used to go out to gay clubs and dance for like six hours and I'd be wearing a skirt and stuff like that.
It comes after David revealed he is 'probably non-binary' as he candidly opened up about his sexuality and gender identity
He added: 'I think it's interesting. I mean, I find change interesting. And I mean, you know, I wrote a book called The Boy in the Dress 15 years ago, which was sort of seen as a bit more daring then.
'And it's always something - I've always sort of felt like celebrating difference on, so I've always thought it's exciting.'
Reflecting on his identity both now and in his younger years, he said: 'I sort of think, where would I be positioning myself maybe, if I was now 19 or 20?
'Because I went to Bristol University and did a drama degree. And I think that course is where you're probably… if there's a group of people who are going to be most interested in that sort of area, most drawn to that area, it's probably going to be drama students.'
Later in the podcast, host Josh Szeps asked: 'And what about your sexuality? You always lean into "Britain's most famous bi-curious comedian" or something, was that a real reflection of your adolescence, did you fool around with guys?'
David responded: 'Yeah, I'd say so. Yeah, so I was always at home with that as well. Sometimes I think my life would be a lot easier if I was just gay. Because I'm really drawn to gay things. I really like gay culture.'
Matt, 50, meanwhile irritated BBC Breakfast viewers after he repeatedly advertised his first novel on the show in December.
Naga Munchetty began the show by revealing Matt had written his first novel, a children's book, saying: 'This is your latest book. Well, this is the paperback version of your first novel.'
The comedian and author also admitted that he thinks life 'might have been easier' for him if he were gay
Asked why he had written a children's book the comedian joked that if his long time friend David could do it, then so could he.
He told the show: 'Well, I thought if [David] Walliams can do it, anyone can.'
He then joked that the pair were competitive before complimenting his friend and calling him 'the king' and admitting he asked for advice before putting pen to paper.
The Little Britain star then held up his book, explaining the plot.
He told Naga and Charlie: 'This book is a bit different. This is the Boy Who Slept Through Christmas.'
But before he could finish, the BBC hosts jumped in to tell the star off and explain he wasn't allowed to advertise his new novel on the show.
Naga said: 'You're not allowed to do that.'
Charlie Stayt added: 'You come on here, and you're breaking the rules already. David Walliams wouldn't do that, you know? He knows the rules.'
But Matt continued anyway, telling the breakfast show his novel was a musical in book form and even came with songs.
The 'car crash' interview came after the Arsenal fan hit out at players choosing not to wear rainbow-coloured armbands after revealing he had suffered homophobic abuse
