photograph courtesy of www.davidwalliams.comThere's no denying that Little Britain Live is a slick stage show, with its moving furniture and video backdrops lending an overtly theatrical feel to the comedy creations of Matt Lucas and David Walliams. This new ninety minute production showcases the most popular characters from the three television series, with Lucas's portrayal of Vicky Pollard, Fat Fighters' Marjorie Dawes, and Daffyd Thomas (the only gay in the village) receiving the greatest applause from the rather subdued audience. The inherent problem with a sketch show transferring to the live arena is its over-familiarity (see also: The Fast Show) and so it proved to be here, with some sketches - especially the newer characters - just being exact copies from the current series. I found more enjoyment watching some of their earlier creations make a welcome return, notably Scotsman Ray Cooney, hypnotist Kenny Craig, and children's comic Des Kay - with the latter's game of 'hide the sausage' with two members of the audience proving both hilarious yet excruciating to watch! The biggest cheer of the evening came during the encore when the show was interrupted by Denise Van Outen (with film crew in tow) who came on stage to present Matt and David with their British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy - which was being broadcast live on ITV at the time!
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Brilliant night. I was there.
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