Little Britain is back! David Walliams and Matt Lucas will revive sketch show after 10 years on The Big Night In
Little Britain is being revived for The Big Night In.
After months of speculation, David Walliams and Matt Lucas are set to bring the sketch show back with a brand new skit next week.
Details of the sketch have not been released, but it will be the first Little Britain episode featuring the pair in a decade.
Reunited: Little Britain is being revived for The Big Night In. After months of speculation, David Walliams and Matt Lucas are set to bring the sketch show back with a brand new skit
The beloved sketch show initially began as a radio show in 2000 before it moved to screens in 2003 for three seasons until 2005.
The pair reunited for a few charity specials, the last of which was in 2009, as well as a special Brexit-themed episode on BBC Radio 4 last October.
The series won a legion of comedy fans with it’s array of kooky characters, including teenage delinquent Vicky Pollard, Fatfighters’ Marjorie Dawes and Job Centre worker Carol Beer, who delivered the iconic catchphrase ‘computer says no’.
In January, David confirmed there would ‘definitely’ be more Little Britain, and revealed they had held talks with Netflix.
Double act: The pair reunited for a few charity specials, the last of which was in 2009, as well as a special Brexit-themed episode on BBC Radio 4 last October
The Big Night In will air next week and raise money for charities helping those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Matt Baker, Zoe Ball, Lenny Henry, Davina McCall and Paddy McGuinness have since been confirmed as presenters for the night.
The presenters will appear alongside a host of celebrity guests, with those already confirmed: Peter Kay, Catherine Tate and Gary Barlow.
Iconic: The beloved sketch show initially began as a radio show in 2000 before it moved to screens in 2003 for three seasons until 2005
The star-studded show will feature musical acts, money can’t buy prizes, comedy sketches and lots more surprises on the night.
The Big Night In, which brings together Children In Need and Comic Relief – will be filmed from home – adhering to all government imposed social distancing rules.
Viewers will have the opportunity to donate, should they feel able to do so, to help support vulnerable people of all ages and backgrounds across the UK who will be significantly impacted by the crisis.
Funds raised on the night will be split equally between BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief to provide essential support to local charities, projects and programmes across the UK to help those most in need.
The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced last week that the UK Treasury would match pound for pound any contributions the public raise on the show.
The Big Night In will air on BBC One on Thursday April 23 at 7pm.
One to watch: The Big Night In will air on BBC One on Thursday April 23 at 7pm and raise money for charities helping those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic